Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Picks and Prediction for Wednesday August 12 2026
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Busch Stadium will play host to a Wednesday afternoon MLB clash between the Philadelphia Phillies and the St. Louis Cardinals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Phillies (64-57) have won seven of their last 11 games and are clinging to a half-game lead over San Diego for the final National League Wild Card spot. Last night, Philadelphia batters could not deliver the big hit (0-7 RISP) and left eight men stranded during a 2-0 road loss against St. Louis.
Thirty-six year old righty Zack Wheeler (10-3 2.69 ERA) is currently running fourth in the National League Cy Young Award odds. Through 110 plus innings, Wheeler has fanned 132 batters and owns a minuscule 0.98 WHIP.
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The St. Louis Cardinals are three games below .500 at home and are still on the fringe of the National League Wild Card picture. During Wednesday’s home victory, St. Louis SS Masyn Winn broke a seventh inning scoreless tie with an RBI single and OF Everson Pereira followed one inning later with a solo shot. SP Andre Pallante (13-6) fired six shutout frames to earn the win for the Cardinals, who evened their record at 60-60 overall.
The Cardinals will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Kyle Leahy (8-4 3.45 ERA) in the series finale. In his last start, Leahy (5 IP) allowed two runs and retired eight batters by strikes during a narrow 3-2 home victory versus Colorado.
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Phillies vs Cardinals Pick
St. Louis IF Ramon Urias (elbow) is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis and hopes to return to the lineup later this month. Through 121 games, Philadelphia ranks 22nd in OPS and 13th in runs scored. For the season, St. Louis ranks 26th in OPS and 19th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 7-3.
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