Cardinals-Nationals Pointers

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Nationals Park in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Righthander Todd Wellemeyer will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Wellemeyer is 6-1 this season with a 3.16 ERA. Wellemeyer's opponent in this one will be John Lannan. The Nationals lefthander has a 3.52 ERA to go along with a 4-5 record this season. Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total. Yadier Molina went 2-for-5 with a three-run big fly to lead the Cardinals over the Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday night. St. Louis won as -115 road favorites as the game played under the 9-run total posted by sportsbooks. Winning pitcher Kyle Lohse allowed one run over five innings to earn the win for the Cardinals, as he helped his own cause by going 1-for-3 with a run batted in for St. Louis. Ryan Langerhans plated a run for Washington, while Odalis Perez gave up one earned run over three innings to take the loss for the Nationals. Current streak: Washington has lost 3 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 35-25 SU Washington: 24-35 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing Washington are 5-5 After playing Washington are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 Washington most recently: When playing on Thursday are 2-8 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing St. Louis are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games on the road St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 11 of St. Louis's last 14 games when playing on the road against Washington The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games at home Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Washington's last 14 games when playing at home against St. Louis Next up: Washington home to St. Louis, Thursday, June 5