Cardinals-Phillies Lines Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Citizens Bank Park. Righthander Kyle Lohse will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Lohse is 4-6 this season with a 4.21 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Rodrigo Lopez who starts for the Phillies. Righthander Lopez is 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Phillies listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals exploded for four runs in the sixth inning as they defeated the Phillies 8-1 on Friday, as +125 underdogs. The nine runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (9). Rick Ankiel went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in three runs to lift the Cardinals. Joel Pineiro improved to 9-9 with six scoreless innings on the mound. J.A. Happ gave up 10 hits and five runs in suffering his first loss. Oddsmakers had the Phillies as -145 favorites in that game. Current streak: St. Louis has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 53-46 SU Philadelphia: 54-40 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After playing Philadelphia are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing St. Louis are 6-4 After playing St. Louis are 7-3 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Philadelphia Philadelphia is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis Philadelphia is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home Next up: Philadelphia home to St. Louis, Sunday, July 26