Cardinals vs Phillies Picks and Prediction – 5/13/2025

The St Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday versus the Philadelphia Phillies. St Louis is 22-19 following its 6-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. St Louis swept its three-game series with Washington, and the Cardinals have won eight straight. St Louis is second in the National League Central, one game behind the first-place Chicago Cubs. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Brendan Donovan is batting .318 with 48 hits and an on-base percentage of .377 to lead St Louis in the three categories. Willson Contreras is the leader in home runs with six and RBI with 23. St Louis is batting .261 with a .403 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, St Louis will send Sonny Gray to the mound. The right-hander is 4-1 with a 3.50 ERA, 47 Ks, and 11 BBs.

The Philadelphia Phillies improved to 24-16 following Sunday’s 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. Kyle Schwarber hit a pair of home runs for the Phillies and has reached base in 46 straight games. Philadelphia has won two straight and five of the last six. The Phillies are second in the National League East, 1 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Trea Turner is batting .310 with 48 hits to lead Philadelphia in both categories. Kyle Schwarber is the leader in home runs with 14, RBI with 32, and on-base percentage at .404. Philadelphia is batting .257 with a .403 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies will send Jesus Luzardo to the mound. The left-hander is 3-0 with a 2.11 ERA, 51 Ks, and 13 BBs.

Philadelphia will win at home on Tuesday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in four of the Cardinals' last five and eight of Philadelphia's last nine. St Louis starter Sonny Gray is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed no runs on two hits across seven innings. Philadelphia starter Jesus Luzardo has allowed just five runs on 26 hits across 23.2 innings over his last four outings. Final Score Prediction: Philadelphia Phillies win, but our best play is UNDER 4-2.