Washington Nationals at St. Louis Cardinals 9/7/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Washington Nationals will continue their road trip on Wednesday night in St. Louis Missouri for game two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals. Washington comes into Wednesday as the worst team in the National League 39 games under .500 despite riding a 3 game win streak following a 6-0 win over the Cardinals in game one of this series. Anibal Sanchez got the victory for Washington after giving up no runs on two hits across 5 innings of work. The Washington bullpen came on to close the game allowing no runs on one hit over the final four innings. 

Offensively Washington hit the ball well with 14 hits in 39 at bats as a team including 4-14 with runners in scoring position. Lane Thomas led the way for the Washington offense with one hit in three at bats to drive in three runs, while four other nationals drove in one run each.

The St. Louis Cardinals come into Wednesday chasing a playoff spot 23 games over .500 following their loss to Washington in game one of this series. Jack Flaherty took the loss giving up one run on six hits across 5 innings of work. The Cardinals bullpen was abysmal as well allowing five more runs on eight hits over the final four innings of the game.

Paul Goldschmidt is the offensive leader for St. Louis as he is the top contender to take home the NL MVP. Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with a .328 batting average to go along with a team high 34 home runs in 107 RBIs. Nolan Arenado has been a big factor in the Cardinals lineup this season with a .301 batting average and 28 home runs on the year.