St. Louis Cardinals (5-5) vs. Washington Nationals (4-6)
Washington; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-0, 1.64 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, four strikeouts); Nationals: Cade Cavalli (0-0, 2.79 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, eight strikeouts)
Nationals -113, Cardinals -106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals play the St. Louis Cardinals, leading the series 1-0.
Washington went 66-96 overall and 32-49 in home games last season. The Nationals averaged 8.1 hits per game last season and totaled 161 home runs.
St. Louis had a 78-84 record overall and a 34-47 record in road games last season. The Cardinals scored 4.3 runs per game while allowing 4.7 last season.
INJURIES: Nationals: Trevor Williams: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Cardinals: Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)
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