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St. Louis Cardinals (20-19, second in the NL
Central) vs. Washington Nationals (17-22, fourth in the NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Andre Pallante (2-2, 4.75 ERA,
1.53 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Nationals: Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.86
ERA, 1.61 WHIP, 30 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinals -114, Nationals -105;
over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals aim to stop their
three-game skid when they play the St. Louis Cardinals.
Washington is 10-10 at home and 17-22 overall. The Nationals
have the ninth-ranked team batting average in the NL at .241.
St. Louis has a 5-13 record on the road and a 20-19 record
overall. Cardinals hitters have a collective .337 on-base
percentage, the third-ranked percentage in the NL.
Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this
season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nathaniel Lowe has seven doubles and six home
runs for the Nationals. Luis Garcia is 6 for 33 with a double
and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Willson Contreras leads the Cardinals with five home runs while
slugging .399. Masyn Winn is 10 for 36 with two home runs and
six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .242 batting average, 6.50 ERA,
outscored by 20 runs
Cardinals: 8-2, .259 batting average, 2.93 ERA, outscored
opponents by 21 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: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
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