Cardinals play the Phillies in first of 4-game series July 8 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Philadelphia Phillies (44-39, third in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (45-40, second in the NL Central)St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (7-4, 2.66 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Cardinals: Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) LINE: Cardinals -109, Phillies -109 Miami Marlins Hats ; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday to open a four-game series.St. Louis is 24-16 at home and 45-40 overall. Cardinals pitchers have a collective 3.82 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.Philadelphia is 44-39 overall and 20-18 in road games. Phillies hitters Jeff Locke Jersey have a collective .421 slugging percentage to rank sixth in MLB.Friday's game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Goldschmidt has a .342 batting average to lead the Cardinals, and has 28 doubles and 19 home runs. Nolan Arenado is 14-for-39 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 27 home runs while slugging .535. Nicholas Castellanos is 13-for-42 with a double, a home run and eight RBI over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 4-6, .241 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored by six runsPhillies: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 25 runsINJURIES: Cardinals: Johan Oviedo: day-to-day (undisclosed), T.J. McFarland: 15-Day IL (illne s), Harrison Bader: 10-Day IL (foot), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Genesis Cabrera: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Drew VerHagen: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler O'Neill: Andre Dawson Jersey 10-Day IL (hamstring), Yadier Molina: 10-Day IL (knee), Corey Dickerson: 10-Day IL (calf), Steven Matz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder)Phillies: Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (back), Johan Camargo: 10- Wei-Yin Chen Jersey Day IL (knee), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (knee), Damon Jones: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bryce Harper: 10-Day IL (thumb), Connor Brogdon: 10-Day IL (covid), Jean Segura: 60-Day IL (finger), Nick Maton: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Sherriff: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sam Coonrod: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kent Emanuel: 60-Day IL (elbow), JoJo Romero: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic St. Louis Cardinals National League Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies JoJo Romero Nolan Arenado Damon Jones Johan Oviedo Jack Flaherty Johan Camargo Paul Goldschmidt Adam Wainwright Alex Reyes Nick Martin Prado Jersey Maton Connor Brogdon Yadier Molina Ranger Surez Bryce Harper Zack Wheeler Jean Segura Kent Emanuel Harrison Bader Tyler O'Neill St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 55 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 58 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me Miami Marlins Custom Jersey si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS