Cy Young Contenders Jordan Zimmerman and Kyle Lohse Take the Mound for the Nationals and Cardinals Today

Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

– The Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Busch Stadium.

Righthander Jordan Zimmermann will take the mound for the Nationals to start this game. Zimmermann is 12-8 this season with a 2.90 ERA.

Starting this game for the Cardinals will be Kyle Lohse. The righthander has a 2.77 ERA to go along with a 16-3 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Cardinals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.

The Nationals were a 12-2 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at -130 on the moneyline, while the total score (14) was good news for OVER bettors.

Team records:
Washington: 95-62 SU
St. Louis: 85-72 SU

Washington most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 8-2
After playing St. Louis are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2

St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Washington are 2-8
After playing Washington are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games on the road
Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
St. Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
St. Louis is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of St. Louis’s last 8 games when playing Washington
St. Louis is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Next up:
St. Louis home to Washington, Sunday, September 30

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