St. Louis at Washington

The Washington Nationals come home with their series tied at 1 one game apiece. The Nats now have a best of three series with all the remaining games on their home field. The Cardinals send Chris Carpenter to the mound. He has picked up right where he left off before his injury. He has made three starts, allowing 3 runs or less in all three. That runs his streak to eight of his last nine starts of allowing 3 runs or less. The Nationals have been led by pitching the entire season. While Edwin Jackson has carried a 4.03 ERA on the season, his numbers at home are significantly better than on the road as his ERA shows just shy of 1.5 runs better when pitching at home. That sets-up a likely pitcher's duel here. In Carpenter's last eight starts on the road vs. a winning team, the St. Louis is 6-1-1 to the UNDER, including 5-2 in his last seven starts vs. the Nats. Jackson has turned-in five straight UNDERs to a line of -110 to -150 when he takes the ball for the Nats. Play the UNDER.