St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Final — August 21, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 Cardinals visited the Phillies on Friday, August 21 at 6:41 PM ET.
The total closed 8, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals +226, Phillies -272) prices the Cardinals at 30% and the Phillies at 70%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Philadelphia Phillies 7
Philadelphia Phillies won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Philadelphia Phillies -1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
- Combined score 13 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- Philadelphia Phillies closed at -272 on the moneyline (a 70% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Cardinals +1.5 (-125)
Cardinals +1.5 (+102)
Phillies -215 66%
Phillies -272 70%
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 21 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 9 and the Phillies 12.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Phillies 1, Cardinals 7 Cardinals won | ||
| Aug 11, 2026 | Phillies 0, Cardinals 2 Cardinals won | ||
| Aug 10, 2026 | Phillies 6, Cardinals 5 Phillies won | ||
| May 14, 2025 | Cardinals 14, Phillies 7 Cardinals won | ||
| May 14, 2025 | Cardinals 1, Phillies 2 Phillies won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals team stats
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Sep 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (Sep 25)
Philadelphia Phillies
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