In this article, we will formulate a Cardinals vs Nationals Prediction for this MLB matchup on Wednesday, April 8th in the third game of this series. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.
Washington Nationals Preview
The Washington Nationals have a 4-7 record this season and are sitting in the fifth place of the NL East. They have a 1-4 home record and are coming off a 6-7 home loss against the Cardinals. Their previous three games were a 9-6 home win against the Cardinals, a 6-8 and a 5-10 home loss against the Dodgers.
The Nationals have a .276 batting average this season, .351 OBP and .453 Slugging percentage. Washington’s pitching staff has a 6.06 ERA and 1.65 WHIP. Brady House is the team’s best hitter with a .317 batting average. CJ Abrams leads the team in RBI with 14, also adding a team-high 4 home runs.
Miles Mikolas (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Nationals, and he has a 0-2 record, 14.46 ERA and 2.25 WHIP.
St. Louis Cardinals Preview
The St. Louis Cardinals have a 6-5 record this season and are sitting in the fourth place of the NL Central. They have a 2-3 away record and are coming off a 7-6 road win against the Nationals. Their previous three games were a 6-9 road loss against the Nationals, a 5-3 road win, and a 6-11 road loss against the Tigers.
The Cardinals have a .225 batting average this season, .318 OBP and .364 Slugging percentage. St. Louis’ pitching staff has a 5.31 ERA and 1.61 WHIP. Jordan Walker is the team’s best hitter with a .300 batting average, also leading the team in RBI with 11 and adding a team-high 4 home runs.
Michael McGreevy (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Cardinals, and he has a 0-1 record, 2.53 ERA and 0.84 WHIP.
St. Louis Cardinals @ Washington Nationals Betting Trends: April 8, 2026
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Miles Mikolas Record this season: 0-2 ERA: 14.46
- Home Record: 0-1
- Last 5 against Cardinals: 0-0
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last nine Wednesday games as favorites.
- The Nationals have won each of their last six games as underdogs against NL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 14 games as favorites against National League opponents following a win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last six games against NL Central opponents following a loss.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 3 innings in seven of their last eight games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Cardinals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven road games against National League opponents.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Michael McGreevy Record this season: 0-1 ERA: 2.53
- Road Record: 0-1
- Last 5 against Nationals: –
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Nationals have lost each of their last 11 Wednesday day games against teams that held a winning record.
- The Cardinals have won six of their last seven road games against the Nationals.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight games following an extra innings loss.
- The road team has covered the run line in eight of the Nationals’ last nine games.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in nine of their last 10 day games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Nationals’ last six games have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Cardinals’ last six road games against NL East opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Cardinals and Nationals.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in five of the Cardinals’ last six road games against NL East opponents.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in four of the Nationals’ last five games as underdogs.
- Miles Mikolas has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances in day games against NL teams that held a winning record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in each of the Nationals’ last eight games.
- Nasim Nunez ranks T1st in the league in Steals (7) this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts
- Ramon Urias has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against NL East opponents.
- Jordan Walker ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (4) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Nationals rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (6.06).
- The Nationals rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (23).
- The Cardinals rank 29th in the league for strikeouts this season (72).
- The Cardinals rank T29th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.278).
Cardinals vs Nationals Prediction
The Cardinals are 7-2 in their last 9 meetings against the Nationals and are 4-1 in their last 5 visits in Washington.
In this Cardinals vs Nationals Prediction, the Cardinals are coming as -125 road favorites. The Nationals have been struggling mightily lately, having just one win in their last seven games and they have allowed 6+ runs in their last six games. Mikolas has looked terrible in his two starts this season with 15 earned runs and the Nationals also have the 28th bullen in baseball to follow him, so I just have to look at the Cardinals in this one to take care of business on the road in a nice price.