Philadelphia Phillies (44-39, third in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (45-40, second in the NL Central)St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (7-4, 2.66 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 81 strikeouts)FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -109, Phillies -109; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday to open a four-game series. Cardinals pitchers have a collective 3.82 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL. Phillies hitters have a collective .421 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB. TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has a .342 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 28 doubles and 19 home runs. Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 27 home runs while slugging .535.

Source: thestar July 09, 2022 17:14 UTC