The Washington Nationals (49-56) will visit the St. Louis Cardinals (53-51), Sunday at 2:15 PM ET, with the Cardinals on a three-game losing streak.
The Cardinals are favored (-152 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Nationals (+127). The St. Louis Cardinals will give the start to Miles Mikolas (8-8, 5.02 ERA), who is looking for win No. 9 on the season, and the Nationals will counter with DJ Herz (1-4, 4.95 ERA).
Jake Irvin (5.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 5 K) earned a win in the Nationals’ 14-3 victory over the Cardinals yesterday. James Wood led the way offensively, going 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI. Kyle Gibson (5.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 0 K) took the loss for the Cardinals.
Get ready for the Cardinals vs. Nationals with what you need to know about Sunday’s Game, including viewing options.
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Cardinals (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
- Underdog: Nationals (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
- Over/under: 8.5
Cardinals vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, July 28, 2024
- Game Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Cardinals stats and trends
Cardinals betting records
- This season, the Cardinals have been favored 54 times and won 28, or 51.9%, of those games.
- St. Louis has entered 17 games this season favored by -152 or more and is 7-10 in those contests.
- The Cardinals have a 60.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of its 103 games with a total this season.
- The Cardinals have an ATS record of 52-50-0 in 102 games with a spread this season.
Miles Mikolas (Cardinals probable starter)
- Mikolas (8-8 with a 5.02 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Cardinals, his 22nd of the season.
- His most recent time out was on Sunday against the Atlanta Braves, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- In 21 games this season, the 35-year-old has an ERA of 5.02, with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .274 against him.
- Mikolas is looking to record his 13th quality start of the season in this outing.
- Mikolas is seeking his fifth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 innings per appearance on the mound.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- He will face a Nationals team that is batting .239 as a unit (17th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .370 (26th in MLB) with 86 total home runs (30th in MLB).
- Mikolas has pitched 6 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on six hits, while striking out three against the Nationals this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 35-year-old ranks 66th in ERA (5.02), 42nd in WHIP (1.225), and 69th in K/9 (6.1).
Cardinals batting stats
- The Cardinals rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 107 home runs.
- Hitters for St. Louis have combined for a team rank of 20th in the majors with a .387 team slugging percentage.
- The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .245 team batting average.
- St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 429 (4.1 per game).
- The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- St. Louis ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.4 whiffs per contest.
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
- The Nationals have won in 39, or 45.3%, of the 86 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Washington has a win-loss record of 23-32 when favored by +127 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 44.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Contests with Washington has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 52 of 105 chances this season.
- The Nationals have an against the spread record of 58-46-0 in 104 games with a line this season.
DJ Herz (Nationals probable starter)
- Herz (1-4) takes the mound first for the Nationals in his ninth start of the season. He’s put together a 4.95 ERA in 36 1/3 innings pitched, with 45 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Tuesday, the left-hander tossed five innings against the San Diego Padres, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
- In eight games this season, the 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.95, with 11.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .270 against him.
- Herz has registered one quality start this year.
- Herz has put up three starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.
- He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Cardinals offense that ranks 24th in the league with 429 total runs scored while batting .245 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .387 slugging percentage (20th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 107 home runs (20th in the league).
- Head-to-head against the Cardinals this season, Herz has pitched 4 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on five hits while striking out four.
Nationals batting stats
- The Nationals have hit 86 home runs this season, the lowest total in MLB play.
- So far this season, Washington’s .370 slugging percentage is the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Nationals have the 17th-ranked batting average in the majors (.239).
- The offense for Washington is the No. 19 offense in the majors, scoring 4.3 runs per game (447 total runs).
- The Nationals are 18th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .309.
