The Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals meet in Game 1 of the wild-card round on Friday afternoon. Read on for our Phillies-Cardinals picks.
Philadelphia and St. Louis meet in the new version of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Round, a best-of-three series in which the higher-seeded Cardinals will host every game. The Phillies edged the Cardinals 4-3 in the season series, but will they have a similar advantage in this postseason matchup?
Here are my picks and predictions for Friday's MLB Wild Card Round Game 1 between the Phillies and Cardinals (odds via FanDuel Sportsbook and BetMGM; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Phillies vs. Cardinals Game Info
Date: Friday, Oct. 7, 2:07 p.m. ET
Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Weather: 62 degrees, 1% chance of precipitation, 12-mph N wind