Nationals at Cardinals 9/17/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Washington Nationals play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Busch Stadium Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves on Sunday 7-0. Anibal Sanchez defeated this former team again and Howie Kendrick belted a home run and knocked in three runs as the Nationals avoided being swept by the Braves.

St. Louis lost its second straight on Sunday after falling to the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6. The Cardinals lead in the National League Central has been cut to two games over second place Chicago and three over third place Milwaukee. St. Louis led entering the ninth inning on Sunday but gave up a grand slam that put Milwaukee ahead and could not answer in their half of the inning.

Anthony Rendon is leading the Nationals with a .332 batting average, in hits with 168, and in RBIs with 118. Juan Soto leads in home runs with 34. The Nationals are averaging .264 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .246. On Tuesday, the Nationals will send Patrick Corbin to the mound. The lefthander is 12-7 with an ERA of 3.20, 213 Ks and 60 BBs.

Kolten Wong is leading the Cardinals with a .287 batting average. Paul Goldschmidt is the leader in home runs with 31, RBIs with 89 and hits with 142. The Cardinals are averaging .248 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .238. On Tuesday, the Cardinals will send Miles Mikolas to the mound. The right-hander is 9-13 with an ERA of 4.28, 136 Ks and 30 BBs.