St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction 7-16-23 MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals and St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Nationals have won 6 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Lane Thomas leads the Nationals with 109 hits and 50 RBI, while Joey Meneses and Luis Garcia have combined for 184 hits and 86 RBI. Josiah Gray gets the ball, and he is 6-7 with a 3.41 ERA and 92 strikeouts this season. Gray is 0-2 with a 9.45 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 18 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Cardinals have split their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 97 hits and 46 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan have combined for 173 hits and 92 RBI. Jack Flaherty gets the ball, and he is 6-5 with a 4.27 ERA and 89 strikeouts this season. Flaherty is 3-1 with a 3.62 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.

Randy’s Pick

The St. Louis Cardinals should be favored at home for obvious reasons, but they’ve underachieved all year, and I’m not excited to get behind them in the big favorite role. Also, the Nationals’ offense has picked up lately, and Josiah Gray was an all star pitcher this season. It’s not often you get more than 1.5 times your money with one of the better pitchers in baseball this season. Give me the Nats.