Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 1 10/7/2022

Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 1 10/7/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The Philadelphia Phillies will face off against the St. Louis Cardinals for the opener of a 3-game NL Wild Card postseason series at Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO, at 2:07 PM EDT.

The Phillies had some early success against the Astros this week where the team notched a 3-0 shutout victory on Monday.

Philadelphia, however, was blown out 10-0 in Tuesday’s Game 2, before losing 3-2 once more during Wednesday’s regular-season finale.

The Phillies are hitting .253 offensively, which is 8th best in the league. The team has also stolen 105 bases, ranking 5th and carrying a team ERA of 3.97 which is 18th in the league.

For Friday’s game, the Phillies will send out Zack Wheeler to the mound. Wheeler is on a 12-7 record with an ERA of 2.82 over 26 starts this year and has 48 earned on 125 hits and 34 walks with 163 Ks in 153.0 innings.

The Phillies are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.
The Phillies are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games on the road.
The total went UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 9 road games against St. Louis.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 1 Predictions 10/7/2022

The St. Louis Cardinals are heading into this game on a 93-69 overall record after finishing off the regular season with a lengthy 6-game series against the Pirates.

The Cardinals were able to win the first pair before falling in the next two matches. On Tuesday, St. Louis posted an 8-7 victory before finishing off with a 5-3 defeat on Wednesday.

The Cardinals have a team batting average at .252, which is 10th in baseball as well as a team ERA of 3.79 which is 10th best in the league. Paul Goldschmidt has hit 35 home runs and driven in 115 RBIs for St. Louis.

For this match, Jose Quintana will head to the hill for St. Louis. Quintana put up a 6-7 record with a 2.93 ERA this year over 32 starts and has managed 137 Ks in 165.2 innings total.

The total went UNDER in 5 of St. Louis’ last 5 games against Philadelphia.
The Cardinals are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games at home.
The total went UNDER in 8 of St. Louis’ last 9 games at home against Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals. Zack Wheeler has struggled in his last start, giving up 4 runs, and will likely be unable to make it through 4 innings in this with the quick pull of pitchers in the playoffs.

The Cardinals’ offense is trusted to be better in this game and the team’s bats to be strong to make the difference when facing the Phillies.

Prediction: The St Louis Cardinals will take the win, cover the spread and the total goes over 5-4.

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