Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/12/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-125) St. Louis (+105)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (56-29) are headed to Busch Stadium on Tuesday where they will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (46-42). The line on this contest has Los Angeles at -125 and St. Louis opens at +105. The over/under has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Mitch White and Matthew Liberatore.

As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are knocking in 5.1 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in MLB. They have earned a total of 429 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .330. The Dodgers have accumulated 161 doubles as a squad and have knocked 109 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 404 RBI's as well as 728 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .253. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .433 and have been called out on strikes 716 times, while taking a walk on 324 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 2.96 on the season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 761 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.62 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 79 home runs and also 278 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.44 as a team on the year.

The Dodgers have sent 295 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners this season with 28.4% of those players crossed home plate. They have 25 saves for the year and have blown 9 out of their 34 save chances. The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 73.5% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The relievers have earned 61 holds over the course of the season (1st in baseball). Dodgers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 59 times and also have had 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have earned 2,275 putouts thus far, in addition to 728 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 8th in MLB, and they have turned 70 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,825 innings, which ranks them 3rd in baseball.

White has taken the hill for 89 innings and is sitting with 90 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. White (3-4 career mark) has a FIP of 3.75 while he has gone up against 375 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.41 (34 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.149. He has allowed 70 base knocks (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has 33 free passes.

The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.48 runs per game (12th in MLB). They have recorded 146 two-baggers, while getting a free base 273 times as well as notching 394 runs. St. Louis has 91 long balls this season as well as 376 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 685 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have recorded 746 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .249 this season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.270 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.10 as a squad for the season. They come in at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 713. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 342 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.76 (325 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.32 (639 strikeouts vs 275 free passes). They have surrendered 87 homers and they concede 3.96 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 35 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 71 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of their 127 inherited runners. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 258 relievers to the hill for the season.

In 7,008 innings played, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (8th in pro baseball). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have racked up 922 assists, 35 errors and have a tally of 2,336 putouts during this campaign.

Liberatore (2-1 career mark) has earned a 4.74 ERA while conceding 10.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.57 and he has faced 116 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.743 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. In his pro baseball career, Liberatore has allowed 29 base hits while accumulating 22 K's in 24 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-125)

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