The Philadelphia Phillies (40-37) are looking for continued power from a slugger on a roll versus the St. Louis Cardinals (43-35) on Friday at 6:05 PM ET, at Citizens Bank Park. Rhys Hoskins is currently on a two-game homer streak.
The Phillies (+124 underdog on the moneyline) hit the field versus the Cardinals (-146). The scheduled starters are Miles Mikolas (5-5) for the St. Louis Cardinals, and Bailey Falter for the Philadelphia Phillies. The matchup has an over/under of 9.5 total runs.
Cardinals vs. Phillies Predictions
Cardinals vs. Phillies Betting Odds
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Cardinals vs. Phillies Last 10 Games Betting Performance
Cardinals
- St. Louis went 4-3 across the seven games it was a moneyline favorite in its last 10 matchups.
- Over their last 10 outings, the Cardinals and their opponents combined to go over the run total three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
- St. Louis has gone 6-4-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
Phillies
- Philadelphia has played as the underdog in five of its past 10 games and has won three of those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Phillies and their opponents have combined to hit the over five times.
- Philadelphia is 4-6-0 ATS over its last 10 games.
Cardinals vs. Phillies Starting Pitcher Betting Trends
Projected starter: Miles Mikolas
- When Mikolas starts, the Cardinals are 10-5-0 against the spread.
- The Cardinals have been the moneyline favorite in seven of Mikolas’ starts this season, and they went 5-2 in those matchups.
- In Mikolas’ 15 starts, his team is 9-6.
- Mikolas’ starts with a set total this season have hit the over in eight of 15 contests.
Projected starter: Bailey Falter
- The left-hander did not appear in a game when his team was the moneyline underdog last season.
Cardinals Batting Leaders
- Paul Goldschmidt has accumulated a team-high batting average of .342, while leading the Cardinals in home runs (19) and runs batted in (65).
- Among hitters in baseball, Goldschmidt ranks eighth in home runs and second in RBI.
- Nolan Arenado is batting .278 with 19 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks.
- Arenado ranks 31st in home runs among batters in MLB action and 14th in RBI.
- Tommy Edman is hitting .271 with 12 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 29 walks.
- Brendan Donovan is hitting .307 with 14 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 26 walks.
Phillies Batting Leaders
- Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in home runs (23) and runs batted in (50) this season while batting .217.
- Among all hitters in the big leagues, Schwarber is second in homers and 13th in RBI.
- Hoskins has 71 hits and an OBP of .343 to go with a slugging percentage of .473 this season.
- Hoskins is 21st in homers and 45th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
- Hoskins enters this game on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .278 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and two RBI.
- Nicholas Castellanos is slashing .248/.301/.388 this season for the Phillies.
- J.T. Realmuto is batting .239 with an OBP of .317 and a slugging percentage of .360 this season.
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