Nationals vs Cardinals Picks and Prediction – 7/27/2024

The Washington Nationals will be returning to Busch Stadium on Saturday, where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals. For more content get the rest of our free MLB picks here!

The Nationals stand with a 47-56 record which places them 4th in the NL East. After losing their last game against the Padres, the Nationals lost their last series 3-0 against San Diego.

Jake Irvin will be Washington's starting pitcher on Saturday, this season he is 7-8 and has a 3.44 ERA with the Nationals. The Nationals are ringing in 4.1 runs per game, while batting .237 at the plate. The Nationals bullpen has been average early on, with a 4.09 ERA ranked 19th in baseball. CJ Abrams has collected 98 hits and 15 home runs through his first 377 at bats.

The St. Louis Cardinals stand with a 53-49 record which places them 2nd in the NL Central. Martín Pérez pitched six scoreless innings, Rowdy Tellez homered into the Allegheny River and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat St. Louis 5-0 on Wednesday to take two of three games from the Cardinals.

Kyle Gibson will be St. Louis’s starting pitcher on Saturday, this season he is 7-3 and has a 3.99 ERA with St. Louis. The Cardinals are ringing in 4.1 runs per game, while batting .245 at the plate. The Cardinals bullpen have been good early on, with a 3.40 ERA ranked 4th in baseball. Brendan Donovan has collected 101 hits and 48 runs batted in through his first 379 at bats.