8:15 PM Philadelphia Phillies @ St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies: -125
Cardinals: +110
Total: 7.5
The St. Louis Cardinals open a 4-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies tonight. The Cardinals will be starting Adam Wainwright (6-6, 3.26 ERA) who has been without catcher Yadier Molina for his last 4 starts. Wainwright is 7-5 with a 3.18 ERA in 18 career appearances against the Phillies. He has struggled with Rhys Hoskins (6-for-10), J.T. Realmuto (9-for-19) and Odubel Herrera (6-for-15). Wainwright lost his previous start 4-0 to the Phillies on Sunday. He allowed 4 runs on 8 hits. The Phillies will counter with Zack Wheeler (7-4, 2.66 ERA), who gave up 4 hits and struck out 5 over 7 innings in that game. Wheeler is 2-2 with a 3.26 ERA in 5 career starts against the Cardinals.
⚾The Phillies have won 5 of their last 7 games.
⚾The Cardinals lost 6 of 8 games on their road recent road trip.
⚾The Phillies are 5-1 in their last 6 Friday games.
⚾The Phillies are 8-2 in their last 10 in game 1 of a series.
The Bookie: Phillies
10:10 PM Toronto Blue Jays @ Seattle Mariners
Blue Jays: -110
Mariners: -110
Total: 8.5
The Mariners won the opener of the 4-game series 8-3 Thursday night. The Blue Jays will go with right-hander Ross Stripling (4-3, 3.32 ERA) and he has faced Seattle twice this season as a reliever, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits in 2 1/3 innings. He’s 0-0 with an 11.81 ERA in 3 career appearances against the Mariners. The Mariners will counter with rookie right-hander George Kirby (2-3, 3.75), who will face the Blue Jays for the first time in his young career. Kirby didn’t get a decision his last time out against Oakland in a game Seattle eventually won 2-1. Kirby matched his career high with 9 strikeouts. The Blue Jays have lost 6 of their last 7 games, scoring more than three runs just once in that span.
⚾The Blue Jays are 1-6 in their last 7 overall.
⚾The Mariners are 4-0 in their last 4 games following a win.
⚾The Mariners are 6-1 in their last 7 home games.
⚾The Blue Jays are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Seattle.
The Bookie: Mariners