St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+125) Philadelphia (-145)

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (24-16) will play the St. Louis Cardinals (22-19) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Cardinals at +125 while the Phillies are sitting at -145. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Sonny Gray and Jesus Luzardo.

St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 314 times, while drawing a walk on 150 occasions. They have earned 183 runs batted in in addition to 364 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate sits at .261. The Cardinals have compiled 82 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 38 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 194 runs and have an OBP of .338. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.7 runs per contest, which has them at 10th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23. Cardinals pitchers have yielded 31 home runs in addition to 170 runs (14th in the league). St. Louis has given up 324 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 156 earned runs. The Cardinals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.85 this season (15th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 290 hitters. They have walked 125 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.76 as a squad this season.

The Cardinals bullpen have a save percentage of 58.8% and stepped onto the hill in 47 save situations. The relievers have inherited 50 base runners so far this season with 42.0% of those runners ended up scoring. Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 39 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have dispatched 124 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have recorded 30 holds so far this year (5th in MLB). They have compiled 10 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 7 of 17 save opportunities.

The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,094 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 412 assists and 16 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which ranks 5th in baseball, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Cardinals have converted 71.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,282 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in MLB.

Gray has taken the hill for 1,783 innings and is sitting with 1,771 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.51 (695 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.191. He has surrendered 1,529 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 594 free passes. Gray (115-95 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.46 while going up against 7,385 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Philadelphia has tallied 42 HRs for the year to go along with 181 RBIs. They have put up 61 doubles, while walking 154 times and scoring 191 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for an OBP of .336 and a batting average of .257 this year. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .403 and they tally 4.78 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 321 occasions (20th in baseball) and have earned a total of 352 base knocks.

The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.251 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a team on the year. They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 333. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 168 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.77 (150 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.80 (391 strikeouts vs 115 bases on balls). They have relinquished 40 dingers and they allow 4.22 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have recorded 12 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save rate of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 128 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 40.6% of 32 inherited base runners. With 40 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 19 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

In their 3,228 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (22nd in professional baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 29 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (3rd in pro baseball). The Phillies have racked up 347 assists, 15 errors and are sitting with 1,076 putouts this year.

So far in his MLB career, Luzardo has allowed 505 hits while accumulating 610 strikeouts in 559 innings pitched. Luzardo (29-34 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.11 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 255 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 2,338 opposing batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-145)

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