7:45 pm
April 13

Nationals @ Cardinals

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Nationals (2-5)

@ St. Louis Cardinals (5-5)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Strasburg (WSH): 0-0; 0.00 ERA

Flaherty (STL) 1-0; 5.23 ERA

 

Current odds:

Washington Nationals: (+101)

St. Louis Cardinals: (-111)

 

• The Nationals on Monday saw the 2021 debuts of three position players who had been sidelined during the team’s COVID-19 outbreak. First baseman Josh Bell, infielder Josh Harrison and outfielder Kyle Schwarber were reinstated from the injured list and paid immediate dividends, helping the Nationals snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.

• Washington’s Stephen Strasburg (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will face fellow right-hander Jack Flaherty (1-0, 5.23) on Tuesday in the second contest of the three-game set in St. Louis. The pair faced off in Game 3 of the 2019 National League Championship Series, which Strasburg and the Nationals won en route to a four-game sweep of the set. After being shut out in three of their four previous games, the Nationals busted out for 12 hits on Monday. Schwarber was 2-for-5 with an RBI double, Bell had a single, walked twice and scored twice, and Harrison went 1-for-4.

• Flaherty threw 101 pitches in his last start, allowing one hit over six scoreless innings for a victory against the Miami Marlins. He struck out six and worked around four walks. He allowed the first three Marlins to reach base, but catcher Molina picked a runner off and then guided Flaherty along.

• Strasburg was limited to five innings in 2020 before a right wrist injury and eventual carpal tunnel surgery ended his season. He made his 2021 debut on Wednesday against the Braves, permitting one hit and striking out eight over six shutout innings. Strasburg owns a 3-2 record with a 2.50 ERA in eight career starts versus the Cardinals. Nolan Arenado is 5-for-18 (.278) with two homers versus Strasburg, while Molina is 3-for-11 (.273), Paul Goldschmidt is 6-for-23 (.261) and Carpenter is 4-for-18 (.222).

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Washington Nationals
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