Saturday's game between the Washington Nationals (41-47) and St. Louis Cardinals (46-41) squaring off at Nationals Park has a projected final score of 5-4 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of the Nationals, so it should be a tight matchup. The game will begin at 4:05 PM ET on July 6.

The probable starters are MacKenzie Gore (6-7) for the Nationals and Lance Lynn (4-3) for the Cardinals.

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Nationals vs. Cardinals Game Info & Odds

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Nationals vs. Cardinals Score Prediction

  • Our prediction for this contest is Nationals 5, Cardinals 4.

Total Prediction for Nationals vs. Cardinals

  • Total Prediction: Under 9 runs

Nationals Performance Insights

  • Over the past 10 games, the Nationals have been favored just once and lost that contest.
  • When it comes to hitting the over, Washington and its opponents are 6-3-1 in its last 10 games with a total.
  • This season, the Nationals have been favored 15 times and won eight, or 53.3%, of those games.
  • This season Washington has won five of its eight games when favored by at least -125 on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 55.6% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
  • Washington has scored 364 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 20th in MLB.
  • The Nationals have a 3.99 team ERA that ranks 15th across all league pitching staffs.

Cardinals Performance Insights

  • The Cardinals have played as the underdog in four of their past 10 games and have gone 2-2 in those contests.
  • In its last 10 games with an over/under, St. Louis and its opponents have combined to eclipse the total six times.
  • The Cardinals have been victorious in 20, or 47.6%, of the 42 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • St. Louis has a mark of 8-18 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +105 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Cardinals have an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
  • Averaging four runs per game (349 total), St. Louis is the 25th-highest scoring team in baseball.
  • Cardinals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.86 ERA this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.

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Nationals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
July 1 Mets L 9-7 MacKenzie Gore vs David Peterson
July 2 Mets L 7-2 DJ Herz vs Sean Manaea
July 3 Mets W 7-5 Mitchell Parker vs Christian Scott
July 4 Mets W 1-0 Jake Irvin vs José Quintana
July 5 Cardinals L 7-6 Patrick Corbin vs Sonny Gray
July 6 Cardinals - MacKenzie Gore vs Lance Lynn
July 7 Cardinals - DJ Herz vs Kyle Gibson
July 8 Cardinals - Mitchell Parker vs Miles Mikolas
July 9 @ Mets - Jake Irvin vs José Quintana
July 10 @ Mets - Patrick Corbin vs Luis Severino
July 11 @ Mets - MacKenzie Gore vs David Peterson

Cardinals Schedule

Date Opponent Score Pitching Matchup
June 30 Reds W 2-0 Lance Lynn vs Hunter Greene
July 2 @ Pirates W 7-4 Kyle Gibson vs Mitch Keller
July 3 @ Pirates L 5-4 Miles Mikolas vs Jared Jones
July 4 @ Pirates W 3-2 Andre Pallante vs Martín Pérez
July 5 @ Nationals W 7-6 Sonny Gray vs Patrick Corbin
July 6 @ Nationals - Lance Lynn vs MacKenzie Gore
July 7 @ Nationals - Kyle Gibson vs DJ Herz
July 8 @ Nationals - Miles Mikolas vs Mitchell Parker
July 9 Royals - Andre Pallante vs Michael Wacha
July 10 Royals - Sonny Gray vs Alec Marsh
July 12 Cubs - Lance Lynn vs Kyle Hendricks

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