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Washington Nationals (37-54, fifth in the NL
East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (49-43, third in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (3-8, 3.11 ERA,
1.21 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Cardinals: Andre Pallante (5-4, 4.10
ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -117, Nationals -102;
over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals look to break a four-game
losing streak with a victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
St. Louis has a 27-17 record at home and a 49-43 record overall.
The Cardinals are 33-11 in games when they out-hit their
opponents.
Washington has gone 19-26 in road games and 37-54 overall. The
Nationals are 17-41 in games when they have given up a home run.
Wednesday's game is the fifth meeting between these teams this
season. The Cardinals are up 4-0 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with 12 home
runs while slugging .379. Brendan Donovan is 9 for 35 with three
home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
James Wood has 19 doubles and 23 home runs while hitting .287
for the Nationals. Josh Bell is 13 for 33 with three doubles and
a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .235 batting average, 4.76 ERA,
outscored by 13 runs
Nationals: 4-6, .294 batting average, 6.70 ERA, outscored by 17
runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (shoulder),
Jordan Walker: 10-Day IL (appendicitis), Ivan Herrera: 10-Day IL
(hamstring), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Keibert Ruiz:
7-Day IL (concussion), Derek Law: 60-Day IL (forearm), Dylan
Crews: 10-Day IL (back), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), DJ
Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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