Philadelphia Phillies (9-5, second in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (6-8, fourth in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (1-0, 3.44 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 5.84 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)
Phillies -185, Cardinals +154; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
St. Louis is 5-3 in home games and 6-8 overall. The Cardinals have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .422.
Philadelphia has a 9-5 record overall and a 4-4 record in road games. Phillies hitters have a collective .339 on-base percentage, the sixth-best percentage in MLB play.
Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Bryce Harper has two doubles and two home runs for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 9-for-35 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .270 batting average, 5.76 ERA, outscored by 15 runs
Phillies: 6-4, .227 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: 10-Day IL (back), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Phillies: Weston Wilson: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
