Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals 10-8-22

Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 2 10/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 2 10/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

 

The Philadelphia Phillies will play Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Qualifying Round with the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Louisiana on Saturday evening.

 

The Phillies took care of Game 1 by a score of 6-3. Philadelphia is 87-75 and in third place in the National League East Division during the regular season.

 

The team is looking to beat the Cardinals in Game 2 to secure their slot in the NL Semi-Final Rounds.

 

The Phillies get a major confidence boost after a six-run ninth inning to steal Game 1. At this point, the Phillies are playing with house money as they looked dead in the water for much of the series opener.

 

The Phillies have now won 7 of their last 10 games when scoring at least 3 runs. Alec Bohm leads the Phillies with 1 hit and 1 RBI while Brandon Marsh and J.T. Realmuto combined for 2 hits and 1 RBI.

 

Aaron Nola will throw the first pitch; he was 11-13 with a 3.25 ERA and 235 strikeouts this season. This will be Nola’s career postseason debut.

 

  • The Phillies are 4-10 in their last 14 road games 
  • The Philadelphia Phillies are 25-12 in their last 37 games following a win. 
  • The over is 5-2 in the Phillies’ last 7 matches overall.

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Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 2 Predictions 10/8/2022

 

The St. Louis Cardinals are in dire need of a win here. They have to or they will have to say goodbye to their playoff dreams.

 

The Cardinals are 93-69 and are leading the NL Central Division during the regular season. St. Louis is 53-28 in home games. The team went 69-14 in games when they scored five or more runs. 

 

The Cardinals must find a way to bounce back after Ryan Helsley let the team down with his blown save. With the experience and leadership on this team, the guys will be able to regroup for another shot.

 

The Cardinals now lost 12 of their last 14 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Nolan Arenado leads the Cardinals with 1 hit while Tommy Edman and Nolan Gorman combined for 2 hits and 1 RBI.

 

Miles Mikolas will start here; he was 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA and 153 strikeouts this season. Mikolas is 1-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his postseason career.

 

  • The St Louis Cardinals are 36-16 in their last 52 Saturday games.
  •  St. Louis is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
  • The over is 4-1-1 in the Cardinals’ last 6 overall. 
  • The under is 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in St. Louis and 5-1 in the last 6 meetings.

Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB pick is the Philadelphia Phillies. The St. Louis Cardinals come into Saturday with their backs against the wall and they are in a must-win situation.

 

The Cardinals will aim to bounce back Saturday night at home as they will have the better pitcher and home fans on their side. But the Phillies are all set for that.

 

Take the Phillies to do better and seal this series. Final Score Prediction: The Philadelphia Phillies win 6-3. 

 

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Philadelphia Phillies vs St Louis Cardinals NL Wild Card Game 2 10/8/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

MLB Starting Time: 8:37 PM (EDT)

 

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Louisiana

 

Date: Saturday, October 8, 2022

 

TV: ESPN2 

 

MLB Odds: Philadelphia Phillies -120

 

MLB Totals: 7.5

 

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