James Wood takes a two-game home run streak into the Washington Nationals’ (4-6) matchup against the St. Louis Cardinals (5-5). The Cardinals are the moneyline favorite (-126) over the Nationals (+107), and it begins at 4:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Nationals Park. Michael McGreevy starts for St. Louis, and Miles Mikolas is Washington’s pick to start.

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Cardinals vs. Nationals betting lines

• Favorite: Cardinals (-126)
• Underdog: Nationals (+107)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been listed as the moneyline favorite only one other time so far this season, a game they lost.
• St. Louis has ynot played as moneyline favorites of -126 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Cardinals a 55.8% chance to win.
• St. Louis has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total five times this season for a 5-4-1 record against the over/under.
• The Cardinals have put together a 5-5-0 record against the spread this season (covering 50% of the time).

Cardinals hitting info

• Jordan Walker has put up a team-best batting average of .314, and leads the Cardinals in home runs (three) and runs batted in (nine).
• Walker ranks 11th in homers and 13th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Walker has hit safely in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with two home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Alec Burleson has two doubles, a home run and seven walks while batting .216.
• Burleson ranks 86th in homers and 31st in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• JJ Wetherholt is hitting .278 with a home run and six walks.
• Wetherholt takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .250 with four walks.
• Ivan Herrera is hitting .200 with three doubles and eight walks.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Cardinals has a collective 5.9 K/9, the worst in MLB.
• St. Louis’ 5.40 team ERA ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Cardinals combine for the second-worst WHIP in the majors (1.633).
• Cardinals pitchers combine to give up the 18th-fewest home runs in baseball (11 total, 1.1 per game).
• St. Louis struck out four Nationals batters while allowing 12 hits in a 9-6 loss in its last game.

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have entered the game as underdogs 10 times this season and won four of those games.
• Washington has a record of 3-6, a 33.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +107 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.3% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
• Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in eight of its 10 opportunities.
• The Nationals are 6-4-0 against the spread this season.

Nationals hitting info

• C.J. Abrams leads Washington in home runs (four) and runs batted in (13) this season while batting .286.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Abrams ranks fourth in homers and first in RBI.
• Abrams enters this game on a seven-game hitting streak. During his last nine games he is batting .286 with four home runs, five walks and 13 RBIs.
• Joey Wiemer is batting .476 with an OBP of .577 and a slugging percentage of .857 this season.
• Wiemer ranks 33rd in homers and 113th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
• Luis Garcia has collected 11 base hits, an OBP of .324 and a slugging percentage of .528 this season.
• Wood has collected seven hits this season and has an OBP of .280. He’s slugging .442 on the year.
• Wood takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .190 with a double, two home runs, four walks and six RBIs.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The Nationals have a 7.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Washington has pitched to a 6.24 ERA this season, which ranks 30th in baseball.
• The Nationals have a combined 1.625 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
• The Nationals have allowed the most home runs this season with 21, or 2.1 per game.
• Last time out, Washington defeated the Cardinals, 9-6, with eight strikeouts and nine hits allowed.