MLB Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals with Probable Starting Pitching 4/11-4/13

Philadelphia Phillies (8-4) at St. Louis Cardinals (5-7)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, April 11th
Time: 7:15 PM CDT
Broadcast: NBCSP+/FanDuel Sports Midwest

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, April 12th
Time: 1:15 PM
Broadcast: NBCSP+/FanDuel Sports Midwest

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, April 13th
Time: 1:15 PM
Broadcast: NBC 10/FanDuel Sports Midwest

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Aaron Nola (0-2, 6.35 ERA) vs. Andre Pallante (1-0, 3.86 ERA)

Nola will get the first game of the series for the Phillies. He lost to the Dodgers his last time out. Nola pitched six innings, allowed seven hits, three runs, one walk, and struck out only two. Pallante will get the ball for the Cardinals. Last time out, he pitched 4.1 innings, allowing four hits, two runs, three walks, and striking out six against Boston.

Game 2: Cristopher Sanchez (0-0, 4.09 ERA) vs. Mike Mikolas (0-1, 11.25 ERA)

Sanchez gets the second game of the series for the Phillies. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing six hits, four runs, two home runs, one walk, and striking out nine against the Dodgers. Mikolas will go for the Cardinals. His last time out was a rough one against the Red Sox. He went 2.2 innings, allowing 11 hits, eight earned runs, one walk, and striking out one.

Game 3: Zack Wheeler (1-0, 3.44 ERA) vs. Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 5.84 ERA)

Wheeler will close out the series for the Phillies. He pitched 5.1 innings last outing against the Braves. Wheeler allowed eight hits, five runs, three walks, and struck out seven. Liberatore will finish the series out for the Cardinals. He took the loss last time out against the Pirates. He gave up eight hits, five runs, and struck out seven over 6.1 innings.

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Player To Watch:

Philadelphia Phillies

Kyle Schwarber, after 11 games, has a .283 batting average and a 1.150 OPS. He has 12 runs, 13 hits, one double, one triple, six home runs, and 12 RBI. In six games against the Cardinals last year, he had a .087 batting average with two hits and two runs scored.

St. Louis Cardinals

Thomas Saggese has played in four games since his call-up for the Cardinals. He has two runs, five hits, one home run, and four RBI. He did not face the Phillies in his rookie season, only playing in 18 games for the Cardinals. In 2024, he had a .204 batting average with ten hits, one home run, four RBI, and five runs scored.

Next Up:

Philadelphia: April 14th-April 17th vs San Francisco Giants
St. Louis: April 14th-April 16th vs Houston Astros