Washington Nationals at St Louis Cardinals Free MLB Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 6/13/2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014, 6:15 PM on FOX
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Washington Nationals - Strasburg, S (6-4) vs. St Louis Cardinals - Miller, S (7-5)
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Stephen Strasburg will be looking to extend his winning streak to four games when he and the Washington Nationals face 23-year-old Shelby Miller and the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night.
On Monday, Stephen Strasburg went six innings against the San Francisco Giants and was able to pick up his sixth win of the season. He allowed just one earned run in those six innings of work and struck out seven while walking no one for the second consecutive game. Strasburg has only given up six home runs in 87.1 innings this season and he has struck out 11.1 batters per nine innings.
Allen Craig has gone up against Strasburg nine times in his career and he has zero hits with five strikeouts. Matt Carpenter has two hits in six at-bats against him with two doubles and two strikeouts.
Shelby Miller pitched his second-career shutout last Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays for his seventh win of the season. He only allowed three hits in that outing and walked one while striking out five. On the year, Miller has only given up 68 hits in 77.2 innings and he now has a 3.59 ERA.
Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond has a double and an RBI against Miller in his career, but he is just 1-for-9 against him overall. No one on the Nats has been able to hit a homer off of him yet.
Washington Nationals Betting Trends
Washington Nationals are 31-26-7 against the Over/Under
Run Differential for Washington Nationals is 0.8
St Louis Cardinals Betting Trends
St Louis Cardinals are 29-33-4 against the Over/Under
Run differential for St Louis Cardinals is 0.2
Injuries to Watch
Washington Nationals
06/11/14 C Wilson Ramos Hamstring 15-day DL (6/10)
05/18/14 P Gio Gonzalez Shoulder 15-day DL (5/17)
05/16/14 CF Eury Perez Toe 60-day DL (5/15)
04/27/14 LF Bryce Harper Thumb 15-day DL (4/26)
04/13/14 LF Jeff Kobernus Hand 60-day DL (4/12)
03/29/14 P Ross Ohlendorf Back 60-day DL (3/26)
03/28/14 P Erik Davis Elbow 60-day DL (2/13)
St Louis Cardinals
05/30/14 1B Matt Adams Calf 15-day DL (5/29)
05/24/14 P Kevin Siegrist Forearm 15-day DL (5/24)
05/13/14 P Tyler Lyons Shoulder 15-day DL (5/12)
04/17/14 P Joe Kelly Hamstring 15-day DL (4/17)
Guy's Pick: Take St. Louis
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