DraftKings. CJ Abrams has been the catalyst for the upstart Nationals offense all season. Not only does he lead the team in runs (61), but he ranks 11th overall. And he’s been on a tear of late, scoring a run in 32 of his last 48 starts, which includes his latest run of touching home plate in 16 of his last 20 outings. Today, he’ll face off against Miles Mikolas, who he is 5/13 off of) including 2/3 earlier this year). Mikolas has been in poor form, with a 7.75 ERA over his last seven starts. With some hot bats behind him (James Wood, Nathaniel Lowe and Josh Bell), I love Abrams to score tonight. I have fair price on this closer to -130.

Miles Mikolas was obliterated by the Cubs on July 4 and has a 7.75 ERA in his last seven starts. On the other side, Michael Soroka has a 5.40 ERA and is very homer prone. It's hot and humid in St. Louis, too, so I'm expecting the ball to fly.

The Cardinals had won five straight over the Nationals until MacKenzie Gore beat them 8-2 last night. The story of this game and why we're betting it is Michael Soroka, who allowed seven runs in his last start, and the Nationals have lost his last five starts. His last four starts have gotten way out of hand fast and easily gone over the total. Miles Mikolas has allowed 14 runs between his last two starts, both getting over. I think the best play in this game is the over.

Bet365 at -125. Mike Soroka has failed to clear this outs line in eight of twelve starts, including six of seven on the road. Pitching to a 5.40 ERA, he’s struggled when facing lineups the third time through the order, allowing a 1.133 OPS. Facing a Cardinals team that’s produced an above average .752 OPS over the last two weeks against righties, I expect Soroka to once again fail to finish six innings.

Miles Mikolas got rocked in his last outing where he surrendered 6 home runs and a whopping 8 ER. He also threw 103 pitches which is his highest pitch count since August of 2023. He’ll face a surging Nationals lineup that have a top 10 wOBA over the last 14 days.