By: Matt Rappa, managing editor 
ST. LOUIS — Coming off of back-to-back series sweeps — amid a six-game winning streak — the Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) will look for continued success as they hit the road to face right-hander Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals (12-13) Monday evening in the first of a four-game set at Busch Stadium.
The Phillies will play their next 10 games on the road in a span of 11 days. After St. Louis, they will play three games in Miami and Atlanta each before returning to Citizens Bank Park on May 13 to kick-off a nine-game homestand.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) | St. Louis Cardinals (12-13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Jeremy Hellickson | RHP | Adam Wainwright | ||
| (2-1, 3.81 ERA) | (1-3, 7.16 ERA) | ||||
Jeremy Hellickson — Age: 29;
- Last Start: April 27, 2016, at WSN: W, 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 8 SO
- Career vs. STL: (1-0), 1 GS, 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 SO, 2 HR, 3.68 ERA
Hellickson's only career start against the Cardinals came on July 3, 2011, at Tropicana Field. He averaged 3.24 pitches per batter faced, inducing eight ground balls and 18 fly balls.
The right-hander is coming off of his best start of the season, yielding just two hits and three walks in seven shutout innings against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
Adam Wainwright — Age: 34;
- Last Start: April 27, 2016, at ARI: W, 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, BB, 5 SO, 2 HR
- Career vs. PHI: (5-2), 12 G, 10 GS, 70.0 IP, 66 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 16 BB, 48 SO, 2 HR, 2.57 ERA
Wainwright is having an uncharacteristic start to the season thus far through five appearances, allowing 22 earned runs over 27 2/3 innings pitched.
The 11-year veteran has surrendered 15 extra-base hits against 126 total batters faced and has struck out more than three batters just once, his most recent appearance on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (15-10) | St. Louis Cardinals (12-13) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 1 | 3B | Matt Carpenter | L |
| 2 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 2 | CF | Stephen Piscotty | R |
| 3 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 3 | LF | Matt Holliday | R |
| 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L | 4 | RF | Brandon Moss | L |
| 5 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R | 5 | C | Yadier Molina | R |
| 6 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S | 6 | 1B | Matt Adams | L |
| 7 | LF | David Lough | L | 7 | SS | Aledmys Diaz | R |
| 8 | P | Jeremy Hellickson | R | 8 | 2B | Kolten Wong | L |
| 9 | RF | Peter Bourjos | R | 9 | P | Adam Wainwright | R |
Broadcast Information:
- First pitch: 8:15 p.m.
- TV: CSN
- Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
Standings
Game Notes:
- While the Cardinals have lost four consecutive games, the Phillies have won nine of their last 10, averaging 4.5 runs scored and three runs allowed per contest.
- Active members of the Phillies are batting .322/.391/.407 all-time against Wainwright with five doubles, seven walks and seven runs-batted-in in 69 plate appearances. In 22 plate appearances against Hellickson, however, active Cardinals are batting just .200/.182/.350 with one home run, three runs-batted-in and no walks.
- The Phillies have lost five of their last six games against the Cardinals, having been outscored 49-24 and outhit 75-55.
Phillies & Cardinals play tonight. Phillies (15-10) have a better record than Cards (12-13). Last time that happened: Game 5, 2011 NLDS
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) May 2, 2016
What's Next:
- Tuesday, May 3, 2016: at St. Louis Cardinals, 8:15 p.m.
- Busch Stadium
- RHP Aaron Nola (1-2, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP Michael Wacha (2-1, 3.07 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
