Nationals starter Tommy Milone is a 31-year old veteran with improved command. In 18 innings for the Nationals, Milone has allowed zero walks while recording 19 strikeouts. One bad game has inflated his ERA. Cardinals starter Myles Mikolas has an ERA of 2.01 at home. Look for pitching to dominate the landscape Monday and send this game Under the total.

Miles Mikolas has won four straight decisions and the Cardinals have won five in a row entering Monday's series opener against the Nats. St. Louis is 16-9 under interim manager Mike Shildt. With Washington throwing lefty Tommy Milone, I look for St. Louis to keep rolling and add to its total of 39 homers versus southpaws (tied for 5th, MLB). Lay it.

The surging Cardinals have won five straight and go with Miles Mikolas, who's on his own tear. St. Louis is 16-7 when Mikolas starts, while Nats starter Tommy Milone was rocked in his last outing. The Cards win a solid 70 percent of my projections, at this price the implied probablity is 57 percent, so there's solid value as well. Jump on the Cardinals.