Kyle Schwarber leads the Philadelphia Phillies into a contest with the St. Louis Cardinals after homering twice in a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays. It begins at 7:45 p.m. ET on Monday. Andrew Painter (1-8, 6.48 ERA) will start for the Phillies, who are 63-56 this season and second in the NL East. Hunter Dobbins (2-2, 3.60 ERA) is starting for the Cardinals, who are 59-59 and third in the NL Central.

How to watch Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Phillies vs. Cardinals odds

• Favorite Moneyline: Phillies -120
• Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals +100
• Total: 9
• Total Over Odds: -110
• Total Under Odds: -110

Injury reports

Phillies

Rafael Marchan: 10 Day IL (Knee), Johan Rojas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brad Keller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Lat), Tanner Banks: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Derek Hill: day-to-day (Shoulder), Aaron Nola: day-to-day (Knee)

Cardinals

Ramón Urías: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)

Stats to know

• Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper has hit 25 home runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. He has also tallied 71 RBIs (16th in MLB) and has scored 72 runs. In 505 plate appearances, he has recorded a .255 BA, .368 OBP and .501 SLG with a 15.4% walk rate and a 21.2% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording seven steals on 12 attempts.
• In 493 plate appearances, Luis Arraez has hit five long balls, tallied 48 RBIs and scored 56 runs. He is batting .320/.355/.441 and has posted a 4.7% strikeout rate and a 5.3% walk rate. Arraez has recorded 10 steals on 10 attempts.
• St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .283/.349/.478 this season with 19 home runs, 78 RBIs (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .826. He has a 16.1% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate in 496 plate appearances, and he has scored 63 total runs.
• In 488 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has posted a 24.4% strikeout rate and a 7.6% walk rate while slashing .285/.342/.492 with 23 home runs, 83 RBIs (4th in MLB) and 69 runs scored. He has stolen 14 bases on 19 attempts.

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Chelsea are close to finalising a deal for 16-year-old LA Galaxy midfielder Vicente Garcia.

Sources briefed on discussions, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, said a deal was in place for Garcia to join Chelsea when he turns 18 in the summer of 2028, with the fee expected to be worth in the region of $3million (£2.25m) plus add-ons.

Chelsea’s move for Garcia comes after The Athletic reported in July that the Premier League club had agreed a deal to buy U.S. youth international Benji Flowers, 15, from FC Dallas when he turns 18. Dallas will receive an initial fee of around $3m, while performance-based add-ons could take the deal to around $10m.

Garcia signed his first professional contract with the Galaxy as a homegrown player in January 2025. Aged 14 years and 198 days, he became the fifth youngest player in MLS history to sign a professional deal. The midfielder will officially join the Galaxy on an MLS contract at the start of 2027.

At the beginning of August, Garcia was called up to the Galaxy first-team squad for an MLS fixture for the first time, and he was an unused substitute in the 0-0 draw with FC Dallas.

He has represented the United States and Mexico up to under-15 level, and was selected for a U.S. Under-17 camp in June.

Garcia has featured 16 times for Ventura County FC, the Galaxy’s MLS Next Pro affiliate (reserve) team, this season, providing three goals and four assists.

The global under-21 market is one Chelsea have been particularly active in in recent seasons. The club agreed to sign 15-year-old Ecuadorian attacker Kendry Paez in the summer of 2023 on a pre-arranged deal to join when he turned 18. U.S. defender Caleb Wiley  and international team-mate Gaga Slonina have also moved to the west London club in recent seasons.