Philadelphia Phillies at St Louis Cardinals Predictions & Picks – Back-To-Back MLB Wins For Cardinals

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  • Philadelphia Phillies at St Louis Cardinals picks for Wednesday, August 12
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Philadelphia Phillies at St Louis Cardinals Predictions & Picks

St Louis are tipped to follow up last night’s victory with another in the series finale.

The Phillies have been struggling on the road recently, and despite a solid record over the course of the season, Zach Wheeler is starting on the back of a couple of rough outings.

  • St Louis Cardinals are 6-3 in their last 9 games
  • Philadelphia Phillies are 3-5 in their last 8 road games
  • Philadelphia starter Zach Wheelers has allowed 4 or more runs in 2 of his last 3 starts
  • The Under has cashed in each of Kyle Leahy’s last 5 games for St Louis

Head To Head

  • St Louis Cardinals lead the all-time series 1250-994-9
  • St Louis Cardinals won 2-0 when the two teams last met on August 11

Philadelphia Phillies Form

Philadelphia enter this matchup having won seven of their previous 11 games, but having now lost four of the previous seven.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Aug-02 at Baltimore Orioles W 8-0
Aug-03 vs Washington Nationals W 6-3
Aug-04 vs Washington Nationals W 5-0
Aug-05 vs Washington Nationals L 4-10
Aug-06 vs Washington Nationals W 7-3
Aug-07 vs Toronto Blue Jays L 4-5
Aug-08 vs Toronto Blue Jays L 5-7
Aug-09 vs Toronto Blue Jays W 7-6 W/O
Aug-10 at St Louis Cardinals W 6-5
Aug-11 at St Louis Cardinals L 0-2

St Louis Cardinals Form

St Louis Cardinals have been in inconsistent form over the past few days, but they have won six of their last nine games.

DateOppositionW/LScore
Aug-01 at Toronto Blue Jays L 1-5
Aug-02 at Toronto Blue Jays W 5-1
Aug-03 at New York Yankees W 13-7
Aug-04 at New York Yankees L 0-2
Aug-05 at New York Yankees W 3-1
Aug-07 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-2
Aug-08 vs Colorado Rockies L 6-8
Aug-09 vs Colorado Rockies W 7-4
Aug-10 vs Philadelphia Phillies L 5-6
Aug-11 vs Philadelphia Phillies W 2-0

Starting Pitchers

PlayerTeamRecordERAStrikeoutsInnings
Zach Wheeler Philadelphia Phillies 10-3 2.69 132 110.1
Kyle Leahy St Louis Cardinals 8-4 3.45 99 112.1

Verdict

Consistency has eluded St Louis recently, but they did take last night’s meeting and they are in better form.

Kyle Leahy is also in better form than Philly counterpart Zach Wheeler, so give us the Cardinals and the plus-money.

Best Bet1: St Louis Win Moneyline @140.00 at Stake.us - 3 Units
Best Bet2: Under 8.5 Total Runs @-131.58 at Stake.us - 3 Units
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