Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 5/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, May 19, 2023

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) St. Louis (+115)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (28-16) are headed to Busch Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to beat the St. Louis Cardinals (18-26). The line on this contest has the Dodgers at -135 and the Cardinals are coming in at +115. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Tony Gonsolin and Steven Matz.

The Dodgers have tallied 79 doubles as a unit and have knocked 72 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .446 and have been rung up 398 times, while drawing a walk on 196 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.4 runs/g, which has them at 4th in MLB. They have tallied 231 runs batted in and 336 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .231. They have accounted for 237 runs while holding a team OBP of .325.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.21 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 46 long balls and 180 total runs (9th in the league). Los Angeles has yielded 360 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 170 earned runs. The Dodgers have a team ERA of 3.91 on the season (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 376 batters. They have walked 117 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.95 as a unit this year.

Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 51 times as well as having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 22 holds on the campaign (18th in baseball). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 39 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves so far this season and have blown 5 of 17 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 80 base runners on the year with 22.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Dodgers have sent 149 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Dodgers have turned 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,519 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in professional baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have amassed 1,173 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 382 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 12th in pro baseball, and have earned 34 double plays.

Gonsolin has pitched in 291 innings and is sitting with 283 punch outs in his MLB career. Gonsolin (27-7 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.49 and he has gone up against 1,152 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.44 (79 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 0.984. He has given up 190 base knocks (5.9 hits per nine innings) with 97 walks.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .434 and they have an average of 4.84 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have put up 79 doubles, while getting a free base 154 times and putting up 213 runs. St. Louis has accumulated 58 home runs on the year to go along with 207 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 361 occasions (22nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 401 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .334 and a batting average of .263 over the course of the season.

The Cardinals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.451 with a FIP of 4.30 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (386 strikeouts against 159 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 403. They have given up 49 long balls and they give up 4.74 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The St. Louis pitching staff have surrendered 204 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.32 (186 earned runs yielded).

St. Louis relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 88 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations and on 55 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 38 save situations, the Cardinals have tallied 19 holds and 11 blown saves. They rank 29th in the league with a save percentage of 42.1%, and they have sent 137 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have walked away with 8 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (7th in MLB). The Cardinals have racked up 428 assists, 17 errors and have accumulated 1,163 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 3,489 innings on the field, the Cardinals have a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (29th in pro baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Matz has allowed 844 hits while tallying 787 strikeouts in 820 innings pitched. He has conceded 398 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.333 and a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.16 and he has gone up against 3,520 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Matz (50-55 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.37 earned run average while conceding 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+115)

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