Cardinals vs Nationals Game Breakdown

Get ready for some fiery action as the St. Louis Cardinals swoop into Nationals Park, ready to claw back from yesterday’s ruffle against the Washington Nationals. With the Cards just a few games shy of the top in the National League and the Nats trying to shake off the underdog dust, today’s 01:35 PM EST showdown is more than just a game—it’s a quest for redemption and conference climbing. The stakes are high with the betting lines buzzing—Cardinals at -125 and an over/under that’s tempting the boldest at 9.5. As the sun beams down on a partly cloudy D.C., with a gentle northern breeze nudging the temperatures to a sizzling 93 degrees, both teams are fired up after yesterday’s explosive scoreline. So, as the Cardinals try to nest a win and the Nationals aim to capitalize, let’s see which team can truly go the distance and ‘fly’ past the competition!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 07, 2024 01:35PM EST

Location: Nationals Park, Washington

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the N at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 93.0° with 34% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	WAS ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	9.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-114	-106	9.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+11	-211	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

138W-144L

53.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

112W-169L

46.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/05/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+3.5
07/05/24	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+3.5
07/06/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+10.5
07/06/24	Washington Nationals WAS	14	Over	+10.5
06/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+4.5
06/19/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+4.5
06/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+2.5
06/20/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+2.5
06/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-6.5
06/21/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-6.5
07/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+2.5
07/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+2.5
07/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+5.5
07/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+5.5
07/16/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Over	+2.5
07/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+2.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Kyle Gibson

ERA 3.885 | IP 92.7 | 6.0W-3.0L | KO 85.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-02-24	@PIT	7-4W	5.0	5	4	8	Over
06-26-24	vsATL	6-2L	4.0	4	4	4	Under
06-14-24	@CHC	3-0W	7.0	2	0	6	Under
06-08-24	vsCOL	6-5L	6.0	8	3	7	Over
06-03-24	@HOU	4-7L	5.7	5	3	8	Over
05-28-24	@CIN	7-1W	6.0	2	1	6	Under
05-22-24	vsBAL	4-5W	4.0	5	3	3	Push
05-17-24	vsBOS	6-10W	6.0	8	5	3	Over
05-11-24	@MIL	3-5L	5.0	3	2	7	Under
05-06-24	vsNYM	4-3L	6.0	7	3	4	Under

DJ Herz

ERA 4.667 | IP 27.0 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 37.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-02-24	vsNYM	7-2L	5.7	5	1	10	Push
06-26-24	@SD	5-8L	3.3	6	4	1	Over
06-21-24	@COL	11-5W	3.7	7	4	5	Over
06-15-24	vsMIA	0-4W	6.0	1	0	13	Under
06-09-24	vsATL	5-8W	4.3	4	2	5	Over
06-04-24	vsNYM	6-3L	4.0	7	4	3	Push

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/08	vs WAS	6-14L	11	0	Over
07/07	vs WAS	7-6W	14	1	Over
07/06	vs PIT	3-2W	10	0	Under
07/05	vs PIT	4-5L	8	1	Push
07/04	vs PIT	7-4W	13	2	Over
07/02	@ CIN	2-0W	7	0	Under
07/01	@ CIN	4-9L	8	1	Over
06/30	@ CIN	1-0W	4	0	Under
06/29	@ CIN	4-11L	7	1	Over
06/28	@ ATL	4-1W	8	0	Under
06/28	@ ATL	2-6L	4	0	Under
06/26	@ ATL	4-3W	11	0	Under
06/25	@ SF	5-3W	11	0	Under
06/24	@ SF	9-4W	13	4	Over
06/22	@ SF	6-5W	7	1	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/08	@ STL	14-6W	15	3	Over
07/07	@ STL	6-7L	14	1	Over
07/06	@ NYM	1-0W	5	1	Under
07/05	@ NYM	7-5W	9	2	Over
07/04	@ NYM	2-7L	6	0	Push
07/03	@ NYM	7-9L	11	0	Over
07/02	vs TB	0-5L	3	0	Under
07/01	vs TB	7-1W	13	1	Under
06/30	vs TB	1-3L	5	0	Under
06/28	vs SD	5-8L	5	0	Over
06/27	vs SD	7-9L	9	1	Over
06/26	vs SD	6-7L	11	1	Over
06/25	vs COL	2-1W	4	0	Under
06/24	vs COL	7-8L	11	2	Over
06/23	vs COL	11-5W	19	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	9.0	11.4	0.291	0.415	0.370	0.785	0.321	0.014
#2 Alec Burleson	7.4	9.6	0.277	0.453	0.337	0.789	0.325	0.046
#3 Willson Contreras	9.0	12.0	0.267	0.513	0.487	1.000	0.388	0.053
#4 Paul Goldschmidt	9.5	12.4	0.226	0.359	0.321	0.679	0.281	0.032
#5 Nolan Arenado	8.1	10.4	0.261	0.373	0.347	0.720	0.297	0.022
#6 Brendan Donovan	6.4	8.4	0.265	0.404	0.377	0.781	0.319	0.025
#7 Nolan Gorman	6.8	9.1	0.202	0.418	0.309	0.727	0.298	0.060
#8 Dylan Carlson	6.8	9.0	0.198	0.245	0.311	0.557	0.235	0.000
#9 Pedro Pages	5.2	7.0	0.197	0.329	0.289	0.618	0.257	0.026

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	9.9	12.9	0.280	0.506	0.391	0.898	0.362	0.043
#2 Lane Thomas	8.5	11.1	0.242	0.408	0.338	0.746	0.306	0.033
#3 James Wood	6.7	8.9	0.304	0.478	0.478	0.957	0.375	0.043
#4 Jesse Winker	8.1	10.8	0.267	0.432	0.462	0.894	0.353	0.037
#5 Luis Garcia Jr.	7.7	9.8	0.277	0.436	0.323	0.759	0.314	0.035
#6 Juan Yepez	7.2	9.0	0.375	0.500	0.625	1.125	0.423	0.000
#7 Trey Lipscomb	5.8	7.4	0.236	0.268	0.341	0.610	0.255	0.008
#8 Riley Adams	6.3	8.0	0.235	0.370	0.346	0.716	0.295	0.025
#9 Jacob Young	5.0	6.4	0.261	0.327	0.351	0.678	0.282	0.004