Paul Goldschmidt will look for his 100th hit (he has 98) when his St. Louis Cardinals (43-36) square off against the Philadelphia Phillies (41-37) at 4:05 PM ET on Saturday.
The Cardinals (+112 underdog moneyline odds to win) are away versus the Phillies (-132). The starting pitchers are Kyle Gibson (4-3) for the Philadelphia Phillies, and Matthew Liberatore for the St. Louis Cardinals. The matchup has an over/under set at 9.5 total runs.
Phillies vs. Cardinals Predictions
Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Odds
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Phillies vs. Cardinals Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Phillies
- Philadelphia has a 1-3 record across the four games it was favored on the moneyline in its last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 matchups, the Phillies and their opponents combined to hit the over on the run total four times (all 10 games had set totals).
- Philadelphia’s ATS record is 5-5-0 over its past 10 games.
Cardinals
- Over the past 10 games, St. Louis has been the underdog twice and split those games 1-1.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Cardinals and their opponents are 3-6-1 when it comes to hitting the over.
- Over its last 10 games, St. Louis is 6-4-0 against the spread.
Phillies vs. Cardinals Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Kyle Gibson
- When Gibson starts, the Phillies have gone 12-3-0 against the spread.
- The Phillies have a 5-1 record in Gibson’s six starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.
- Gibson’s team has won nine of his 15 starts.
- Gibson’s starts with a set total this season have gone over the run total in six of 15 contests.
Projected starter: Matthew Liberatore
- The southpaw did not pitch as the moneyline underdog in any games last season.
Phillies Batting Leaders
- Kyle Schwarber has accumulated a team-best 23 home runs and 51 runs batted in.
- In baseball, Schwarber ranks second in homers and 13th in RBI.
- Schwarber has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, three home runs, two walks and nine RBI.
- Rhys Hoskins is batting .254 with 14 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 40 walks.
- Hoskins currently ranks 18th in homers and 38th in RBI in the bigs.
- Hoskins has hit safely in five straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .375 with two doubles, three home runs, four walks and four RBI.
- Nicholas Castellanos is hitting .245 with 17 doubles, eight home runs and 21 walks.
- J.T. Realmuto has 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 22 walks while batting .239.
Cardinals Batting Leaders
- Goldschmidt leads St. Louis in home runs with 19, runs batted in with 65 and his batting average of .344 is also best on his team.
- Among all batters in the big leagues, Goldschmidt’s home run total is eighth, and his RBI total is second.
- Nolan Arenado has 82 hits and an OBP of .349 to go with a slugging percentage of .523 this season.
- Arenado ranks 24th overall in home runs and 10th in RBI this season.
- Tommy Edman is slashing .268/.340/.397 this season for the Cardinals.
- Brendan Donovan has collected 54 hits this season and has an OBP of .413. He’s slugging .427 on the year.
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