Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals 4/13/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The National are one of the worst teams in the league currently coming into this game 1-5 on the year after losing 5 straight games. Stephen Strasburg ( 0-0 0.00 ERA) will get the ball Tuesday on the road for Washington. Strasburg was fantastic in the 1st start of the year allowing 1 hit and no runs through 6 innings on the mound.

Washington has been atrocious on offense averaging 2.83 runs per game to rank 30th in the MLB. Ryan Zimmerman leads the Nationals with a .381 batting average, while Starlin Castro boasts a team high 4 RBI's.

The Cardinals are 5-4 on the year thus far after dropping the last 2 games played. Jack Flaherty (1-0 5.23 ERA) will get the ball Tuesday night at home. Flaherty has allowed 6 earned runs on 7 hits , while walking 6 in 10.1 innings pitched across 2 starts.

St. Louis has the 9th ranked offense in the league scoring 4.89 runs per game on 7.22 hits. Yadier Molina is the offensive motor for St. Louis with a .367 batting average, while Nolan Arenado leads the team in hits with 12. Dylan Carlson leads the Cards in homers with 3, while also boasting a team high 9 RBI's.