Saturday, June 6, 2015

Dodger Stadium

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Probable Pitchers: Jaime Garcia (1-2) vs. Clayton Kershaw (4-3)

The St. Louis Cardinals head to Dodger Stadium on Saturday to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jaime Garcia is the probable starter for the Cardinals and he'll face Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers. The opening line for this matchup has St. Louis at +180 and Los Angeles at -190. The over/under was set at 6. The Cardinals have a 21-31 over/under record and a 32-22 run line mark, meaning they cover 59% of the time. The Dodgers have a 30-22 over/under record and a 25-29 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 50% of the time.

The Cardinals come into this game with a 36-18 record, and they are 14-11 away from home. Jaime Garcia has an earned run average of 2.70 and is 1-2 so far on the season while having a 1.05 WHIP. He's pitched 20 innings thus far while surrendering 16 hits over that time and when he starts, the Cardinals are 1-2. The Cardinals are also 1-2 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates are averaging 2 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 2.11 and they have given up 146 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .237 against the bullpen while being struck out 147 times and walking 55 times this season. As a team, St. Louis has allowed 8.21 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.9 batters per nine. They are 1st in the league in team earned run average at 2.62.

St. Louis ranks 5th in the league in team batting average at .268 while hitting .258 on the road. The Cardinals hold a .398 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .332 which is good for 3rd in baseball. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.2 hits per game and Jhonny Peralta leads the team with 61.

With a 31-23 overall record, Los Angeles will come into this game 21-8 at home. Clayton Kershaw is starting this game 4-3 for the season with an earned run average of 3.73 and a WHIP of 1.13. He's pitched 72.1 innings thus far while surrendering 65 hits over that time in which the Dodgers are 6-5. The Dodgers are also 6-4 against the over/under in his starts. His teammates score an average of 4.8 runs a game when he pitches. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.16 and they have given up 131 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .222 against the Dodgers bullpen while being struck out 177 times and walking 58 times this season. As a team, Los Angeles has allowed 7.94 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.52 batters per nine. They are 8th in the league in team earned run average at 3.66.

They rank 24th in the league in team batting average with a .241 average while hitting .253 at home. The Dodgers hold a .385 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .299 which is good for 27th in baseball. They rank 27th in baseball with 7.93 hits per game and Adrian Gonzalez leads the team with 64.

St. Louis has a team fielding percentage of .984 after having committed 32 errors with 549 assists and 1,473 put outs for the season. For the home team, they hold a .988 team fielding percentage while committing 25 errors, accumulating 574 assists and compiling 1,427 put outs.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Trends

The St. Louis Cardinals are 21-31 against the over/under so far this season

The St. Louis Cardinals are 32-22 against the run line so far this season

Los Angeles Dodgers Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 30-22 against the over/under so far this season

The Los Angeles Dodgers are 25-29 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

St. Louis Cardinals

05/27/15 1B Matt Adams Quad Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (05/26)
05/03/15 P Jordan Walden Bicep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/30)
04/28/15 P Adam Wainwright Achilles Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/25); out for season
04/04/15 LF Tommy Pham Quad Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Los Angeles Dodgers

06/02/15 P Paco Rodriguez Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/30)
06/02/15 LF Scott Van Slyke Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)
05/15/15 P Pedro Baez Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/14)
04/28/15 P Brandon McCarthy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/26), out for season
04/28/15 LF Carl Crawford Oblique Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/27)
04/27/15 P Joel Peralta Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/24)
04/26/15 P Brandon League Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/26/15 RF Yasiel Puig Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/25)
04/06/15 P Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/04/15 P Brandon Beachy Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (2/23)

Guy's Pick: Take the Cardinals

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