Washington Nationals (72-82, fourth in the NL East) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (75-79, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Andrew Alvarez (2-6, 3.35 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 99 strikeouts); Cardinals: Michael McGreevy (7-9, 3.83 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 112 strikeouts)

LINE: Nationals -114, Cardinals -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals will try to stop a three-game losing streak when they take on the Washington Nationals.

St. Louis is 37-42 in home games and 75-79 overall. The Cardinals have a 52-32 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Washington is 35-41 on the road and 72-82 overall. The Nationals have the second-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .426.

The teams square off Saturday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 23 home runs, 55 walks and 111 RBIs while hitting .283 for the Cardinals. Leonardo Bernal is 13 for 41 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

C.J. Abrams has 30 doubles, three triples and 30 home runs for the Nationals. Dylan Crews is 10 for 37 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 3-7, .217 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Nationals: 5-5, .229 batting average, 4.45 ERA, even run differential

INJURIES: Cardinals: Joshua Baez: 10-Day IL (side), Blaze Jordan: 10-Day IL (ankle), Max Rajcic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (forearm), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (hand)

Nationals: Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (chest), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.