Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals: How to watch online, TV, and more

ST. LOUIS, MO - MAY 17: Francisco Pena #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals tags out Aaron Altherr #23 of the the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on May 17, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - MAY 17: Francisco Pena #46 of the St. Louis Cardinals tags out Aaron Altherr #23 of the the Philadelphia Phillies in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium on May 17, 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

A nail-biting win in St. Louis has the Phillies knocking on the NL East door

A 6-2 victory over the Cardinals wasn’t without stress for Phillies fans when Edubray Ramos got the final out with the bases loaded in St. Louis.

Now a pitching duel is set between Jake Arrieta and Michael Wacha, who’ve won seven combined games this year with fantastic ERAs.

With weather potentially being a factor, the Phillies hope to get their 10th win in the month of May.

Here’s the information needed for tonight’s game between Philadelphia and St. Louis.

Date: May 18, 2018
First Pitch: 8:15 PM ET
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Pitchers: Michael Wacha (4-1 3.09 ERA) vs Jake Arrieta (3-1 2.59 ERA)
Radio Station: 94 WIP, WSAN AM 1470 WTTM 1680; KMOXX 1120
TV Channel: NBCSP; FS-M

Stream: NBC Philadelphia

Philadelphia

  1. Cesar Hernandez, 2B
  2. Rhys Hoskins, LF
  3. Odubel Herrera, CF
  4. Carlos Santana, 1B
  5. Jorge Alfaro, C
  6. Nick Williams, RF
  7. Scott Kingery, 3B
  8. Pedro Florimon, SS
  9. Jake Arrieta, SP

Arrieta has a 2.27 ERA in 17 starts against the Cardinals with 107 strikeouts in 99 innings.

St. Louis

  1. Tommy Pham, CF
  2. Matt Carpenter, 3B
  3. Jose Martinez, 1B
  4. Marcell Ozuna, LF
  5. Jedd Gyorko, SS
  6. Dexter Fowler, RF
  7. Kolten Wong, 2B
  8. Francisco Pena, C
  9. Michael Wacha, SP

Wacha has allowed two runs or less in each of his last five starts with a 1.86 ERA during that span.

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Wacha has a 4.40 ERA in five starts against Philadelphia and failed to pitch past the fourth in his last appearance against them.