Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction 6-21-23 MLB Picks

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

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 25 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Cardinals have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 82 hits and 38 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan have combined for 139 hits and 71 RBI. Miles Mikolas gets the ball, and he is 4-4 with a 4.36 ERA and 63 strikeouts this season. Mikolas is 3-2 with a 4.36 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the Nationals.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 10 games. The Nationals have lost 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with 82 hits and 35 RBI, while Lane Thomas and Luis Garcia have combined for 150 hits and 68 RBI. Trevor Williams gets the ball, and he is 3-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 54 strikeouts this season. Williams is 4-6 with a 5.35 ERA and 73 strikeouts in his career against the Cardinals.

Trends

The Cardinals are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 5-11 in their last 16 overall. The Nationals are 27-62 in their last 89 home games and 2-12 in their last 14 overall. The under is 10-3-1 in Cardinals last 14 road games. The under is 14-6 in Nationals last 20 Wednesday games.

Randy’s Pick

The Washington Nationals are in one of these funks where they can’t finish games, and they’re not winning even when the offense shows up. The St. Louis Cardinals are enjoying probably their best stretch of the season, and games like this are spots where they can chip away in the standings. Miles Mikolas is the more talented pitcher over Trevor Williams. Give me the Cards and the OK price.