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Philadelphia Phillies vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 12, 2026

Wednesday, August 12 · 2:15 PM ET
Last 10 games
+8+3+5-6+4-1-2+1+1-2
Game by game
-4+4+6-2+2+1-2+3-1+2
6-4
Last 10
6-4
+11
Net
+9
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
808 mi1,300 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Phillies visited the Cardinals on Wednesday, August 12 at 2:15 PM ET.

The total closed at 7.5, down from 8 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Phillies -164, Cardinals +145) prices the Phillies at 60% and the Cardinals at 40%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Philadelphia Phillies 1, St. Louis Cardinals 7

St. Louis Cardinals won by 6.

  • Against the closing spread (St. Louis Cardinals +1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 7.5: Over.
  • St. Louis Cardinals closed at +145 on the moneyline (a 40% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenCardinals +1.5 (-125)
Phillies -1.5 (+105)
CloseCardinals +1.5 (-125)
Phillies -1.5 (+105)
Totaldown 0.5
Open8 (o -118 / u -103)
Close7.5 (o -117 / u -104)
Moneyline
OpenPhillies -160 60%
Cardinals +140 40%
ClosePhillies -164 60%
Cardinals +145 40%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 20 times since 2023: the Phillies won 12 and the Cardinals 8.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 11, 2026Phillies 0, Cardinals 2
Cardinals won


Aug 10, 2026Phillies 6, Cardinals 5
Phillies won


May 14, 2025Cardinals 14, Phillies 7
Cardinals won


May 14, 2025Cardinals 1, Phillies 2
Phillies won


May 12, 2025Cardinals 3, Phillies 2
Cardinals won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Philadelphia Phillies

St. Louis Cardinals

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