A series opener between the St. Louis Cardinals (56-72) and Philadelphia Phillies (69-58) is scheduled for Friday at 7:05 PM ET, at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies will hand the ball to Cristopher Sanchez (1-3), and the Cardinals will turn to Miles Mikolas (6-9).
How to Live Stream Phillies vs. Cardinals
- Game Day: Friday, August 25, 2023
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Stadium: Citizens Bank Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Phillies and Cardinals Stats
- The Phillies average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.9) in the league this season.
- The Phillies have the ninth-best ERA (4.00) in the majors this season.
- The Phillies’ 156 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Philadelphia rank eighth in the majors with a combined .429 team slugging percentage.
- The Cardinals pitching staff ranks 28th in MLB with a collective eight strikeouts per nine innings.
- St. Louis has a 4.63 team ERA that ranks 23rd among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals are fifth in baseball with 174 total home runs.
- So far this year, St. Louis ranks seventh in the majors, slugging .431.
Phillies vs. Cardinals Key Players
- Bryson Stott is hitting .297 with 27 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 32 walks.
- Kyle Schwarber’s 34 home runs and 81 RBI both lead his team.
- Alec Bohm is batting .282 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs and 33 walks.
- Nolan Arenado leads the lineup with a batting average of .285, and leads the Cardinals in home runs, with 26 and runs batted in with 87.
- Paul Goldschmidt has 25 doubles, 20 home runs and 67 walks while hitting .278.
- Tommy Edman has 19 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .241.
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Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Odds and Trends
Phillies vs. Cardinals Moneyline and Over/Under
Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
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Phillies | -142 | +120 | 9.5 | -110 | -110 |
Phillies vs. Cardinals Betting Trends
- This season, the Phillies have been favored 87 times and won 50, or 57.5%, of those games.
- The Phillies have a record of 29-19, a 60.4% win rate, when favored by -142 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The Phillies’ games have gone over the total in 54 of their 127 chances.
- The Cardinals have won in 24, or 42.9%, of the 56 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- The Cardinals have a win-loss record of 8-9 when favored by +120 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- Contests with the Cardinals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 60 of 126 chances this season.