Nationals Vs. Cardinals, NLCS Game 3: Time, How To Watch, Info

The Washington Nationals have surged to a 2-0 series lead in the National League Championship Series over the St. Louis Cardinals after a pair of dramatic road victories under stellar pitching from Anibal Sanchez in Game 1 on Friday and Max Scherzer in Game 2 on Saturday.

Now, the series shifts to Washington, D.C., where the next three games will be played (if necessary). If the Nats fail to clinch by then, the series would head back to St. Louis on Friday for the final two games of the series.

Unlike in the first round, the Nationals aren't heavy underdogs. In fact, they may be the favorites, since they've had the best record in baseball since late May and were two games better than the Cards during the regular season. The Cards won the season series 5-2, but three of those wins came during the Nats' April-May slump.

Tickets are still available for the series, although not surprisingly, they're pretty pricey. You can get a 10 percent discount on tickets by using the code "PatchTickets10" at checkout. Here's everything you need to know about Game 3, and the series in general.

WHAT: NLCS Game 3, Washington Nationals (93-69) at St. Louis Cardinals (91-71)

WHERE: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.

WHEN: 7:38 p.m. EST

WHO: Stephen Strasburg will be the starter for Game 3. The starting lineup hasn't been announced yet but is likely to be similar to the Game 2 lineup.

HOW TO WATCH: You can watch the game on TBS. You also have the option of streaming through fuboTV.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

The Washington Post: "Second postseason meeting between the teams. Cardinals won 3-2 in 2012 Division Series, when Nationals famously shut down Strasburg before playoffs to protect his arm following Tommy John surgery. St. Louis overcame 6-0 deficit in decisive Game 5 at Washington, rallying from two runs down with four in ninth inning to win 9-7. That was first of four NLDS heartbreaks in six seasons for Nationals — three in Game 5 at home — before they finally got over hump against NL-best Dodgers in Game 5 this year to win a playoff series for first time since team moved to Washington ahead of 2005 season."

USA Today: "It’s tempting to call this series a coin flip, but then again, coin flips are relatively easy to forecast. All signs point to a tightly-pitched, well played and possibly low-scoring series. It’s hard to side against the Nationals’ mojo, particularly after they’ve run off three wins in elimination games already. But the Cardinals put together an excellent pitching plan against the Braves and have the horses to cool the Nationals’ simmering bats. Throw in superior marks in the bullpen and defensively, and it’s enough little things that add up to the smallest of advantages."

CBS Sports: "I've slept on the Nationals for too long, but that ends now. I expect the series to go six games with Washington locking up its first trip to the World Series thanks to yet another dominant dual performance from 'Mad Max' and 'Stras.'"

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