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

The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies to begin the NL Wild Card Series on Friday 2:07 PM ET at Busch Stadium. St. Louis’ Jose Quintana and Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Phillies

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

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals average 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in baseball with 197 total home runs.
• The Cardinals are ninth in MLB with a .252 batting average.
• The Cardinals are fourth in the league with a .325 on-base percentage.
• The Cardinals strike out 7.6 times per game, the fifth-fewest mark in the league.
• The Cardinals average 1.2 homers per game when playing at home this season (98 total in home outings).
• The Cardinals are slugging .421 with three extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• At home this season the team averages 8.1 hits per game and is batting .251.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt has 178 hits and an OBP of .404 to go with a slugging percentage of .578. All three of those stats rank first among St. Louis hitters this season.
• Among the qualified hitters in the majors, Goldschmidt’s batting average ranks third, his on-base percentage ranks third, and he is third in slugging.
• Nolan Arenado has 42 doubles, a triple, 30 home runs and 52 walks while batting .293.
• Among qualified hitters, Arenado ranks 18th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging percentage.
• Tommy Edman has 153 hits this season and has a slash line of .265/.324/.400.
• Edman enters this matchup with two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .357 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
• Albert Pujols has 24 home runs, 68 RBI and a batting average of .270 this season.
• Pujols has safely hit in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a double, three home runs, two walks and 10 RBI.

Phillies Stats & Trends

Phillies Batting

• The Phillies rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 205 home runs.
• The Phillies have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks ninth among MLB teams.
• The Phillies have an on-base percentage of .316 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
• The Phillies rank 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
• They’ve hit 98 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 81 road contests this season.
• In 81 road games this season, they’re slugging .403 with 233 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .246 with 8.5 base hits per contest.

Phillies Key Batters

• Kyle Schwarber has collected 126 hits, a team-high for the Phillies.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the majors, Schwarber’s batting average puts him 123rd, his on-base percentage is 71st, and he is 15th in slugging.
• J.T. Realmuto has a .340 OBP to lead his team.
• Including all qualified hitters, Realmuto is 34th in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage.
• Rhys Hoskins is hitting .246 with 33 doubles, two triples, 30 home runs and 72 walks.
• Alec Bohm leads his team with a .398 slugging percentage.

Cardinals vs. Phillies Probable Pitchers