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St. Louis Cardinals (19-19, third in the NL
Central) vs. Washington Nationals (17-21, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Friday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Erick Fedde (2-3, 4.78 ERA, 1.46
WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Nationals: Mitchell Parker (3-2, 3.48 ERA,
1.21 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nationals -115, Cardinals -104;
over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals start a three-game series
at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
Washington has a 17-21 record overall and a 10-9 record in home
games. The Nationals have an 8-5 record in games decided by one
run.
St. Louis has gone 4-13 in road games and 19-19 overall. The
Cardinals have the seventh-best team on-base percentage in the
majors at .334.
The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: James Wood has 10 doubles and 10 home runs for
the Nationals. C.J. Abrams is 14 for 39 with three doubles, a
triple and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Lars Nootbaar has eight doubles and five home runs for the
Cardinals. Masyn Winn is 11 for 35 with six doubles and two home
runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .254 batting average, 7.53 ERA,
outscored by 24 runs
Cardinals: 7-3, .245 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored
opponents by nine runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Paul DeJong: 10-Day IL (face), Orlando
Ribalta: 15-Day IL (biceps), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (forearm),
Cade Cavalli: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow),
Andres Chaparro: 10-Day IL (oblique), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL
(elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (back), Ivan Herrera:
10-Day IL (foot), Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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