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The MLB betting board closes out with the 47-34 Washington Nationals versus the 39-41 St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd game of a three-game set at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri tonight. The first pitch for the finale at Busch Stadium is scheduled for 8:08 PM ET.
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The final game of this three-game series has the visiting Nationals as a -128 to -135 moneyline road favorite. The O/U line for this game is on many odds boards at 7.5 runs.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday, the Cardinals beat the Nationals 2-1. In the game, the Cardinals scored two runs on four hits and the Nationals scored one run on six hits.
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This season the Nationals rank 3rd in the Majors in runs scored and 10th in team ERA.
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The Cardinals rank 20th in the Majors in runs scored and 7th in team ERA.
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Pitching Matchup<br />
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Washington: Max Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA)<br />
St. Louis: Carlos Martinez (6-6, 2.88 ERA)
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Max Scherzer goes for the Nationals in this ESPN Game of the Week and in his last outing he gave up one earned run in six innings in a 6-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. The Nationals have won two of his last three starts and he has not given up more than two earned runs in his last seven starts. Scherzer leads the Majors in ERA and ranks 3rd in the NL in wins. His 2nd start of the season was against the Cardinals where he went six innings and gave up three runs, one earned, in a 6-1 Washington loss and in seven career starts against them he is 1-4 with an ERA of 3.14. Scherzer has struck out at least 10 batters in six straight games before failing to do so in his last start and in facing the Cardinals earlier this season he struck out 10. Washington is 23-8 in Scherzer’s last 31 road starts and 23-9 in his last 32 starts overall.
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Carlos Martinez gets the nod for the Cardinals tonight and he gave up two earned runs in six innings in his last start, which was a 6-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. After winning two in a row with him on the hill where he only gave up one earned run in 15 innings the Cardinals have lost his last two starts where he has given up four earned runs in 12 innings. Martinez has five career appearances against the Nationals and his only start against them was last season opposing Scherzer where he went eight innings and gave up four runs in a 6-1 Washington win. The Cardinals are 5-1 in Martinez’s last six home starts and are 11-5 in his last 16 starts against teams from the NL East.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Cardinals are 23-7 in their last 30 home games against the Nationals.
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In the last 15 games between these two teams the Over record is 8-3-4.
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In the last four games between these teams in St. Louis the Under record is 1-0-3.
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This season the Cardinals are 22-20 at home and the Nationals are 25-17 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Washington Nationals: 47-34 SU / O/U 40-37 / Run Line W/L 40-41<br />
St. Louis Cardinals: 39-41 SU / O/U 44-33 / Run Line W/L 36-44
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Washington at St. Louis Key Betting Trends<br />
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WASH is 2-5 in their last 7 overall
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WASH is 1-5 in their last 6 road games
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WASH has an Under record of 5-1-1 in their last 7 games
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STL is 4-0 in their last 4 overall
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STL is 4-0 in their last 4 home games
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STL has an Over record of 5-2-1 in their last 7 games
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>NATIONALS</b><br />
LF] 05/24/2017 - Chris Heisey 10-day DL (05/24) ( Bicep )<br />
[P] 04/20/2017 - Sammy Solis 60-day DL (04/19) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 06/11/2017 - Koda Glover 10-day DL (06/11) ( Back )<br />
[P] 06/19/2017 - Shawn Kelley 10-day DL (06/17) ( Trapezius )<br />
[CF] 06/02/2017 - Adam Eaton 60-day DL (04/29) ( ACL )<br />
[LF] 06/06/2017 - Jayson Werth 10-day DL (06/04) ( Foot )<br />
[SS] 06/29/2017 - Trea Turner 10-day DL (06/30) ( Wrist )
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<b>CARDINALS</b><br />
[P] 04/10/2017 - Alex Reyes 60-day DL (03/30) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Zach Duke 60-day DL (03/29) ( Elbow )<br />
[2B] 06/20/2017 - Kolten Wong 10-day DL (06/15) ( Tricep )<br />
[1B] 07/01/2017 - Matt Carpenter "?" Sunday vs. Washington Nationals ( Undisclosed )<br />
[CF] 06/26/2017 - Dexter Fowler 10-day DL (06/25) ( Heel )<br />
[P] 06/26/2017 - Kevin Siegrist 10-day DL (06/23) ( Back )
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