Contrarian Crusher - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #903 Tuesday 10* Top Play OVER 9 runs in Washington Nationals vs St Louis Cardinals @ 7:05 ET - At first glance this total may appear a little on the high side. That is why I am playing the over of course! Long time followers know I love to be a contrarian but a play is never made without good reason behind it. In this case Patrick Corbin has been getting rocked so far this season and Adam Wainwright is known for struggling more on the road than at home. Corbin had issues with command of his pitches in spring training and that has carried right into the regular season. He is walking too many guys. Also, when he has found the plate he has gotten hammered in his first two starts. Corbin has a 21.32 ERA in his first two starts this season. Wainwright is off of a bit of a rocky start at home where he did pile up some strikeouts but also got hit hard. In his only road start this season he allowed 6 earned runs in less than 3 innings of work. Last year he was solid on the road but that was in very limited action as it was a shortened season. The year before Wainwright had a 6.22 ERA in road games. 2018 was a 4.38 ERA and 2017 was a 7.32 ERA in road games. 2016 he had a 6.18 ERA in road games this season. Consistently Wainwright is just not the same pitcher when on the road. I look for the Nats to hammer him early and often but I also look for Corbin's early season struggles to continue. The Cardinals have a .422 slugging percentage in road games which ranks them 4th in NL. The Nationals have a .262 batting average which ranks them 4th in the majors! The Cards have scored 9 or more runs in 3 of last 6 games. Another offensive explosion likely here. The Nats have scored at least 5 runs in 4 of last 6 games. 10* OVER the total in Washington