Washington Nationals vs St Louis Cardinals 4/12/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Washington Nationals (1-5) will collide with the St. Louis Cardinals (5-4) in the opening of the NL Inter-division battle at the Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 7:45 PM ET. Washington will try to bounce back after losing the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers by a sweep at 3-0 on Sunday. The Washington Nationals posted a 5-game losing streak after that sweep by the Dodgers. Trea Turner went 3 for 4 from the dish while Starlin Castro made two hits for the Nationals. Andrew Stevenson and Victor Robles each contributed a hit while none of their seven hits went for extra bases in the loss. Max Scherzer earned the loss for Washington falling to 0-1 after he gave up one run on three hits while striking five batters out in 6.0 innings pitched. The Washington Nationals started the season with a team batting average of 0.268. Ryan Zimmerman led his team with a 0.381 batting average.

Steven Strasburg will take the starting role for the Nationals in the opening game versus the Cardinals on Monday. Strasburg started the season pitching 6 scoreless innings while giving away just one hit and 2 bases on balls with 8 strikeouts. In his MLB career pitching against this St. Louis’ gang, Strasburg gave up a batting average of 0.235 with 2 home runs in 82 at-bats. The Nationals are 3-7 in their last 10 outings, 4-6 on the run line, and the OVER is 5-4-1.

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Washington Nationals vs St Louis Cardinals Predictions 4/12/2021

The St. Louis Cardinals will try to get back after a 3-9 loss to Milwaukee in the series finale on Sunday. The Cardinals lost the game after their starter Daniel Ponce de Leon was stunned for 7 runs on 6 hits in pitching for just 1.1 innings. Austin Dean went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs while Johan Oviedo chipped in one RBI to seal off the scoring for St. Louis. The team recorded 8 hits from the plate and was 2-8 with runners in scoring position. The St. Louis Cardinals started the season with a batting average of 0.219. Yadier Molina led the Cardinals with a 0.367 batting average while Dylan Carlson led his team with 3 homers and 9 RBIs.

The St. Louis Cardinals will be appointing the right-handed John Grant (3 S/O, 2.00 WHIP, 3.00 ERA, in 3.4 IP) to take the starting role versus the Nationals on Monday. Grant went scoreless in 4.0 innings pitched during his first start while giving away 4 hits with 4 strikeouts. In his major league career pitching against this Washington’s group, the righty thrower gave up a batting average of 0.240 with one homer in 32 at-bats. The Cardinals are 5-5 in their last 10 contests, 5-5 on the run line, and the OVER is 6-3-1.

Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB Pick for this contest is St. Louis -130. The Cardinals just learned their lesson after losing the series versus Milwaukee on Sunday. Washington ranked 23rd on the offense and 18th on defense while St. Louis ranked 10th on the offense and 20th on defense. The Cardinals really have some power in their bats and the team will bounce back at home on Monday. The prediction, the St. Louis Cardinals will win at 5-2.

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