Nationals at Cardinals 10/12/19 - MLB Betting Picks & Odds
New York Yankees vs. St. Louis Cardinals
MLB: 4:08 PM EST
Oct. 12, 2019
TV: TBS
Latest Odds : WAS -140 O/U 7
The Washington Nationals visit Busch Stadium to play Game 2 of the best of seven National League Championship Series on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The two play Game 1 on Friday. The Nationals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 in the fifth and final game of the NL Division Series on Wednesday. Howie Kendricks’s 10th inning grand slam was the difference.
St. Louis beat the Atlanta Braves 13-1 on Monday in the fifth and final game of their NLDS. St. Louis scored 10 runs in the first inning and never looked back in the rout. The 10 runs for St. Louis was the most productive inning in the history of major league baseball postseason. Five batters for the Cardinals batted twice in the first inning. Jack Flaherty earned the win.
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During the postseason, Anthony Rendon is leading the Nationals with a .350 batting average and in hits with seven. Juan Soto is leading in home run with two and RBIs with six. As a team, the Nationals are averaging .221 at the plate. On Saturday, Washington will send Max Scherzer to the mound. This postseason, the right-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.77, 16 Ks and 6 BBs in two starts and one relief appearance,
During the postseason, Paul Goldschmidt is leading the Cardinals with a batting average of .429, in hits with nine and home runs with two. Marcell Ozuna is leading in RBIs with five. As a team, the Cardinals are averaging .251 at the plate. On Saturday, the Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright to the mound. This postseason, the right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 0.00, 8 Ks and 2 BBs in one start.
Recent Betting Trends:
Washington is 11-2 in its last 13 versus an opponent with a winning record
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the Nationals last 5 versus an opponent with a winning record
St. Louis is 16 in its last 22 at home versus a right-handed starter
The OVER has cashed in 4 of the Cardinals last 5 at home
Free Betting Pick: UNDER 7
Take the UNDER in this matchup. The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the last 6 meetings between the two and in 3 (3-0-2) of the last 5 between the two played in St. Louis. In addition, the UNDER has cashed in 4 of Scherzer’s last 5 starts versus St. Louis and in 3 (3-1-1) of Wainwright’s last 5 starts versus Washington. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win, but our best play is UNDER 5-3