Philadelphia at St. Louis

What's up with the Cards? They have lost six straight and face their second straight series sweep tonight against losing teams. I think they do lose again here. Jason Marquis is a shell of his old self this year. He's got a 5.67 ERA (6.02 at home) and over his last three starts he's allowed 18 runs in just 16.7 innings. He's also just 6-16 during August lifetime. The Cards are allowing over 6 runs per game during their losing streak. Over that same span, Philly is scoring 8.0 runs per game thanks in part to Chase Utley. He kept his hitting streak alive yesterday pushing it to 34 games, during which he's hitting .401. The Phillies are now 19-8 vs. teams at 54%+ in late season play over hte past three seasons. Cole Hamels goes for Philadelphia. He's got average overall stats but he strikes out a lot of batters (5.8 per game). Not good for St. Louis as they are 1-12 on the season vs. starting pitchers that strike out 5 or more batters per start! Philly for the sweep.