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The St. Louis Cardinals (79-55) will aim to keep a four-game win streak going when they host the Washington Nationals (47-87) on Monday at 4:15 PM ET. The Cardinals are favored (-259) over the Nationals (+212). Jack Flaherty starts for St. Louis, and Anibal Sanchez is Washington’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Monday, September 5, 2022
- Game Time: 4:15 PM ET
- Location: St. Louis, Missouri
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | -259 | 8 |
Cardinals Stats & Trends
Cardinals Batting
- The Cardinals are sixth-best in MLB action with 170 total home runs.
- The Cardinals’ .258 batting average is sixth-best in MLB.
- The Cardinals are second in baseball with a .330 on-base percentage.
- The Cardinals strike out 7.7 times per game to rank sixth in the league.
- The Cardinals average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (86 total in home outings).
- The Cardinals are slugging .435 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game at home.
- At home this season the club averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .257.
Cardinals Key Batters
- Paul Goldschmidt has 158 hits and an OBP of .417 to go with a slugging percentage of .617. All three of those stats are best among St. Louis hitters this season.
- Among qualifying batters in MLB, Goldschmidt’s batting average ranks first, his on-base percentage ranks first, and he is second in slugging.
- Goldschmidt has hit safely in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with a double, a home run, five walks and two RBI.
- Nolan Arenado has 36 doubles, a triple, 28 home runs and 43 walks while hitting .303.
- Arenado is 10th in batting average, 20th in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging in MLB.
- Tommy Edman has 130 hits this season and has a slash line of .262/.322/.409.
- Edman takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is batting .375 with five doubles, a triple, four home runs and eight RBI.
- Dylan Carlson has eight home runs, 39 RBI and a batting average of .241 this season.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals have hit just 114 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Nationals’ .249 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Nationals have shown patience at the plate this season with the third-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.4) among MLB offenses.
- In 65 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 49 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
- They are slugging .375 in 65 road games this season.
- In 65 road games this season, they have a batting average of .255 while averaging 8.7 base hits per contest.
Nationals Key Batters
- Nelson Cruz has 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 47 walks while batting .235.
- Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Cruz is 115th in batting average, 97th in on-base percentage and 132nd in slugging percentage.
- Cesar Hernandez’s .316 slugging percentage paces his team.
- Hernandez’s batting average ranks 93rd among all qualified players, his on-base percentage is 108th, and he is 138th in slugging.
- Keibert Ruiz is hitting .250 with 22 doubles, six home runs and 28 walks.
- Lane Thomas paces his team with 96 hits.
Cardinals vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Flaherty | Sánchez | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GS | 9 |
| 0-0 | W-L | 1-5 |
| – | ERA | 5.05 |
| 0 | IP | 46.1 |
| 0 | BB | 21 |
| 0 | SO | 32 |
