Nationals vs. Cardinals prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets Friday

The Nationals play the Cardinals in St.Louis on Friday night at 8:15.I’ve already set my alarm for 10 p.m.

in case I fall asleep.Contenders to pretenders, both teams fell short in their bid for a Wild Card berth.The Cards’ Kyle Leahy gave up five runs in just 2 ²/₃ innings at Colorado but rebounded, blanking the Blanco Sox for three short, sweet innings.The Nats’ Cade Cavalli is 4-0 in his last seven starts and has given up six runs in his last 36 innings.We will play $50 on Cavalli and the Nats (-111, DraftKings).I told you “I don’t like anything” on Thursday.But this job is an everyday event.Even though I had some “leg tightness,” I threw $50 at the A’s, and they threw me under the bus.Jeffrey “Box” Springs sagged and gave way, allowing six runs in the 4th frame.The Rays cruised from there and won 10-1.The loss returns us to -247 salbandos.The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice.

But wait there’s more.He showed his versatility by winning the Post’s NFL Best Bet crown last year....