The Phillies maintain pulling away within the NL wild-card race. And yesterday, they did not even play.
Philadelphia controls the highest wild card within the Nationwide League, and it benefitted from losses by the Diamondbacks, Reds and Marlins, all of whom are within the hunt for a postseason spot, on Thursday.
The remainder of the season, the Phillies face just one workforce remaining with a successful file: that may be the juggernaut Braves. Earlier than Atlanta? That will be a three-game collection towards the Cardinals, beginning on Friday with Aaron Nola taking up Zack Thompson.
MORE: Watch ‘Friday Night Baseball’ tonight on Apple TV+ (free trial)
Nola is wrapping up his remaining 12 months on his present contract earlier than hitting free company within the offseason, and it has been a disappointing 12 months for a pitcher who thrice has completed within the prime 10 in Cy Younger voting. Nola is at the moment working to a 4.64 ERA, the second-worst of his profession (4.78 in 2016), and 185 to 44 walks in 176.1 innings of labor. He pitched a gem in his lone begin towards St. Louis, nonetheless, permitting only one hit and one stroll throughout seven shutout innings with 9 strikeouts on Aug. 27.
In a down 12 months for the Cardinals, St. Louis has had the prospect to see some youthful arms tackle bigger roles. A kind of younger gamers is Zack Thompson, the workforce’s 2019 first-round choose. Thompson has made six begins in 22 appearances, notching a 4.06 ERA in 51 innings with 59 strikeouts up to now in 2023. The 25-year-old southpaw has not confronted the Phillies.
Here is every thing it’s good to know to observe the Phillies tackle the Cardinals on Friday.
What channel is Phillies vs. Cardinals on tonight?
- Reside stream: Apple TV+
Friday night time’s sport between the Phillies and Cardinals will likely be broadcast on Apple TV+, the unique house of “Friday Night time Baseball” for the 2023 MLB season.
What time is Phillies vs. Cardinals tonight?
- First pitch: 8:15 p.m. ET
Phillies vs. Cardinals is about to start out at 8:15 p.m. ET from Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Apple TV+ may have pregame protection all through the day with curated articles for every workforce and MLB. Followers can watch the “Countdown to First Pitch” pregame present quarter-hour previous to the beginning of the sport.
Apple TV+ will broadcast one other sport on Friday night time: Rays vs. Orioles, which will likely be at 7:05 p.m. ET.
Learn how to reside stream Phillies vs. Cardinals
- Reside stream: Apple TV+
Phillies vs. Cardinals will likely be obtainable completely via Apple TV+, however there are nonetheless other ways to stream the sport. Apple TV+ is accessible to stream in your telephone, pill, pc and good TV, in addition to streaming gadgets similar to Apple TV, Roku and Amazon Hearth TV stick.
How a lot does Apple TV+ value?
The service begins at $6.99 a month within the U.S. Yearly subscriptions start at $69. In Canada, a month-to-month subscription is $8.99 CAD.
Final season, the service was free for these attempting to observe “Friday Night time Baseball,” however that’s now not an choice. Apple does offer a seven-day free trial for brand new sign-ups, however you will have a subscription to observe MLB’s “Friday Night time Baseball” video games past that.
The service can also be house to the hit present “Ted Lasso,” amongst different unique collection. It additionally operates MLS Season Go, which permits followers to observe each MLS sport with out blackout restrictions, for a further payment.
Apple TV+ ‘Friday Night time Baseball’ 2023 schedule
| Date | Recreation | Time (ET) |
| Friday, Sept. 15 | Tampa Bay Rays vs. Baltimore Orioles | 7 p.m. |
| Friday, Sept. 15 | Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals | 8 p.m. |
| Friday, Sept. 22 | New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies | 7 p.m. |
| Friday, Sept. 22 | San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 p.m. |