The St Louis Cardinals open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Washington Nationals. St Louis is 52-47 following a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Albert Pujols belted a three-run home run and had two other hits, helping to lead St Louis to the victory. The Cardinals are second in the National League Central, three games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers discover who else is leading their division and should win with our baseball predictions.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt is batting .335 to lead St Louis and has team highs in home runs with 24, RBIs with 77, hits with 118 and on-base percentage of .417.' Third baseman Nolan Arenado has 18 home runs and 59 RBIs which are both second to Goldschmidt. On Friday, the St Louis Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 7-8 with a 2.87 ERA, 96 Ks and' 25 BBs.
Washington is 34-66 following its 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Nationals. However, Washington has lost 12 of the last 16. The Nationals are last in the National League East, 28 games behind the first-place New York Mets.
First baseman Josh Bell is batting .302 to lead Washington and has team highs in RBIs with 53 and hits with 109. Right fielder Juan Soto is the leader in home runs with 20 and on-base percentage at .400. On Friday, the Washington Nationals will send Anibal Sanchez to the mound. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA, 9 Ks and 4 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends
- St.Louis is 2-8 in its last 10 versus Washington
- The UNDER has cashed in 13 of the Cardinals last 19
- Washington is 5-15 in its last 20
- The UNDER has cashed in 11 of the Nationals last 16 versus St. Louis
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Washington Nationals +170