Cardinals vs Phillies Wild Card Series Picks, Odds & Schedule
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies in a National League wild card series that begins Friday at Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won the NL Central and are the league's #3 seed. Philadelphia won third place and is the #6 seed in the National league. Game 1 of the best-of-three series will be played at 2:07 p.m. ET.
The Cardinals are -135 favorites for a 57.45% implied winning percentage. The Phillies are listed as +115 underdogs. St. Louis has +2200 World Series odds and Philadelphia is listed at +2800.
The Phillies won four of seven games from the Cardinals during the regular season. Alec Bohm hit .368 against the Cards. Rhys Hoskins went 9 for 25 with two doubles and three home runs. Nolan Arenado went 10 for 22 with a double, a triple and 3 home Runs. Tommy Edman batted just .160 (4 for25) with one double.
Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Ranger Suarez are the probable starters for the Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals Wild Card Series. Miles Mikolas, Jose Quintana and Jordan Montgomery are expected to start for St Louis. If there is a Game 3, it will be the first time for Suarez if there's a game 3.
