The Philadelphia Phillies (24-16) take on the St. Louis Cardinals (22-19) a game after Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of home runs in a 3-0 win over the Guardians. The Phillies are favored (-154) in this matchup with the Cardinals (+130), which begins at 6:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Jesus Luzardo takes the mound first for Philadelphia, and Sonny Gray is St. Louis’ choice to start.

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Phillies vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Phillies (-154)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+130)
• Over/under: 8

Phillies betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Phillies betting info

• The Phillies have won 20 of the 32 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (62.5%).
• Philadelphia has gone 16-4 (winning 80% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -154 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Phillies a 60.6% chance to win.
• Philadelphia has played in 40 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-21-1).
• The Phillies have covered 52.5% of their games this season, going 21-19-0 against the spread.

Phillies hitting info

• Schwarber leads the Phillies with 14 home runs and 32 runs batted in.
• Schwarber ranks first in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Schwarber enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Bryce Harper is hitting .237 with eight doubles, seven home runs and 28 walks.
• Harper ranks 40th in homers and 45th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Trea Turner paces the Phillies with a .310 batting average.
• Bryson Stott is batting .262 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 14 walks.

Phillies pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Phillies has a collective 9.8 K/9, the first-best in MLB.
• Philadelphia has a 3.77 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Phillies combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.251).
• The Phillies allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (40 total, one per game).
• Philadelphia struck out 11 Guardians batters while allowing three hits in a 3-0 win in its last game.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• This season, the Cardinals have been the underdog 27 times and won 14, or 51.9%, of those games.
• This season, St. Louis has won two of its seven games when it’s the underdog by at least +130 on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 43.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving St. Louis have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 22 of 41 chances this season.
• The Cardinals are 23-18-0 against the spread in their 41 chances this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar leads St. Louis with six home runs this season. He’s batting .244 with 22 RBI.
• Nootbaar is 59th in home runs and 45th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Nootbaar takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .286 with two doubles, a home run, three walks and four RBIs.
• Brendan Donovan is batting .318 to lead St. Louis, while adding three homers and 19 runs batted in this season.
• Donovan is 152nd in home runs and 78th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Nolan Arenado is slashing .270/.352/.426 this season for the Cardinals.
• Willson Contreras leads St. Louis in home runs (six) and runs batted in (23) this season while batting .255.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the big leagues.
• St. Louis has the 15th-ranked ERA (3.86) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 11th in MLB with a combined 1.233 WHIP this season.
• With just 31 homers allowed, the Cardinals rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• St. Louis earned a 6-1 win in its most recent game, striking out eight Nationals batters while allowing five hits.