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St. Louis Cardinals (66-64, third in the NL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (71-58, second in the NL East)Philadelphia; Saturday, 6:05 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Quinn Mathews (0-0); Phillies: Andrew Painter (2-8, 6.43 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)LINE: Phillies -134, Cardinals +112; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies will try to keep a five-game home win streak alive when they face the St. Louis Cardinals.Philadelphia has a 71-58 record overall and a 36-30 record at home. The Phillies have a 52-8 record in games when they scored five or more runs.St. Louis has a 66-64 record overall and a 34-30 record in road games. The Cardinals have a 25-10 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 37 home runs while slugging .522. Alec Bohm is 19 for 41 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Alec Burleson has 33 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 93 RBIs for the Cardinals. Jordan Walker is 15 for 40 with five doubles, four home runs and 13 RBIs over the past 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 8-2, .284 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
