Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 8/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Cardinals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-160) St. Louis (+132)

Busch Stadium is the site where the St. Louis Cardinals (58-59) will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (62-56) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Phillies at -160 and the Cardinals open at +132. The total is 8. The starting pitchers are Cristopher Sanchez and Andre Pallante.

The Phillies have accrued 165 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 147 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .401 and have struck out 1,015 times, while drawing a walk on 359 occasions. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. They have earned 504 runs batted in and 939 hits over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .238. They have notched a total of 521 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.22 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.31. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 143 long balls in addition to 522 total runs (17th in baseball). Philadelphia has yielded 1,009 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 487 earned runs. The Phillies have an earned run average of 4.20 on the year (19th in the league), and they have rung up 1,153 batters. They have walked 358 opposing players and their FIP is 3.84 as a team for the season.

Phillies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 91 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 48 holds on the year (26th in baseball). The Phillies bullpen have a save percentage of 66.7% and have come into the game in 95 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves this season and have blown 15 of their 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 125 runners this season and 37.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Phillies have sent 397 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Phillies have converted 67.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,402 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 29th in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a total of 3,134 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 966 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which is 16th in baseball, and have accumulated 68 double plays.

Sanchez has thrown 684 innings and has racked up 683 punch outs in his career. Sanchez (45-25 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.07 and he has faced 2,819 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.12 (237 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.176. He has surrendered 642 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 163 walks.

St. Louis has a total of 120 home runs on the year as well as 495 runs batted in. They have 162 doubles, while getting a free base 381 times as well as scoring 508 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals hold a team on-base percentage of .315 in addition to a team batting average of .239 on the year. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .379 and they are scoring 4.34 runs per game (19th in the league). They have struck out on 902 instances (27th in baseball) and have notched a total of 938 base knocks.

The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.341 in addition to having a FIP of 4.11 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (895 strikeouts vs 393 free passes). They have a ranking of 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,007. They have yielded 116 homers and they concede 4.47 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have yielded 519 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.14 (480 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 134 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 77 holds and 21 blown saves. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 54 save opportunities and they have recorded 33 saves. St. Louis relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.2% out of their 183 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations and on 126 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 61.1%, and they have sent 391 relief pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 9,399 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (19th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 110 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Cardinals have 1,102 assists, 51 errors and have a tally of 3,133 putouts on the campaign.

During his career, Pallante has surrendered 586 base knocks while earning 411 strikeouts in 584 innings. Pallante (36-35 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.18 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 271 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.375 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 1.89 and he has faced 2,500 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-160)

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