Cardinals at Phillies 6/20/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cardinals are coming in with a losing mindset here recently. The Cardinals dropped 5 out of the last 6 and it really is showing on the team the stress this can cause. The Cardinals were able to score only 5 runs in the first game and still lost as the pitching staff allowed the Phillies to get a total of 6 runs in the game.

The Cardinals are coming into this game with a total of 299 runs being scored and are hitting at a clip of .244 on the season so far. The Cardinals have a team ERA that sits at 3.71 on the season.

For the Phillies the team is coming into the game with a 3.89 team ERA on the year. The hitting for the Phillies has been done at a decent level as well with a total of 302 runs being scored, but are hitting horrible with a total average of .232. Michael Wacha is the pitcher who is going to the mound for the Cardinals in this game. Wacha on the season has been able to throw a total of 80.2 innings on the season and has struck out 69 batters while posting an 8-2 record with an ERA of 3.24.

Jake Arrieta is the pitcher taking the mound for the Phillies in the game. On the year so far Arrieta has been able to throw a total of 73 innings with 49 strikeouts. He has posted a 5-5 record with a 3.33 ERA.