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Phillies Opposition Roadblock: St. Louis Cardinals

By Mike Azzalina

Jun 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera (37) reacts after hitting a double against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 7, 2017; Atlanta, GA, USA; Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Odubel Herrera (37) reacts after hitting a double against the Atlanta Braves during the ninth inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 18, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; St Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (left), shortstop Jhonny Peralta (27), first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) and second baseman Kolten Wong (right) in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Minnesota Twins beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 18, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; St Louis Cardinals third baseman Matt Carpenter (left), shortstop Jhonny Peralta (27), first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) and second baseman Kolten Wong (right) in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Minnesota Twins beat the St Louis Cardinals 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports /

The Team: St. Louis Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals (26-32) come into play tonight sitting in fourth place in a tight NL Central. The Cards have been one of the most consistent franchises in baseball over the course of the last two decades. However, they took a backseat to the Chicago Cubs last season and another to the emergent Milwaukee Brewers this season.

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This season’s version of the Cards does not seem to have it all together though. They currently rank (27) behind the Phillies in total runs scored this season (232). It averages out to exactly four runs per game. They are closer to the middle of the pack in both team batting average (.248) and team OPS (.718). And their 58 homers are 27th in all of baseball.

On the pitching end, St. Louis sits in the top ten of ERA (4.01), quality starts (six innings pitched allowing three runs or less) with 33, OPS against them (.720), and WHIP (1.29). They rank just outside the top ten in a ton of other categories like homers allowed, strikeouts, and batting average against (all 13th in the league).

Their 40 errors and .982 fielding percentage are good enough for 22nd in baseball and 11th in the National League.

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