Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals 5/19/2023 Picks

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19 May 2023

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will continue a road trip to invade Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and to play Game 2 of 4 against the St. Louis Cardinals in a National League later-Division battle on Friday evening.

The LA Dodgers dropped to 28-17 overall and 11-9 on the road play after losing two of the last three contests played but stayed on top of the NL West with three games ahead of Arizona in the second place while posting a +57 run difference throughout the campaign.

The Dodgers lost three of the last seven outings, including the series opener facing the Cardinals at 8-16 last night.

On Thursday, the LA Dodgers opened the match with two runs scored in the first frame but failed to hold on after allowing nine runs scored by the Cardinals in the 3rd & 4th innings and seven runs in the eighth on the way to their 8-16 road loss.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, as a team, averaged .224 at the plate with 146 runs scored on 211 hits and 47 home runs.

Third Baseman Mac Muncy batted an average of .238 in leading the Dodgers, while the pitching staff recorded 4.43 ERA, 1.28 WHlP, and 232 strikeouts.

The LA Dodgers will send right-hander Tony Gonsolin to the pitcher’s mound to start game 2 of a series on Friday.

The right-handed starter s 1-1 on the season with a 1.42 ERA, a solid 0.95 WHlP, and 16 strikeouts while conceding 12 hits, six free walks, and two homers in 19.0 innings of work.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 15-4 SU in their last 19 outings, and the Dodgers are 5-1 in their previous six matches played versus St. Louis.

The totals went OVER in 9 of the LA Dodgers’ last 13 road games, while the Dodgers are 4-9 SU in their previous 13 contests when playing on the road against the Cardinals.

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The St. Louis Cardinals will try to extend their winning streak to three when hosting game 2 of a four-game series versus the LA Dodgers on Friday evening.

St. Louis improved to 19-26 overall and 9-14 at home after winning six of the last seven contests but stayed dead last of the NL Central with six games behind Milwaukee in the first place while posting a run difference of +17 this year.

The Cardinals won three of the last four outings played, including a series win over the Brewers with a 2-1 standing and the series opener at 16-8 over the Dodgers last night.

On Thursday, exploded in the 3rd frame with six runs scored and finished the game with a seven-run blast in the eighth while driving in 12 hits with two errors committed in the victory.

The St. Louis Cardinals acquired a batting average of .230 with 24 runs on 47 hits and six home runs, while First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt averages .302 at the plate in leading the Cardinals.

St. Louis is pitching with a 0.00 ERA, a strong 0.78 WHlP, and 11 strikeouts as a team. Southpaw Steven Matz is the starting pitcher for the Cardinals in the series opener on Friday.

The left-handed thrower is 0-4 on the season with an ERA of 5.62, a WHlP of 1.61, and 37 strikeouts while surrendering 51 hits, 16 free bases, and seven long balls in pitching for 41.2 innings this year.

The totals went OVER in 10 of St. Louis’ last 15 contests, while the Cardinals are 6-1 SU in their seven games played for the season.

The St. Louis Cardinals are 4-1 in their last five home matches, and the Cardinals are 9-4 SU in their previous 13 outings when playing at home against the LA Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals. The MLB Pick for this contest is LA Dodgers -129. The Dodgers’ batters will get around Matz, while the Cardinals’ hitters will have trouble dealing with Gonsolin’s pitch.

The LA Dodgers are 7-3 straight up versus St. Louis, and the Dodgers will dominate this match-up on the road on Friday. The prediction is that Los Angeles Dodgers will win 7-3.

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