Brendan Donovan takes a 10-game hitting streak into the St. Louis Cardinals’ (21-19) matchup with the Washington Nationals (17-23). The Nationals are favored (-132) for this matchup with the Cardinals (+112), which begins at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday at Nationals Park. Washington’s MacKenzie Gore and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Nationals vs. Cardinals betting lines

• Favorite: Nationals (-132)
• Underdog: Cardinals (+112)
• Over/under: 8.5

Nationals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Nationals betting info

• The Nationals have won 33.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (2-4).
• Washington has played as moneyline favorites of -132 or shorter in only two games this season, which it split 1-1.
• The Nationals have a 56.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• Washington has played in 39 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 20 times (20-19-0).
• The Nationals have a 20-19-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.3% of the time).

Nationals hitting info

• James Wood paces the Nationals with 10 home runs.
• In MLB action, Wood ranks seventh in homers and 35th in RBI.
• Wood takes a nine-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is hitting .350 with three doubles, a home run, six walks and two RBIs.
• C.J. Abrams is batting .299 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and eight walks.
• Abrams currently ranks 109th in home runs and 143rd in RBI in the majors.
• Abrams has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with two doubles, four walks and an RBI.
• Nathaniel Lowe has accumulated a team-best 28 runs batted in.
• Keibert Ruiz’s .292 batting average paces his team.
• Ruiz brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with a double, a walk and an RBI.

Nationals pitching rankings

• The 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Nationals pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
• Washington has a 5.44 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Nationals have the fifth-highest WHIP in MLB (1.458).
• The Nationals allow the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (39 total, 1.0 per game).
• Washington its 4-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out five Cardinals batters while allowing seven hits.

Cardinals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Cardinals betting info

• The Cardinals have been underdogs in 26 games this season and won 13 (50%) of those contests.
• St. Louis is 5-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +112 or more on the moneyline.
• The Cardinals have a 47.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, St. Louis and its opponents have hit the over in 22 of its 40 games with a total.
• The Cardinals have an ATS record of 22-18-0 in 40 games with a spread this season.

Cardinals hitting info

• Lars Nootbaar is batting .243 this season with a team-high five home runs.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Nootbaar’s home run total is 75th, and his RBI total is 52nd.
• Nootbaar takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with two doubles, three walks and three RBIs.
• Donovan’s batting average of .327 leads all St. Louis hitters this season.
• Among all major league hitters, Donovan ranks 148th in home runs and 70th in RBI.
• Donovan heads into this matchup on a 10-game hitting streak. During his last 10 games he is batting .297 with three doubles, four walks and three RBIs.
• Nolan Arenado is slashing .263/.348/.394 this season for the Cardinals.
• Victor Scott II is batting .292 with an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .408 this season.
• Scott has hit safely in 10 straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .387 with a double, a home run, five walks and seven RBIs.

Cardinals pitching rankings

• The Cardinals average just 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the majors.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.93 ERA this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The Cardinals rank 12th in MLB with a combined 1.244 WHIP this season.
• With just 30 homers allowed, the Cardinals rank third in the league at preventing long balls.
• St. Louis pitchers struck out eight Nationals batters while allowing seven hits in a 4-2 win last time out.