Philadelphia Phillies (8-5, second in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (6-7, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (0-0, 4.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (0-1, 11.25 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, four strikeouts)
Phillies -116, Cardinals -103; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies.
St. Louis has a 5-2 record at home and a 6-7 record overall. The Cardinals have the second-ranked team batting average in the NL at .278.
Philadelphia has an 8-5 record overall and a 3-4 record on the road. Phillies hitters are batting a collective .247, the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Nick Castellanos has three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI for the Phillies. Kyle Schwarber is 9-for-37 with a double, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .271 batting average, 5.70 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Phillies: 6-4, .237 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Masyn Winn: day-to-day (back), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat), Nolan Gorman: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
Phillies: Weston Wilson: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (back)
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