Nationals vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some prime Daily Fantasy action as the Washington Nationals, trying to claw their way up from the depths of the National League, storm into Busch Stadium for a showdown with the St. Louis Cardinals tonight at 08:15PM EST. With the Nationals sitting 17 games back and the Cardinals eyeing the top with just a 5.5-game gap, this matchup is more than just a game—it’s a battle for redemption and ranking. The stakes are high with the over/under tantalizingly set at 8.0, and odds favoring the home team at -159. Both teams are licking their wounds from recent defeats and with the weather playing nice—partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze—it’s the perfect setting for these teams to heat things up. So, as the Nationals try to ‘capitol-ize’ and the Cardinals look to fly higher, tonight’s game promises to be a showdown where only the strongest will take flight.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: July 26, 2024 08:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly Cloudy with winds from the WNW at 11.4 mph. Temperature is at 80.3° with 80% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+133	-159	8.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+141	-170	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+8	-11	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

119W-171L

41.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

157W-131L

58.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/05/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+5.0
07/05/24	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+5.0
07/06/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+12.0
07/06/24	Washington Nationals WAS	14	Over	+12.0
07/07/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+3.0
07/07/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+3.0
07/08/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Under	-2.0
07/08/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Under	-2.0
06/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+6.0
06/19/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+6.0
06/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+4.0
06/20/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+4.0
06/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-5.0
06/21/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-5.0
07/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+4.0
07/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+4.0
07/15/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+7.0
07/15/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+7.0
07/16/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Over	+4.0
07/16/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+4.0

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

MacKenzie Gore

ERA 4.47 | IP 100.7 | 6.0W-8.0L | KO 118.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-20-24	vsCIN	4-5W	2.0	2	3	2	Over
07-11-24	@NYM	0-7L	4.7	3	4	4	Under
07-06-24	vsSTL	6-14W	3.3	6	5	5	Over
07-01-24	vsNYM	9-7L	5.7	5	1	8	Over
06-25-24	@SD	7-9L	5.0	5	5	1	Over
06-20-24	vsARI	5-2L	5.0	10	4	7	Under
06-14-24	vsMIA	1-8W	7.0	5	1	10	Over
06-08-24	vsATL	3-7W	5.0	6	2	7	Over
06-03-24	vsNYM	8-7L	4.3	7	6	2	Over
05-29-24	@ATL	7-2W	5.3	6	2	10	Over

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.544 | IP 106.7 | 10.0W-6.0L | KO 131.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Under
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over
06-23-24	vsSF	3-5W	7.0	1	1	8	Over
06-17-24	@MIA	7-6W	7.7	5	2	4	Over
06-12-24	vsPIT	2-4W	7.0	4	1	9	Under
06-06-24	vsCOL	3-2L	4.7	2	3	5	Under
06-01-24	@PHI	1-6L	5.0	5	4	10	Under
05-26-24	vsCHC	3-4W	5.0	1	0	8	Under

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/27	@ SD	0-3L	0	0	Under
07/26	@ SD	3-12L	6	1	Over
07/25	@ SD	0-4L	5	0	Under
07/23	@ CIN	5-2W	9	1	Under
07/22	@ CIN	5-4W	9	1	Over
07/21	@ CIN	7-5W	7	2	Over
07/15	vs MIL	6-5W	12	2	Over
07/14	vs MIL	5-2W	12	1	Under
07/13	vs NYM	0-7L	6	0	Under
07/12	vs NYM	2-6L	5	0	Over
07/11	vs NYM	5-7L	6	2	Over
07/10	@ STL	0-6L	8	0	Under
07/09	@ STL	3-8L	11	0	Over
07/08	@ STL	14-6W	15	3	Over
07/07	@ STL	6-7L	14	1	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
07/26	vs PIT	0-5L	6	0	Under
07/25	vs PIT	2-1W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs PIT	1-2L	7	1	Under
07/23	vs ATL	6-2W	9	4	Over
07/22	vs ATL	9-5W	14	2	Over
07/22	vs ATL	2-3L	9	1	Under
07/15	@ CHC	5-4W	11	2	Over
07/15	@ CHC	11-3W	13	1	Over
07/14	@ CHC	1-5L	6	0	Under
07/12	@ KC	5-8L	10	1	Over
07/12	@ KC	4-6L	6	3	Over
07/10	vs WAS	6-0W	11	2	Under
07/09	vs WAS	8-3W	13	1	Over
07/08	vs WAS	6-14L	11	0	Over
07/07	vs WAS	7-6W	14	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 CJ Abrams	8.7	11.4	0.260	0.464	0.373	0.836	0.340	0.040
#2 Lane Thomas	6.5	8.4	0.246	0.398	0.363	0.761	0.310	0.028
#3 Jesse Winker	7.4	9.8	0.262	0.430	0.456	0.885	0.350	0.036
#4 Juan Yepez	6.7	8.7	0.333	0.579	0.421	1.000	0.404	0.035
#5 James Wood	6.4	8.5	0.208	0.306	0.306	0.611	0.255	0.028
#6 Keibert Ruiz	6.3	8.2	0.222	0.337	0.272	0.609	0.256	0.027
#7 Luis Garcia Jr.	6.4	8.2	0.275	0.438	0.319	0.756	0.313	0.034
#8 Trey Lipscomb	4.2	5.3	0.220	0.258	0.302	0.560	0.236	0.006
#9 Jacob Young	4.5	5.7	0.250	0.310	0.345	0.655	0.273	0.004

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	8.3	10.5	0.284	0.409	0.363	0.772	0.316	0.015
#2 Alec Burleson	8.0	10.4	0.287	0.476	0.340	0.817	0.336	0.050
#3 Willson Contreras	8.7	11.5	0.271	0.503	0.477	0.980	0.382	0.055
#4 Nolan Arenado	8.3	10.7	0.258	0.380	0.346	0.726	0.299	0.028
#5 Paul Goldschmidt	8.6	11.2	0.229	0.375	0.314	0.689	0.285	0.036
#6 Brendan Donovan	7.7	10.1	0.258	0.394	0.362	0.755	0.310	0.024
#7 Dylan Carlson	6.5	8.6	0.207	0.250	0.328	0.578	0.243	0.000
#8 Lars Nootbaar	6.9	8.9	0.242	0.414	0.376	0.790	0.319	0.038
#9 Pedro Pages	5.4	7.1	0.219	0.323	0.312	0.635	0.263	0.021