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St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Friday, Aug 21, 2026Citizens Bank Park6:40 PM ETPreview
STL · Away · 65-63

St. Louis Cardinals

NL Central · 2nd · 13.5 GB
—:—
6:40 PM ET
PHI · Home · 70-58

Philadelphia Phillies

NL East · 5th · 4.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
TBD —
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
—
WHIP
—
—
K/9
—
—
BB/9
—
—
FIP
—
HR/9
—
—
OPS/R
—
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA—
Road ERA—
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Jesús Luzardo —
Philadelphia Phillies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
—
43rd
WHIP
—
54th
K/9
—
10th
BB/9
—
69th
FIP
2.76
HR/9
—
26th
OPS/R
0.723
IP
—
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.63
Road ERA1.95
Last 5 starts
ERA
—
QUALITY
START %
—
DAYS
REST
—
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
St. Louis vs — (Jesús Luzardo)
25th
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Phillies vs — (TBD)
16th
in MLB
0.720OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
St. Louis Cardinals
Stat
Philadelphia Phillies
— (20th)
Batting Average
— (21st)
— (24th)
OPS
— (19th)
— (22nd)
Home Runs
— (10th)
— (18th)
Runs Scored
— (14th)
— (12th)
Team ERA
— (16th)
— (20th)
Team WHIP
— (18th)
— (24th)
K/9 (Starters)
— (1st)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
Cardinals
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.60
0.33
0.48
0.47
0.56
0.62
0.40
0.50
0.38
Runs Allowed
0.49
0.38
0.29
0.55
0.50
0.49
0.47
0.56
0.60
Phillies
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.57
0.48
0.61
0.33
0.45
0.61
0.46
0.54
0.40
Runs Allowed
0.51
0.41
0.52
0.43
0.48
0.61
0.58
0.45
0.36

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Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (0–0)
Philadelphia Phillies (0–0)
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—0
0 Games Played
Weather at game time
Citizens Bank Park
☁
72°F
—
WindE 3 mph
Precip Chance31%
Humidity—
IMPACT ON GAME: Moderate
Odds
Cardinals @ Phillies
STL
—— flat
PHI
— flat—
TOTAL——flat
O—— flat
U—— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 21, 2026)
NL Central
1Milwaukee Brewers78-49-
2St. Louis Cardinals65-6313.5
3Pittsburgh Pirates63-6616.0
4Cincinnati Reds61-6617.0
5Chicago Cubs74-544.5
NL East
1Atlanta Braves74-53-
2Miami Marlins64-6410.5
3Washington Nationals61-6713.5
4New York Mets58-7016.5
5Philadelphia Phillies70-584.5
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