Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+120) St. Louis (-144)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (48-43) will go up against the Washington Nationals (37-53) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +120 and St. Louis is coming in at -144. The over/under is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jake Irvin and Andre Pallante.

The Nationals have accrued 145 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 87 baseballs out of the park. Washington is slugging .390 and have struck out 683 times, while drawing a walk on 264 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are earning 4.4 runs per outing, which has them at 15th in the league. They have compiled 380 runs batted in as well as 750 hits on the season, and their team batting average comes in at .247. They have a total of 397 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .314.

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The Nationals hold a team ERA of 5.16 over the course of the season (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 705 batters. Nationals pitchers have allowed 111 home runs and 483 runs (28th in MLB). They have walked 300 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.47 as a squad this year. Washington has conceded 814 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 455 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40.

Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 99 times and also have had 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 37 holds on the season (28th in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 59.4% and have come into the game in 69 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves so far this year and have blown 13 of their 32 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 runners for the year with 41.5% of them ended up scoring. The Nationals have sent 308 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Washington Nationals have accumulated 2,382 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 755 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball, and have accumulated 64 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 7,146 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

Irvin (20-24 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.48 and he has gone up against 1,746 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 393 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 139 free passes. His ERA is 4.55 (209 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.288. Irvin has taken the ball for 413 innings and is sitting with 330 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The St. Louis Cardinals have recorded a team OBP of .321 in addition to a batting average of .251 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 708 occasions (23rd in the league) and have earned 776 base hits. St. Louis has compiled 91 home runs on the campaign to go along with 394 RBIs. The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they earn 4.55 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have put up 154 two-baggers, while taking a walk 284 times as well as earning 414 runs.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.274 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a staff on the campaign. They come in at 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 776. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 399 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.09 (366 earned runs allowed). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (660 strikeouts vs 251 walks). They have given up 84 long balls and they concede 4.45 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball).

St. Louis has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have tallied 22 saves. They rank 14th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 271 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with base runners. St. Louis bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.4% of 121 inherited runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the Cardinals have 51 holds and also 13 blown saves.

In their 7,260 innings on the field, the Cardinals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 64 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 879 assists, 34 errors and have earned 2,420 putouts for the season.

Pallante (23-18 career record) is the owner of a 3.87 earned run average and has allowed 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and he has faced 1,666 batters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 168 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.375 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Pallante has allowed 389 base knocks while tallying 273 strikeouts in 391 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+120)

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