{"id":78317,"date":"2023-07-16T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/07\/16\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-july-16\/"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:00:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T18:00:31","slug":"st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-july-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/07\/16\/st-louis-cardinals-vs-washington-nationals-mlb-betting-preview-july-16\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals MLB Betting Preview | July 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid809221\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The St. Louis Cardinals (39-53) and the Washington Nationals (37-55) play on Sunday at 2:15 PM ET with the series tied 1-1. The Cardinals are favored (-190) to win the rubber match against the Nationals (+160). Jack Flaherty starts for St. Louis while Washington will counter with Josiah Gray.<\/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> Sunday, July 16, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 2:15 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> St. Louis, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Busch Stadium<\/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>-190<\/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> BSMW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cardinals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Cardinals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cardinals are seventh-best in MLB play with 126 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis has the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.255).<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals are eighth in baseball with a .329 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis strikes out 8.4 times per game to rank 12th in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Cardinals average 1.4 homers per game when playing at home this season (61 total in home contests).<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis is slugging .442 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game in home contests.<\/li>\n<li>The club averages 9.2 hits per game and is batting .268 at home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cardinals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Nolan Arenado leads St. Louis with 96 hits, batting .283 this season with 39 extra-base hits. He has an on-base percentage of .332 and a slugging percentage of .522.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters in MLB, he ranks 24th in batting average, 72nd in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Paul Goldschmidt is slashing .283\/.368\/.471 this season and leads the Cardinals with an OPS of .839.<\/li>\n<li>He ranks 24th in batting average, 19th in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging among qualifying hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Brendan Donovan leads St. Louis in OBP (.368) this season, fueled by 80 hits.<\/li>\n<li>Donovan brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .217 with a triple, a home run and six RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Nolan Gorman has been key for St. Louis with 65 hits, an OBP of .313 plus a slugging percentage of .456.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nationals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Nationals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Nationals rank 28th in Major League Baseball with just 80 home runs as a team.<\/li>\n<li>Washington ranks fifth in MLB with a .261 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Nationals have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.317).<\/li>\n<li>Washington is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 650 as a team.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 1 home runs per game in their 45 road contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Washington is slugging .398 in 45 road games this season.<\/li>\n<li>In away games this season, they&#8217;re batting .257 with nine base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Nationals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lane Thomas has racked up an on-base percentage of .346, a slugging percentage of .493, and has 109 hits, all club-bests for the Nationals (while batting .300).<\/li>\n<li>He is 11th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and 25th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.<\/li>\n<li>Thomas brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .227 with a double, a walk and two RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Jeimer Candelario is batting .260 with 27 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 30 walks. 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