St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Picks and Prediction for Sunday August 23 2026
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The Sunday MLB schedule will get underway with a matchup between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies from Citizens Bank Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Cardinals (66-65) are three games above .500 on the road and are four games out of third place in the National League Wild Card standings. Last night, St. Louis rookie SS J.J. Wetherholt went 2-for-4 with his 17th home run during an ugly 12-3 road loss against Philadelphia.
Twenty-nine year old righty Kyle Leahy (10-4 3.24 ERA) has quietly put together a solid season for the Cardinals. Last time out, Leahy fired five shutout frames and fanned six batters during a 3-0 road victory against Cincinnati. Leahy has never won more than four games in his major league career.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are riding an eight-game winning streak and are sitting in second place in the National League Wild Card standings. During Saturday’s home victory, OF Bryce Harper clobbered a three-run blast and DH Kyle Schwarber contributed his major league leading 38th long ball. SP Andrew Painter (3-8) lasted seven innings and struck out eight batters to earn the win for the Phillies (72-58), who improved to 37-30 at home.
Twenty-nine year old southpaw Cristopher Sanchez 16-4 2.51 ERA) is currently third in the National League Cy Young Award odds. Through 161 plus innings, Sanchez ranks sixth in the majors with 187 strikeouts and sports a 1.22 WHIP.
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Cardinals vs Phillies Pick
St. Louis 3B Ramon Urias (elbow) is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Memphis and could return to the lineup next week. Through 131 games, St. Louis ranks 24th in OPS and 17th in runs scored. For the season, Philadelphia ranks 19th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 5-1.
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