The St. Louis Cardinals will play the second game of their series against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cardinals dropped game one and will look to bounce back with Matthew Liberatore taking the mound to face off against Kyle Gibson for the Phillies. Liberatore is 2-1 this season with a 4.00 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP in 18 innings. This will be just the fifth start of his career. On the other side, Gibson will be making his 16th start of the season. He is 4-3 this season with a 4.48 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP in 80.1 innings. The Phillies are 9-6 in his starts this year. The Phillies are Phillies are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. National League Central and 11-3 in their last 14 vs. a team with a winning record. The Cardinals are 2-5 in their last 7 road games vs. a right-handed starter. The Phillies bats should be able to attack a rookie pitcher making his fifth career start. In Liberatore's starts away from home, he has gone 8 innings and has a 9.00 ERA and 2.25 WHIP. The Phillies' offense is in the top 10 in hitting against left-handers. Gibson should control the Card's bats enough for the Phillies to come away with a win.

Play on Philadelphia. This is a 7* play.