St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game 2 Prediction – 5/14/2025

The St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies will face off in the second game of their doubleheader on Wednesday, May 14 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. This game will require some strategy from both managers, who have to use their bullpens intelligently to make up for the fact that those bullpens were involved in another game already. Philadelphia will be especially hopeful that their starting pitcher in this game can stay in the game for an extended period of time to alleviate some of those bullpen-related concerns.

That Phillies starter is set to be Aaron Nola, who has not lived up to expectations yet this season. Nola is 1-6 to start his 2025 season, with an ERA of 4.89 to his name. Nola is coming off of a start where he allowed four earned runs in five innings of work against the Cleveland Guardians. This would be a great time for him to turn things around given how difficult a day like today can be on a team's pitching staff.

Nola is opposed by Sonny Gray in this contest. Gray is off to a strong start for the Cardinals in 2025, going 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA. He pitched seven shutout innings in his last start, helping the Cardinals to get a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. With the Cardinals playing some high-level baseball of late, Gray's contributions will be valuable to his team once again as they look to continue their winning ways to close out this twin bill.

Philadelphia is a slight favorite coming into this game at -135. The total has been set at 8.5 runs and it will be interesting to monitor whether or not that number moves throughout the day leading up to the start of this game, as the way the first game unfolds could have a huge impact on whether the second game is expected to be high-scoring.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Game 2 Prediction

Predicted Final Score: St. Louis Cardinals 3.98, Philadelphia Phillies 4.55

• Date: May 14, 2025
• Venue: Citizens Bank Park
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Sonny Gray - Cardinals
  • Aaron Nola - Phillies

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