Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals with Probable Pitchers 5/9-5/11

Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals with Probable Pitchers 5/9-5/11

St. Louis Cardinals (19-19) at Washington Nationals (17-21)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 6:45 pm EST
Broadcast: Apple TV+

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 4:05 PM EST
Broadcast: FDSNMW/MASN

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, May 11
Time: 1:35 PM
Broadcast: FDSNMW/MASN

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Probable Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals vs. Washington Nationals

Game 1: Erick Fedde (2-3, 4.78 ERA) vs. Trevor Williams (2-3, 5.86 ERA)

Fedde is 2-3 with a 4.78 ERA, a 1.46 WHIP, and a 5.0 K/9. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up three runs on six hits. He walked five and struck out four. Williams is 2-3 with a 5.86 ERA, a 1.61 WHIP, and a 7.6 K/9. In his last start, he went 5.1 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits. He walked two and struck out four.

Game 2: Andre Pallante (2-2, 4.75 ERA) vs. MacKenzie Gore (2-3, 3.33 ERA)

Pallante is 2-2 with a 4.75 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, and a 5.3 K/9. In his last start, he went 3.1 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits. He walked four and struck out one. Gore is 2-3 with a 3.33 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and a 13.3 K/9. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up one run on four hits. He walked four and struck out nine.

Game 3: Miles Mikolas (1-2, 4.76 ERA) vs. Jake Irvin (2-1, 3.94 ERA)

Mikolas is 1-2 with a 4.76 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in 34 innings. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up three runs on four hits. He walked three and struck out one. Irvin is 2-1 with a 3.94 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and 33 strikeouts in 48 innings. In his last start, he went 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on four hits. He walked three and didn’t record a strikeout.

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Team Leaders:

St. Louis Cardinals

AVG: Brendan Donovan – .331
HR: Lars Nootbaar – 5
RBI: Willson Contreras – 19
W: Sonny Gray – 4
ERA: Matthew Liberatore – 3.07
K: Sonny Gray – 47

Washington Nationals

AVG: Keibert Ruiz – .295
HR: James Wood – 10
RBI: Nathaniel Lowe – 28
W: Jorge Lopez – 5
ERA: MacKenzie Gore – 3.33
K: MacKenzie Gore – 68

Next Up:

St. Louis: May 12-14 at Philadelphia Phillies
Washington: May 12-15 at Atlanta Braves

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