Nationals meet the Cardinals with 1-0 series lead
Washington Nationals (48-56, fourth in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (53-50, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (7-8, 3.44 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Cardinals: Kyle Gibson (7-3, 3.99 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 102 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -169, Nationals +142; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals face the St. Louis Cardinals leading the series 1-0.
St. Louis has a 26-23 record at home and a 53-50 record overall. Cardinals hitters are batting a collective .245, which ranks eighth in the NL.
Washington has a 25-29 record in road games and a 48-56 record overall. The Nationals have gone 34-13 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams match up Saturday for the sixth time this season. The Cardinals lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson leads the Cardinals with a .288 batting average, and has 14 doubles, 18 home runs, 15 walks and 60 RBI. Masyn Winn is 13-for-44 with two home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.
Luis Garcia has 18 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 48 RBI for the Nationals. Juan Yepez is 16-for-38 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 5-5, .266 batting average, 4.14 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Nationals: 6-4, .239 batting average, 5.20 ERA, outscored by nine runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Steven Matz: 60-Day IL (back), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Nick Robertson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley O’Brien: 60-Day IL (forearm), Tommy Edman: 60-Day IL (wrist), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Nationals: Jordan Weems: 15-Day IL (shin), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Gallo: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Trevor Williams: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mason Thompson: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.