Cardinals at Phillies 6/18/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Citizens Bank Park will play host to a Monday night MLB clash between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. On Sunday, the Cardinals snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-0 home victory against the Chicago Cubs. SP Jack Flaherty struck out seven batters over five scoreless frames to earn the win for St. Louis, who is four games out of first place in the NL Central.
The Phillies will counter with twenty-five year old righty Nick Pivetta (4-6 4.25 ERA) on Monday. Pivetta has lost four straight starts and has been tagged for 15 runs over his last 19 innings of work.
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St. Louis SS Paul DeJong (hand) hit off a tee on Saturday and hopes to return later this month. Through 69 games, St. Louis ranks 17th in batting average and 21st in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 26th in batting average and 23rd in runs scored. Take St. Louis behind another strong effort from Mikolas to win on Monday. Final Score Prediction, St. Louis Cardinals win 5-3.