Phillies look to keep home win streak alive, host the Cardinals

Aug 23, 2026, 06:02 pm

St. Louis Cardinals (66-65, third in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (72-58, second in the NL East)

Philadelphia; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Kyle Leahy (10-4, 3.24 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 111 strikeouts); Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (16-4, 2.51 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 187 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -216, Cardinals +188; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies, on a six-game home winning streak, host the St. Louis Cardinals.

Philadelphia has a 72-58 record overall and a 37-30 record at home. The Phillies have a 36-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

St. Louis has a 34-31 record on the road and a 66-65 record overall. The Cardinals are 45-14 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Phillies hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 15 doubles, a triple, 38 home runs and 76 RBI for the Phillies. Alec Bohm is 19 for 41 with five doubles, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

Jordan Walker leads the Cardinals with 27 home runs while slugging .509. Alec Burleson is 12 for 38 with three doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .303 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

Cardinals: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.76 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Phillies: Luis Arraez: day-to-day (lower body), Derek Hill: day-to-day (neck), Felix Reyes: 60-Day IL (wrist), Rafael Marchan: 10-Day IL (knee), Tanner Banks: 60-Day IL (forearm), Caleb Kilian: 15-Day IL (oblique), Brad Keller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

Cardinals: Everson Pereira: day-to-day (hand), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), Andre Pallante: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Urias: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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