Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB NL Wild Card Series Game 1 Betting Preview | October 7

The Philadelphia Phillies visit the St. Louis Cardinals to begin the NL Wild Card Series on Friday 2:07 PM ET at Busch Stadium. Philadelphia has Zack Wheeler starting, and St. Louis will counter with Jose Quintana.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Phillies vs. Cardinals

• Game Day: Friday, October 7, 2022
• Game Time: 2:07 PM ET
• TV Channel: ABC
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Stadium: Busch Stadium

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies are sixth-best in MLB play with 205 total home runs.
• The Phillies’ .252 batting average is ninth-best in MLB.
• The Phillies rank 11th in the league with a .316 on-base percentage.
• The Phillies strike out 8.4 times per game, the No. 13 mark in the league.
• The Phillies average 1.2 homers per road game this season (98 total on the road).
• The Phillies are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .403 away from home.
• The club is batting .246 with 690 hits (8.5 per game) on the road this season.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber leads Philadelphia in total hits (126) this season while batting .218 with 70 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying hitters, Schwarber is 123rd in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 71st, and he is 15th in slugging.
• J.T. Realmuto leads Philadelphia in OBP (.340) this season, fueled by 138 hits.
• Among all qualified hitters, Realmuto is 34th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage.
• Realmuto brings a five-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .389 with two doubles, a home run and two RBI.
• Rhys Hoskins has 145 hits this season and has a slash line of .246/.332/.462.
• Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with a slugging percentage of .398, fueled by 40 extra-base hits.

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals’ 197 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.
• The Cardinals have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
• The Cardinals have an OBP of .325 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.
• The Cardinals have shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.6) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 98 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 81 home contests this season.
• They are slugging .421 in 81 home games this season.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .251 with 8.1 base hits per contest.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt has racked up an on-base percentage of .404, a slugging percentage of .578, and has 178 hits, all club-highs for the Cardinals.
• Goldschmidt ranks third in batting average, third in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage among all qualified batters in MLB.
• Nolan Arenado has 42 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 52 walks while batting .293.
• Including all qualifying players, Arenado ranks 18th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging percentage.
• Tommy Edman is batting .265 with 31 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 46 walks.
• Albert Pujols has 14 doubles, 24 home runs and 28 walks while hitting .270.

Phillies vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers