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The Philadelphia Phillies are back in the Postseason for the first time in 11 years, and they’ve got a pretty good chance of extending their stay past the Wild Card Round. They may start out as the underdogs against the St. Louis Cardinals in their three-game series in the Gateway City this weekend, however, Philadelphia has what it takes to fight a hard battle. They’ll be at a disadvantage as all three games will be played in St. Louis, but apart from that, it’s an even series.
St. Louis finished the season with six more wins and had a much stronger run differential (+135 to +62), but the Cards had the advantage of playing in a very soft Central Division that featured a pair of 100-loss teams and another one that finished 74-88. Meanwhile, the Phillies had to watch from afar as the Mets and Braves each posted 101-win seasons. The Cards went 48-28 against their NL Central Division, but just 45-41 against the rest of the MLB.
The argument gets better for the Phillies when you look at the projected rotations for this series. Rob Thomson will almost certainly use Zack Wheeler and Aaron Nola in Games 1 and 2, while the Cardinals are dealing with some level of uncertainty heading into the weekend. Adam Wainwright, who many expected to start this Friday in the opener, has not yet been confirmed as the starter by the team and has recently been dealing with a dead arm. The Cards could go to Miles Mikolas, and there is a good chance they carry a handful of secondary starters (Steven Matz, Dakota Hudson, Jose Quintana) to create some flexibility if any starter pitches himself into trouble.
Outside of the fact that this series will be played in St. Louis, the advantages for the Cardinals seem relatively thin, while the Phillies will likely have the biggest – and most important – edge in the starting pitching department. It makes sense that the Cards are the slight favorite, even at home.
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Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Game Information
- Date: 10/07/2022
- Time: 02:07 PM ET
- Location: Busch StadiumSt. Louis,MO
- How to Watch Phillies vs Cardinals: Star+
- Live Stream: MLB.TV
Phillies vs Cardinals Betting Lines
Cardinals are –108 according to our Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $92.59. On the other side, Phillies are –102 according to the Vegas MLB Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $98.04.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Cardinals at a 51.92% chance of winning the game, meanwhile, Phillies have 50.50% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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