The Washington Nationals are taking on the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS. The series officially gets going at 8:08 p.m. ET and the game is going to be televised on TBS.
Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals Odds
The right-handed Anibal Sanchez will get the nod for Washington. Sanchez is 11-8 with a 3.85 ERA and 134 strikeouts. He’s 0-1 with seven strikeouts and a 5.40 ERA against St. Louis this year.
The Cardinals are turning to Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16 ERA). Mikolas has 144 strikeouts and 32 walks, along with a 1.22 WHIP. Mikolas is 1-1 with eight strikeouts and a 3.00 ERA across two starts against Washington this year.
Fueled by a team slash line of .221/.312/.358, Washington has produced 4.2 runs per game through six postseason games. St. Louis is hitting .251/.318/.423 and the team has put up 5.2 runs in this year’s playoffs.
The Cardinals bullpen has registered an ERA of 4.30 and a WHIP of 1.50 this postseason, while Nationals relievers have performed noticeably worse with a 6.63 ERA and 1.58 WHIP.
Anthony Rendon has sparked Washington’s hitters and is slashing .320/.412/.600 with 35 home runs, 131 RBIs and 123 runs scored.
Paul Goldschmidt has helped lead the Cardinals’ offense this season with 36 home runs, 99 RBIs and 102 runs scored.
The Cardinals are coming off of a 13-1 win against the Braves, while the Nationals just got a 7-3 victory over the Dodgers.
Nationals vs. Cardinals MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Cardinals, ATS Winner – Nationals, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- Washington has tallied 13 extra-base hits over its last five outings. St. Louis has 21 XBH over its last five.
- The Nationals have hit 12 home runs in their last 10 games. The Cardinals have hit 13 over their last 10.
- The Nationals have a total OPS of .794 this season and an OPS of .783 when facing right-handed pitchers. The Cardinals’ OPS stands at .739 overall and .735 versus righties.
- Washington has recorded 23.1 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.0 over its last five.
