Schedule: (All times EDT) Game 1, Tonight, at St. Louis, 8:08 p.m.; Game 2, Saturday, at St. Louis, 4:08 p.m.; Game 3, Monday, at Washington, TBA; Game 4, Tuesday, at Washington, TBA; x-Game 5, Wednesday, at Washington, TBA; x-Game 6, Friday, Oct. 18, at St. Louis, TBA; x-Game 7, Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. Louis, TBA. (All games on TBS).
x-if necessary.
Season Series: Cardinals won 5-2.
Projected Lineups:
Nationals: SS Trea Turner (.298, 19 HRs, 57 RBIs, 37 2Bs, 35 SBs, 96 runs), RF Adam Eaton (.279, 15, 49, 15 SBs, 103 runs), 3B Anthony Rendon (.319, 34, 126, 44 2Bs, 117 runs, 1.010 OPS), LF Juan Soto (.282, 34, 110, 110 runs, .949 OPS), 2B Howie Kendrick (.344, 17, 62), 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.257, 6, 27 in 52 games), C Kurt Suzuki (.264, 17, 63) or Yan Gomes (.223, 12, 43 in 97 games), CF Victor Robles (.255, 17, 65, 28 SBs) or Michael A. Taylor (.250, 1, 3 in 53 games).
Cardinals: CF Dexter Fowler (.236, 18, 65), 2B Kolten Wong (.285, 11, 59, 24 SBs), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.256, 33, 95), LF Marcell Ozuna (.242, 29, 88), C Yadier Molina (.271, 10, 57), 3B Matt Carpenter (.226, 14, 43), RF Tommy Edman (.307, 11, 36), SS Paul DeJong (.234, 30, 78).
Starting Pitchers:
Nationals: RH Anibal Sanchez (11-8, 3.85 ERA), RH Max Scherzer (11-7, 2.92, 243 Ks, 172 1/3 IP), RH Stephen Strasburg (18-6, 3.32, 251 Ks, NL-high 209 IP in 33 starts), LH Patrick Corbin (14-7, 3.25, 238 Ks, 202 IP).
Cardinals: RH Miles Mikolas (9-14, 4.16), RH Adam Wainwright (14-10, 4.19), RH Jack Flaherty (10-8, 2.85), RH Dakota Hudson (16-7, 3.35).
Relievers:
Nationals: LH Sean Doolittle (6-5, 4.05 ERA, 29/35 saves), RH Daniel Hudson (6-3, 3.00, 2 saves with Toronto; 3-0, 1.44, 6 saves with Washington), RH Fernando Rodney (0-2, 9.42 with Oakland; 0-3, 4.05, 2 saves with Washington), RH Hunter Strickland (0-1, 8.10, 2 saves with Seattle; 2-0, 5.14 with Washington), RH Tanner Rainey (2-3, 3.91), RH Wander Suero (6-9, 4.54, 1 save).
Cardinals: RH Carlos Martinez (4-2, 3.23, 24/27 saves), RH Giovanny Gallegos (3-2, 2.34), LH Andrew Miller (5-6, 4.45), RH John Brebbia (3-4, 3.59), LH Tyler Webb (2-1, 3.76), RH Ryan Helsley (2-0, 2.95), LH Genesis Cabrera (0-2, 4.87, 1 save).
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