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St. Louis has struggled against left-handed pitchers (.222 BA/.288 OBP/.336 SLG/.624 OPS) and I don't envision that changing tomorrow in its first look at Parker. The Cardinals don't hit much (.224/.294/.346/.640) in day games, either.

Washington scored 20 runs in the first two games of the series, including 14 on Saturday. It's off to a hot start to July (.278/.355/.440/.795) and slashes a respectable .243/.314/.378/.692 at Nationals Park. Opponents are hitting .260 in Mikolas' road starts and .276 in his day game appearances. The Nationals have 45 combined career ABs versus him (.289/.304/.533/.838), with CJ Abrams (3-for-4 with a homer) and Jesse Winker (5-for-13 with two home runs and five RBI) salivating at the opportunity to face him again.

Bet on the Washington ML to cash in the Nationals' series finale versus the Cardinals!