Ryan Howard and his red hot Philadelphia Phillies are set to travel to St. Louis to face the Cardinals. The Phillies and Cardinals both come in with identical 40-28 records. This should be a great series. Ryan Howard loves playing in St. Louis, where he was born, and raised! I am sure he will get another warm welcome when he steps to the plate tonight!

Here are the matchups for this series:

Friday: Kyle Kendrick 5-2, 4.87 v. Todd Wellemeyer 7-1, 2.92

Saturday: Adam Eaton 2-3, 4.62 v. Kyle Lohse 7-2, 3.92

Sunday: Brett Myers 3-8, 5.34 v. Mitchell Boggs 1-0, 3.86

The Cardinals, and Phillies have yet to see each other during the 2008 season. Ryan has pretty good numbers in his career against the Cardinals.

Howard against Cardinals in career:

• 16 games
• 64 at bats
• 21 hits
• .328 career average
• 13 runs
• 3 doubles
• 6 homeruns
• 17 rbi’s
• 14 walks
• 17 strikeouts

Ryan Howard’s career v. Todd Wellemeyer:

• 0-0, 1 walk

Ryan Howard’s career v. Kyle Lohse:

• 1-2, walk/strikeout

Ryan Howard has never face Mitchell Boggs in his career.

Should be a fun series in Missouri for Ryan and the Phillies! Good luck Ryan!