The St. Louis Cardinals (53-49) and the Washington Nationals (47-56) will square off in the series opener on Friday, July 26 at Busch Stadium, with Sonny Gray getting the nod for the Cardinals and MacKenzie Gore toeing the rubber for the Nationals. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:15 PM ET.

Bookmakers have listed the Cardinals (-175) as moneyline favorites against the Nationals (+145). Sportsbooks have set the over/under for this matchup at 7.5 runs.

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Cardinals vs. Nationals Game Info

• Date: Friday, July 26, 2024
• Time: 8:15 PM ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• TV Channel: MASN2
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Cardinals -175
• Moneyline Underdog: Nationals +145
• Over/Under: 7.5 runs (Over: -115, Under: -105)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Gray (10-6) gets the starting nod for the Cardinals in his 19th start of the season. He has a 3.54 ERA in 106 2/3 innings pitched, with 131 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he tossed seven innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• Gray has eight quality starts this year.
• Gray is looking for his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 frames per appearance on the hill.
• In four of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals average one home run per game to rank 22nd in baseball with 103 total home runs.
• St. Louis ranks 20th in MLB, slugging .386.
• The Cardinals have the 14th-ranked batting average in the majors (.245).
• St. Louis has the No. 24 offense in baseball, scoring 4.1 runs per game (418 total runs).
• The Cardinals rank 17th in baseball with a .309 on-base percentage.
• The Cardinals’ 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 15th in baseball.
• St. Louis has a 3.97 team ERA that ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• St. Louis’ pitching staff is 25th in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Cardinals average baseball’s 17th-ranked WHIP (1.262).

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