MLB - 955 St Louis Cardinals @ 956 Washington Nationals
(Starting Pitchers: J. Garcia vs E. Jackson)
St Louis is coming from a series in Pittsburgh where they struggled and couldn't score a run in the last 21 innings, so they will try to bounce back tonight in the first game of a series in Washington. For that, they will start Garcia, who will be making his third start since returning from a shoulder injury that sidelined him for two months. He started well with an outing against Pittsburgh, where he stroke out ten batters, while allowing just two unearned runs in eight winnings, before losing to Cincinnati last Saturday, in a game where he allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings. He faced the Reds in a great spot for Cincinnati, but today against Washington, I believe Garcia should be able to better than on his last outing and limit the Nationals offense tonight.
Washington will be starting Jackson, who is coming from two losses in a row, including a loss against Philadelphia, where he allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. He struggled a lot in that game by needing 107 pitches to get through six innings, something that has been his problem for the whole season: a very high P/IP ratio! Also the fact that he has only won one of his last five games, even though he faced Philadelphia (twice), the Mets, Arizona and Houston, lowly and/or slumping offenses, makes me believe that Jackson will struggle once again tonight against a much better offense and a team that knows him well, as he pitched for the Cardinals last season.
I believe the Cardinals will bounce back on their offense tonight by punishing Jackson, who is really struggling right now. With Garcia being able to at least limit the Nationals' lineup, I believe St Louis is getting underrated on this contest and so, I'll take them in here to win this game.
Pick: 3 units (Single Dime Play) on 955 St Louis Cardinals ML (w/ J. Garcia) @ -102 / 1.98 on 5Dimes
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