CARDINALS @ NATIONALS...REDBIRDS come in 2nd in NL Central as the NATS arrive back Home 2nd in the NL East...A 4-PIECE from NATS Park w/ a Who's Who on the BUMP in this Series..."WEEKEND BENDERS" #STLvsWSH #REDBIRDS #NATitude

The St. Louis Cardinals come in for a four game series versus the Washington Nationals having taken two of three from then the Blue-Hot Brew Crew in Miller Park. The Nats took two of three from the Fightin' Fish down in Little Havana as they try and find that NAT-itude for the 2014 162-game trek. Pitching will be the name of the game in this one as both teams feature Top-Notch Arms.

Redbirds (9-6) @ Nationals (9-6)

April 17th - April 20th

Thursday April 17th 7:05pm ET

STL Wainright (2-1) vs WSH Jordan (0-1)

Friday April 18th 7:05pm ET 

STL Wacha (2-0) vs WSH Gonzalez (2-1)

Saturday April 19th 1:05pm ET 

STL Lynn (3-0) vs WSH Zimmerman (1-0)

Sunday April 20th 1:35 pm ET 

STL Miller (1-2) vs WSH Strasburg (1-2)

Looking at the Match Ups on the Bump in this one there will be no easy day at the dish for hitters. The best match up maybe for the Series might be Friday Night with Wacha going up against Gonzalez but they are all solid.

The Redbirds Offense is led by Back Stop Yadier Molina, Matt Holliday, and Matt Carpenter as well as Jon Jay. The Nats Bryce Harper has been struggling but Adam LaRoche, Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth, and Ian Desmond.