St. Louis Cardinals (44-40) vs Philadelphia Phillies (44-39)
Game Info: Friday, July 8, 2022 at 8:15 pm (Busch Stadium)
Adam Wainwright (6-6) (3.26) vs Kyle Gibson (4-3) (4.91)
Betting Odds: St. Louis Cardinals -156 / Philadelphia Phillies +120 --- Over/Under: 7.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals face off on Friday in an MLB showdown at Busch Stadium.
The Phillies come into this game with a 44-39 record overall and they have won three of their last four games. On Thursday against the Washington Nationals, the Phillies only gave up three runs and that led to the victory. The Phillies offense has been strong this season averaging 4.86 runs per game and they are going to need the pitching to be good in this game. Kyle Schwarber has been the top offensive player hitting 27 home runs and driving in 56 RBIs.
On the other side of this matchup is the Cardinals who sit with a 45-40 record and they were able to beat the Atlanta Braves in extra innings on Thursday. The Cardinals use a pretty balanced attack with both the offense and defense ranked in the top ten. The Cardinals are averaging 8.6 hits per game which is 6th in baseball. Paul Goldschmidt has hit 19 home runs and driven in 65 RBIs.
On the mound for the Phillies is Kyle Gibson who sits with a 4-3 record and an ERA of 4.91. In Gibson’s last start against the St. Louis Cardinals, he went four innings, giving up seven hits and six runs.
On the mound for the Cardinals is Adam Wainwright who sits with a 6-6 record and an ERA of 3.26. In his last start against the Philadelphia Phillies, Wainwright went 5.2 innings giving up eight hits and four runs.
The under is 4-0 in the Cardinals last four games overall. The over is 4-0 in Gibson’s last four Friday starts. The under is 10-1 in Gibson's last 11 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Gibson is coming off a bad start and he’s not going to magically get any better in this game. Gibson gave up six runs, and the Cardinals are going to run up the score here. The Cardinals will score six or seven runs and St. Louis will get the job done. Back the Cardinals on the money line.