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Rogers' 10* Sunday Night SHOWDOWN >>> SICK 100-57-3 MLB Run!
(MLB) Washington vs. St. Louis,
Total: 7.50 | 100.00 Over
Result: Loss
Total: 7.50 | 100.00 Over
Result: Loss
The set-up: The Cardinals went 3-8 from June 13 through June 24, clinching the team's first sub-.500 month since June of 2016! However, the Cards beat the Pirates 8-4 on June 25 and capped a 5-1 run to end June with Friday night's 8-1 home win over the Nationals. St. Louis ended June 13-16 and the 139 runs they Cardfs have surrendered represented the team's highest one month total since May 2012. However, all the Cards have done so far this weekend is silence the National League's most proficient offense. The Washington Nationals average 5.53 RPG, although following Friday's 8-1 loss, the Nats were again silenced on Saturday by the Cards' Michael Wacha who had a season-high nine strikeouts over six innings of a 2-1 St. Louis win. The Cardinals now seek their fifth straight victory and a three-game sweep of the NL's best road team Sunday night on ESPN . The Nats are 25-17 away from home and despite scoring just two runs in the first two contests of this series, are averaging 5.45 RPG on the road.
The pitching matchup: Max Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Nats and will face the Cards' Carlos Martinez (6-6 & 2.88 ERA). Scherzer allowed only one run and two hits while fanning six over six innings in a 6-1 win over the Cubs last Tuesday. He's the major-league leader in strikeouts (151) and WHIP (0.78). He has given up only six ERs on 22 hits over his last seven starts spanning 54 innings (1.00 ERA). Scherzer struck out 10 in six innings during a loss to St. Louis on April 12, falling to 1-4 with a 3.14 ERA in seven career starts versus the Cardinals (teams are 3-4). Martinez is in his third full season as a starter (won 14 and 16 games the last two years) and logged a fourth consecutive quality start this past Tuesday at Arizona. He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while fanning 10 in six innings but did not factor in the decision (he left with a 5-2 lead but the D'backs won 6-5). Martinez has completed at least six innings in 12 consecutive starts and had registered at least 10 strikeouts four times this season. Martinez's only start in five appearances versus Washington was a head-to-head battle against Scherzer in May 2016 and resulted in a loss after he permitted four runs despite striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings.
The pick: Martinez has allowed a miserly .171 average to right-handed hitters, second in the league. Who is best? Scherzer leads the league at .125. With these two starters, the Under is a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Max Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) takes the mound for the Nats and will face the Cards' Carlos Martinez (6-6 & 2.88 ERA). Scherzer allowed only one run and two hits while fanning six over six innings in a 6-1 win over the Cubs last Tuesday. He's the major-league leader in strikeouts (151) and WHIP (0.78). He has given up only six ERs on 22 hits over his last seven starts spanning 54 innings (1.00 ERA). Scherzer struck out 10 in six innings during a loss to St. Louis on April 12, falling to 1-4 with a 3.14 ERA in seven career starts versus the Cardinals (teams are 3-4). Martinez is in his third full season as a starter (won 14 and 16 games the last two years) and logged a fourth consecutive quality start this past Tuesday at Arizona. He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while fanning 10 in six innings but did not factor in the decision (he left with a 5-2 lead but the D'backs won 6-5). Martinez has completed at least six innings in 12 consecutive starts and had registered at least 10 strikeouts four times this season. Martinez's only start in five appearances versus Washington was a head-to-head battle against Scherzer in May 2016 and resulted in a loss after he permitted four runs despite striking out eight in 6 2/3 innings.
The pick: Martinez has allowed a miserly .171 average to right-handed hitters, second in the league. Who is best? Scherzer leads the league at .125. With these two starters, the Under is a 10* play.
