In our MLB predictions for Friday, July 1, we bring you the best Cardinals vs Phillies betting pick and odds. The Cards meet the Phillies for the first time this season and start a three-game series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The visitors will send Miles Mikolas to the mound, while the hosts will counter with Bailey Falter.
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Cardinals vs Phillies Betting Pick
This game will be played at Citizens Bank Park at 6:05 PM ET on Friday, July 1, 2022.
Why Bet The Cardinals:
โ Miles Mikolas is 5-5 with a strong 2.57 ERA, 3.54 FIP, and 0.96 WHIP in 15 starts (94.2 innings pitched) in 2022. The 33-year-old righty has done a great job for the Cardinals in his last four starts, allowing only six runs (five earned) on 12 hits and four walks across 29 innings of work. Mikolas has five pitches in his arsenal, and all five own a minus run value in 2022.
โ Bailey Falter is 0-2 with an underwhelming 4.50 ERA, 6.13 FIP, and 1.40 WHIP in three starts and four relief appearances this season. The 25-year-old left-hander hasnโt pitched since June 17 when he surrendered three earned runs on five hits across five frames of work in a no-decision against the Washington Nationals. Falter throws a four-seam fastball 59.8 percent of the time, and it has a plus-two run value.
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โ The Cardinals are more dangerous when hitting the lefties, so Bailey Falter could be in trouble. St. Louis is sporting a 104 OPS+ against the right-handed pitchers and 117 OPS+ versus the left-handed pitchers in 2022.
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals just won a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins despite a 4-3 defeat in the closing contest last Wednesday. They are sitting at the second spot in the NL Central with a 43-35 record, a game and a half behind the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Cards have gone 6-7 over their previous 13 games overall, posting a 3.63 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and .234 opposing batting average. Their offense has scored 62 runs on a .255/.313/.451 slash line, slugging 16 home runs and 32 extra-base hits across 435 at-bats.
Philadelphia Phillies
Thursday nightโs games have been excluded from this preview, and the 39-37 Phillies were looking to stop their two-game slide and avoid a sweep in a three-game NL East series against the Atlanta Braves.
Philadelphia has won seven of its previous 13 games overall. The Phillies have amassed a 3.68 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and .228 batting average against in the process while scoring 52 runs on a miserable .211/.289/.339 slash line. Bryce Harperโs injury could be a massive blow for the Philliesโ offense, and the former MVP will be sidelined for at least six weeks.