St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals 9/5/22 MLB Picks, Predictions, Odds
Washington Nationals (47-87) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (79-55)
September 5, 2022 4:15 pm EDT
The Line: St. Louis Cardinals -235 / Washington Nationals +212; Over/Under: +8.5
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The Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals meet in MLB action from Busch Stadium on Monday.
The Washington Nationals will look to build on back-to-back 7-1 wins over New York Mets last time out. Cesar Hernandez has 122 hits with 26 doubles while Maikel Franco also has 85 hits and 15 doubles of his own. Keibert Ruiz also has 22 doubles and Nelson Cruz has 64 RBIs as well this season. Lane Thomas also has 15 home runs and 44 RBIs while Yadiel Hernandez has 41 RBIs as well this season. Anibal Sanchez will start this one and is 1-5 with a 5.05 ERA and 32 strikeouts this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to keep the momentum going after their 2-0 win over the Cubs to pull off the sweep. Nolan Arenado has 28 home runs along with 89 RBIs, 36 doubles, 143 hits and a .303 batting average while Tommy Edman has a .262 batting average and 130 hits with 4 triples, 13 home runs and 51 RBIs. Dylan Carlson has 24 doubles, Paul Goldschmidt has a team-high 158 hits, 35 doubles and a. 331 batting average with 34 home runs and 107 RBIs while Tyler O’Neill has 56 RBIs as well up to this point in the year. Jack Flaherty will start here and is 0-0 with a 5.63 ERA and 6 strikeouts this season.
Washington is 18-39 in their last 57 games overall and 5-11 in their last 16 road games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 road games against a team with a right-handed starter. St. Louis is 25-7 in their last 32 games overall and 6-2 in their last 8 games against the NL East while the over is 5-0-1 in their last 6 home games.
I get the case to be made for a big underdog like Washington, but I still struggle with the fact that this is one of the worst teams in baseball and while some teams relish the chance to play spoiler, Washington just doesn’t have the horses to compete. St. Louis is pushing on and have one hand on the NL Central title and I think that this is another spot where the Cardinals just take it to a lowly Nationals team so give me St. Louis -1.5 here.
