The Philadelphia Phillies (8-5) and the St. Louis Cardinals (6-7) meet on Saturday at 2:15 p.m. ET. The Phillies are favored (-116) against the underdog Cardinals (-103). Philadelphia’s Cristopher Sanchez and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas will start this matchup.

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Phillies vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-116)
• Underdog: Cardinals (-103)
• Over/under: 7.5

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have won 62.5% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (5-3).
• Philadelphia has a 5-2 record (winning 71.4% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -116 or shorter.
• The Phillies have a 53.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Philadelphia has combined with opponents to go over the total four times this season for a 4-9-0 record against the over/under.
• The Phillies have put together an 8-5-0 record against the spread this season.

Phillies hitting info

• Kyle Schwarber has accumulated a team-high batting average of .280, and paces the Phillies in home runs (six) and runs batted in (12).
• Among all batters in MLB, Schwarber’s home run total ranks first and his RBI tally ranks 11th.
• Schwarber enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .263 with a triple, two home runs, five walks and four RBI.
• Bryce Harper is hitting .250 with two doubles, two home runs and 11 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Harper ranks 61st in home runs and 123rd in RBI.
• Nick Castellanos has three doubles, two home runs and four walks while batting .271.
• Trea Turner is batting .268 with two doubles, a home run and six walks.
• Turner heads into this game on a four-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, a home run, three walks and an RBI.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 10.5 K/9, the second-best in the majors.
• Philadelphia has a 3.41 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Phillies have the 13th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.250).
• The Phillies give up the 22nd-fewest home runs in baseball (16 total, 1.2 per game).
• Philadelphia struck out 10 Cardinals batters while allowing nine hits in a 2-0 loss in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in eight games this season and won five (62.5%) of those contests.
• St. Louis has a record of 1-3 when it’s set as an underdog of -103 or more by oddsmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cardinals, based on the moneyline, is 50.7%.
• Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by bookmakers in nine of 13 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 7-6-0 ATS in their 13 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis with a batting average of .365. He’s also hit two home runs with 10 RBI.
• Donovan’s home run total ranks 61st in the big leagues, and he is 25th in RBI.
• Donovan has hit safely in seven games in a row. In his last 10 games he is batting .366 with three doubles, two home runs, three walks and eight RBI.
• Lars Nootbaar has collected 14 hits this season and has an OBP of .403. He’s slugging .412 on the year.
• Nootbaar ranks 61st overall in home runs and 89th in RBI this year.
• Nolan Arenado has 13 hits this season and a slash line of .289/.407/.422.
• Victor Scott II has collected 12 hits this season and has an OBP of .327. He’s slugging .413 on the year.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals have a 7.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
• St. Louis has pitched to a 4.87 ERA this season, which ranks 25th in baseball.
• The Cardinals have a combined WHIP of 1.256 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The Cardinals have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 10, or 0.8 per game.
• St. Louis earned a 2-0 win in its most recent game, striking out four Phillies batters while allowing three hits.