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St. Louis Cardinals vs Philadelphia Phillies Final — August 22, 2026

Saturday, August 22 · 6:06 PM ET
Last 10 games
+6-3+4+7+1-1+3-1+1-1
Game by game
+1-2-6+6+8+2+1+2+3+1
6-4
Last 10
8-2
+16
Net
+16
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 Cardinals visited the Phillies on Saturday, August 22 at 6:06 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Cardinals +141, Phillies -162) prices the Cardinals at 40% and the Phillies at 60%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 12

Philadelphia Phillies won by 9.

  • Against the closing spread (Philadelphia Phillies -1.5): Philadelphia Phillies covered.
  • Combined score 15 vs the closing total of 9: Over.
  • Philadelphia Phillies closed at -162 on the moneyline (a 60% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPhillies -1.5 (+140)
Cardinals +1.5 (-170)
ClosePhillies -1.5 (+130)
Cardinals +1.5 (-157)
Totalup 0.5
Open8.5 (o -121 / u -102)
Close9 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenCardinals +112 45%
Phillies -132 55%
CloseCardinals +141 40%
Phillies -162 60%

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 22 times since 2023: the Cardinals won 9 and the Phillies 13.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 21, 2026Cardinals 6, Phillies 7
Phillies won


Aug 12, 2026Phillies 1, Cardinals 7
Cardinals won


Aug 11, 2026Phillies 0, Cardinals 2
Cardinals won


Aug 10, 2026Phillies 6, Cardinals 5
Phillies won


May 14, 2025Cardinals 14, Phillies 7
Cardinals won


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

Teams

St. Louis Cardinals

Philadelphia Phillies

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