{"id":77868,"date":"2023-06-21T09:42:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T09:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/06\/21\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-june-21\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T09:42:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T09:42:52","slug":"st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-june-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/06\/21\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-june-21\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | June 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809203\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals (31-43) match up against the Washington Nationals (27-45) a game after Dylan Carlson hit a pair of home runs in a 9-3 win over the Nationals. The Cardinals are favored (-168) in this matchup with the Nationals (+143), which begins at 4:05 PM ET on Wednesday. St. Louis&#8217; Miles Mikolas gets the start against Washington&#8217;s Trevor Williams.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Cardinals vs. Nationals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, June 21, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 4:05 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Washington D.C.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Nationals Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Cardinals vs Nationals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Cardinals<\/td>\n<td>-168<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Cardinals vs. the Nationals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> MASN<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cardinals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cardinals average 1.4 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 105 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis is 15th in MLB with a .250 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals are 12th in baseball with a .325 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis strikes out 8.3 times per game, the No. 13 average in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals have hit 57 homers away from home this season (1.4 per game).<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis has a .416 slugging percentage and is averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game on the road.<\/li>\n<li>The club averages 8.1 hits per game and is batting .238 away from home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cardinals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Goldschmidt leads St. Louis with 82 hits and an OBP of .382, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .500. He&#8217;s batting .291.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters in MLB, he is 19th in batting average, 16th in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Goldschmidt hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with a double, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Nolan Arenado has 10 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 20 walks. He&#8217;s batting .271 and slugging .482 with an on-base percentage of .318.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualified hitters, he ranks 53rd in batting average, 103rd in on-base percentage and 40th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Tommy Edman has collected 56 base hits, an OBP of .310 and a slugging percentage of .410 this season.<\/li>\n<li>Edman has logged a hit or more in two straight games. 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In his last 10 outings he is hitting .372 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and five RBI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nationals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Nationals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nationals rank 29th in Major League Baseball with just 54 home runs as a team.<\/li>\n<li>Washington has a team batting average of .261 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Nationals have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Washington is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 501 as a team.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 0.6 home runs per game in their 38 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Washington has a team slugging percentage of .389 in home games this season with 102 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>In home games this season, they&#8217;re batting .265 with 8.8 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nationals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lane Thomas has an on-base percentage of .340 and has 81 hits, both team-best numbers for the Nationals. He&#8217;s batting .290 and slugging .491.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified hitters in the majors, he ranks 22nd in batting average, 63rd in on-base percentage and 30th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas hopes to build on an eight-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .350 with seven doubles, a triple, two home runs, a walk and eight RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Luis Garcia has nine doubles, three triples, five home runs and 14 walks while hitting .280. He&#8217;s slugging .398 with an on-base percentage of .311.<\/li>\n<li>He is currently 33rd in batting average, 115th in on-base percentage and 110th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters.<\/li>\n<li>Jeimer Candelario has 21 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 24 walks while batting .256.<\/li>\n<li>Joey Meneses paces his team with a .385 slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Miles Mikolas (STL)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Trevor Williams (WSH)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4 &#8211; 4<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">86.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.36<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.362<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.414<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.5<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.9<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Cardinals vs. Nationals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardinals: Ryan Helsley: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Tyler O&#8217;Neill: 60 Day IL (Back), Packy Naughton: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Wilking Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<li>Nationals: Israel Pineda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Stephen Strasburg: 60 Day IL (Ribs\/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Victor Arano: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Cardinals and Nationals (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The St. Louis Cardinals (31-43) match up against the Washington Nationals (27-45) a game after Dylan Carlson hit a pair of home runs in a 9-3 win over the Nationals. 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