Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/20/2023 Picks

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will go against the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action in Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO, on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 7:15 PM ET.

Los Angeles is hitting .448 and walked 200 times while striking out 401. Their team batting average this season is .231, and they have 345 base hits in addition to 239 runs batted in.

The Dodgers slugged 74 home runs and hit 81 doubles as a team. Their team OBP is .325, and they scored 245 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.4 runs per game as a team, placing them fourth in the league.

In his MLB career, Syndergaard threw 889 innings and struck out 898 batters. His WHIP is 1.184, and his ERA is 3.52 (348 earned runs allowed).

He has 202 free passes and surrendered 851 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings).

In his career, Syndergaard has a 58-44 win-loss record and a 3.14 FIP against 3,671 major league batters. The Los Angeles Dodgers rank first in the NL West.

In pitching, the Los Angeles Dodgers are in a middle-of-the-pack position this season.

Their team earned run average (ERA) stands at 4.20, placing them 15th in the league.

Their pitching staff has managed to strike out 381 opposing batters, but they have also surrendered 53 home runs and 196 runs, which places them 16th in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Additionally, they have issued 123 walks to opposing players, resulting in a Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP) of 4.18 for the team.

The Dodgers have allowed 372 base hits, averaging 8.4 hits per 9 innings, leading to 186 earned runs.

However, their strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at a respectable 3.10, and the team boasts a walk plus hits per innings pitched (WHIP) of 1.24.

Shifting the focus to the Dodgers’ relief pitchers, their performance has been relatively decent. They have achieved a save percentage of 70.6% out of 39 save situations.

They have inherited 82 base runners throughout the season, with approximately 24.4% crossing home plate.

When entering the game with opponents on base, the relief pitchers have done so on 52 occasions and have found themselves in high-leverage situations 38 times.

The Dodgers have utilized 152 different relievers on the mound this year. Their relief corps has accumulated 22 holds, ranking 18th in baseball.

They have secured 12 saves thus far, but unfortunately, they have faltered in 5 out of 17 opportunities to save the game.

The LA Dodgers are 2-3 in their last five matches against the spread.
The LA Dodgers are 10-11 in their road matches against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 3 of the Dodgers’ last five games.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Predictions 5/20/2023

St. Louis has 221 RBIs and 65 home homers so far this season. They walked 160 times, struck out 229 times, and produced 80 doubles.

The St. Louis Cardinals have a team batting average of .264 and an on-base percentage of .336 this season.

The Cardinals are seventh in MLB with an average of 5.09 runs per game and a team slugging percentage of .445. They received 413 base hits while being struck out 366 times (22nd in the league).

Mikolas has a 3.77 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings. His career record is 47-41. In his MLB career, he faced 3,187 opposing batters and has a K/BB ratio 3.63.

In addition to having a WHIP of 1.178 and a FIP of 4.0, he gave up 323 earned runs.

Mikolas pitched in 770 innings for the MLB, giving up 749 base hits while striking out 577 batters. The St. Louis Cardinals rank fifth in the NL Central.

The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-1 in their last five matches against the spread.
The St. Louis Cardinals are 12-10 in their road matches against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 2 of the Cardinals’ last five games.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB pick for this game is the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals have 11 blown saves out of 40 save opportunities, but they also collected 21 holds.

In 19 opportunities for saves, St. Louis used relievers to enter the game and secured eight saves. Their relievers entered the game 56 times with base runners and 47 times in high-leverage situations.

With 48 double plays, the St. Louis Cardinals rank eighth in professional baseball in fielding percentage (.988).

The Cardinals have 1,190 putouts currently, 435 assists, and 19 errors this year. The Cardinals now rank 29th in baseball with a defensive efficiency of 66.5% over 3,570 innings played.

The St. Louis Cardinals will win by a predicted score of 6-3.

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