Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 7/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) St. Louis (+110)

The St. Louis Cardinals (47-42) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-29) at Busch Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Dodgers at -130 while the Cardinals are at +110. The betting total comes in at 8. The men taking the mound are Tony Gonsolin and Adam Wainwright.

The Dodgers have tallied 161 two-baggers as a team and have hit 109 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .433 and have struck out 716 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have amassed 404 RBI's in addition to 728 hits on the year, while their batting average comes in at .253. They have accumulated 429 runs and hold an OBP of .330.

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The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.96 on the year (1st in the league), and their staff has struck out 761 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 210 opposing players and their FIP is 3.44 as a squad this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.62 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.08. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 79 home runs and 278 total runs (2nd in MLB).

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

The Dodgers have turned 72.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,825 innings, which has them ranked 3rd in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accounted for 2,275 putouts this year, in addition to 728 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which has them sitting 7th in baseball, and have accumulated 70 double plays.

Gonsolin (21-5 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.51 and he has gone up against 911 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 147 base knocks (5.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 79 walks. His ERA is 2.38 (61 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.978. Gonsolin has taken the hill for 231 innings and has earned 228 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .399 and they earn 4.49 runs per game (13th in the league). They have recorded 148 doubles, while taking a walk 273 times as well as scoring 400 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 93 home runs on the season as well as 382 RBIs. They have been rung up on 694 occasions (22nd in the league) and have earned a total of 755 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals hold a team OBP of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .249 over the course of the season.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.265 in addition to having a FIP of 4.10 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 721. The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 343 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 3.73 (326 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.35 (646 strikeouts against 275 bases on balls). They have allowed 88 long balls and they surrender 3.92 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

St. Louis has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have tallied 20 saves. They are ranked 13th in baseball holding a save rate of 64.5%, and they have dispatched 260 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relievers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations and on 84 occasions with base runners. St. Louis relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.5% out of their 127 inherited runners. With 66 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 35 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In their 7,089 innings played, the Cardinals have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (8th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 98 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in the majors). The Cardinals have recorded 934 assists, 35 errors and have earned 2,363 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Wainwright has surrendered 2,335 base hits while totaling 2,088 strikeouts in 2,481 innings pitched. Wainwright (190-112 career mark) has a 3.34 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 922 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.210 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.13 and he has gone up against 10,259 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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