St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | July 31

Tommy Edman has 99 hits this season, and will try to notch his 100th when the St. Louis Cardinals (53-48) square off against the Washington Nationals (35-67) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Cardinals are favored (-119) over the Nationals (+101). St. Louis has Andre Pallante starting, and Washington will send out Josiah Gray.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Nationals

• Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
• Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
• Location: Washington D.C.
• Stadium: Nationals Park

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 111 total home runs .
• The Cardinals have the eighth-best batting average in the majors (.252).
• The Cardinals rank sixth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .321.
• The Cardinals strike out 7.9 times per game, the eighth-fewest average in baseball.
• The Cardinals average 1.1 homers per road game this season (56 total on the road).
• The Cardinals are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 away from home.
• The club is batting .249 with 453 hits (8.7 per game) on the road this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with 120 hits and an OBP of .414, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .611.
• Among qualified hitters, Goldschmidt ranks second in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is third in slugging.
• Goldschmidt will look for his seventh straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last 10 games he is batting .317 with five home runs, three walks and 13 RBI.
• Nolan Arenado has 24 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .293.
• Arenado is 26th in batting average, 27th in on-base percentage and 12th in slugging in MLB.
• Edman is batting .254 with a .367 slugging percentage and 35 RBI this year.
• Dylan Carlson is batting .254 with a .323 OBP and 30 RBI for St. Louis this season.

Nationals Stats & Trends

Nationals Batting

• The Nationals rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 79 home runs as a team.
• The Nationals rank 11th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
• The Nationals have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.315).
• The Nationals rank second in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.2 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 0.9 home runs per game in their 53 home contests this season.
• In 53 home games this season, they’re slugging .370 with 132 hits going for extra bases.
• In 53 home games this season, they have a batting average of .238 while averaging 7.8 base hits per contest.

Nationals Key Batters

• Juan Soto has racked up a team-best .400 on-base percentage.
• Including all the qualifying players in the big leagues, Soto’s batting average ranks 109th, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 34th in slugging.
• Soto hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a triple, five walks and two RBI.
• Josh Bell has collected 113 hits while slugging .501. Both are team-highs.
• Including all qualified players, Bell is 12th in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 19th in slugging percentage.
• Nelson Cruz has 15 doubles, eight home runs and 39 walks while batting .231.
• Cesar Hernandez has 22 doubles, two triples and 32 walks while batting .244.

Cardinals vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers