Nationals vs Cardinals: Pitching Showdown

0:00It's April 6th, you're listening to Washington Nationals News today, AI-powered coverage of your team. I'm Corey with the story. The Washington Nationals just hit rock bottom with their fifth straight loss, getting swept at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers in their opening series. Now they got to shake it off quick as they host the St. Louis Cardinals for three games, starting Monday night at Nationals Park, with Blake Boutera. Monday features Zach Letel in his second star for the Nats after a shaky debut last Tuesday against the Phillies, where he gave up three earned. Runs over five innings. He'll face Andre Palante, who looks sharp with no earn runs in his first outing for St. Louis. Tuesday's Cade Cavalli takes the hill aiming for his first win, building on solid showings from opening day and early April against Philly. The Cardinals counter with Matthew Liberator in his second go round. Since they wraps it up with Miles McCollus, trying to rebound from a brutal start, sitting 0-1-2 with a sky high 14.46 ERA, through 9.1 innings.

1:04St. Louis comes in above 500 after winning their first two series and a Sunday victory over Detroit. These teams know each other well from last year, when the cards dominated five out of six meetings. If the Nats can get their pitching clicking, this series could flip their early season script and get the home crowd buzzing again.