Cardinals Favored to Rebound at Home vs Phillies
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Gray Set to Make His Cardinals Debut In Series With the Rival Phillies
The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off a loss to previously winless Miami and now welcome National League rival Philadelphia to town. Both MLB teams look to move over .500 by the end of this three-game series. The Phillies vs Cardinals betting odds have St. Louis favored in the series opener despite its recent struggles against the Phillies. However, the series price is a pick’em with -115 on each side to win the majority of the three games.
The Cardinals won the most recent meeting with the Philadelphia Phillies to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Phillies. Since 2019, Philadelphia has won seven of the nine series with St. Louis with the teams splitting four games in the other two series.
Today’s MLB odds have St. Louis priced at -125 to win the series opener with the Cardinals having +165 odds to cover against the run line as 1.5-run favorites.
The Phillies are sixth at +1600 in the odds of winning the World Series with St. Louis tied for 14th at +4000 in the championship odds.
Both the Phillies and the Cardinals are well back in the MLB power rankings.
Keep on reading for more on the three-game series between Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Phillies vs Cardinals 
Records: Philadelphia Phillies 4-5 (Second in the NL East) at St. Louis Cardinals 5-5 (Fifth in the NL Central)
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Day/Time: Streaming: Monday – NBC Sports Philadelphia, Bally Sports Midwest; Tuesday – NBC Sports Philadelphia App, Bally Sports Midwest; Wednesday – NBC Sports Philadelphia, Bally Sports Midwest
Probable Starting Pitchers
- Monday: Spencer Turnbull (Phillies); Miles Mikolas (Cardinals)
- Tuesday: Zack Wheeler (Phillies); Sonny Gray (Cardinals)
- Wednesday: Aaron Nola (Phillies); Lance Lynn (Cardinals)
Limited Opportunities for the Phillies
In the last two losses, the Philadelphia Phillies have only had three chances to hit with runners in scoring position. The good news is that Edmundo Sosa came through with a two-run home run in the only at-bat with runners in scoring position on Sunday. The bad news is that accounted for the only offense in a 3-2 loss to Washington.
When taking a peek at the Phillies vs Cardinals betting odds, keep in mind that Philadelphia is 6-for-27 with runners in scoring position in the five losses this season.
Philadelphia is 21st in the majors with a .238 batting average with runners in scoring position.
Four of Philadelphia’s last five games went under the total.
Help Is On the Way
The starting pitchers for the Cardinals have allowed 59 hits, 30 runs, and 13 home runs in 52.2 innings so far this season.
There is good news on the horizon as key offseason acquisition Sonny Gray is set to make his 2024 debut.
Gray, who spent eight of his first 10 seasons pitching in the American League, was 8-8 with a 2.79 earned run average with nearly a strikeout per inning in 2023 with the Minnesota Twins. Keep that in mind when looking at the Phillies vs Cardinals betting odds.
The last time Gray faced the Phillies, he allowed two hits and no runs with seven strikeouts in six innings.
The Cardinals have covered two of the three home games this season.
Who’s Hot
- Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals OF: Donovan is batting .500 with six runs, three doubles, one home run, and four walks in his last five games.
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies 1B: Harper is 9-for-20 with four runs scored, two doubles, three home runs, and seven RBIs over his last five games.
- Jojo Romero, St. Louis Cardinals P: Romero has three straight scoreless outings with one hit allowed and three strikeouts in three innings.
- Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies P: Wheeler has allowed eight hits and one run with 15 strikeouts in 12 innings in his first two starts.
Who’s Not
- Jose Alvarado, Philadelphia Phillies P: Alvarado has allowed three hits and five runs with five walks in 4.2 innings in his first five appearances.
- Nick Castellanos, Philadelphia Phillies OF: Castellanos is 1-for-20 with six strikeouts in his last six games.
- Miles Milokas, St. Louis Cardinals P: Milokas has surrendered 14 hits and seven runs in 10.1 innings in his first two starts.
- Jordan Walker, St. Louis Cardinals OF: Walker has two hits in his last 13 at-bats in the previous four games as his average fell to .194.
Phillies vs Cardinals Injury Update
When looking at the MLB news and rumors, pitchers Dylan Covey, Luis Ortiz, Michael Rucker, and Taijuan Walker are all on the injured list for the Phillies.
Catcher Willson Contreras, outfielders Dylan Carlson, Matt Carpenter, Lar Nootbaar, and infielder Tommy Edman are out for the Cardinals as is pitcher Kenyan Middleton.
Phillies vs Cardinals Betting Preview
The total has gone under in 14 of the last 20 games between the Phillies and the Cardinals.
There is no chance of rain when the three-game series opens on Monday night.
St. Louis is 2-1 as the favorite this season while the Phillies have won just one of the three games when listed as the underdog.
Each of Philadelphia’s three road games has gone under the total.
The total has gone over in seven of the last nine games that the Cardinals have played against NL East teams with the total set at nine runs for the series opener.
The Cardinals are just 20-34 against the run line as a home favorite since the start of the 2023 season compared to a 21-18 record for Philadelphia as a road underdog during that span.
The Phillies have won four of their last five games in St. Louis. Can Philadelphia do it again?
Phillies vs Cardinals Lines
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