St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction 5/9/25 MLB Picks

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The Washington Nationals are 17-21 on the year and play the Braves, Orioles, and Braves next. The Washington Nationals are batting .242 on the season, have a .314 OBP, and a .386 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals' pitching staff has a 5.37 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 41 hits and 23 RBI, while Nathaniel Lowe and Keibert Ruiz have combined for 72 hits and 42 RBI.

Mitchell Parker gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 3-2 with a 3.48 ERA and 21 strikeouts this season. This will be Parker’s second career game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Why the Washington Nationals will win

• The Nationals have won eight of their last nine night games at Nationals Park following a home loss.
• The Cardinals have lost six of their last seven road games against NL East opponents.
• The Nationals have covered the run line in 13 of their last 14 night games following a home loss.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six road games following a win.

Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win

• The Cardinals have won five of their last six games as underdogs against National League opponents.
• The Nationals have lost five of their last seven games as home favorites against NL Central opponents.
• The Cardinals have covered the run line in each of their last five games.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as home favorites against NL Central opponents following a loss.
• The Cardinals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as road underdogs.
• The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three home games against National League opponents.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Josh Bell has hit a home run in three of his last four Friday night appearances with the Nationals as favorites.
• Josh Bell has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four appearances with the Nationals as home favorites against NL opponents.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded an RBI in four of his last five appearances with the Nationals as home favorites against NL opponents.
• Josh Bell has recorded a Single in each of his last seven appearances with the Nationals as home favorites.
• Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances with the Nationals as favorites.
• Amed Rosario has scored at least one run in each of his last five home appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Dylan Crews ranks T10th in the league in Steals (9) this season.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

• Willson Contreras has hit a home run in five of his last eight appearances against the Nationals.
• Masyn Winn has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five road appearances after not playing the previous day.
• Masyn Winn has scored at least one run in each of his last eight Friday night appearances against NL teams that held a losing record.
• Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one Single in each of his last eight road appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Erick Fedde has recorded four or more strikeouts in four of his last five road appearances against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
• Brendan Donovan has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances against NL opponents that held a losing record.
• Brendan Donovan ranks 6th amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.331) this season.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Nationals Prediction

The Nationals' pitching staff has been getting killed these last few weeks, and while Parker has been solid overall this season, he’s allowed 11 hits and 11 earned runs in his last nine innings. Fedde has been hittable all season, where he has a 4.78 ERA and 1.46 WHIP, but he’s pitching for a Cardinals lineup that’s produced five straight wins. The Cardinals are on fire this week, and they’re 10-5 overall since April 22. I’m not sure why we’re getting a slightly cheaper price with the Cardinals, but I’m not asking any questions. Give me the Cardinals on Friday night.