St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 4/30/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is where the Los Angeles Dodgers (14-13) will meet the St. Louis Cardinals (10-17) on Sunday. The line on this contest has the Cardinals at +115 while the Dodgers are sitting at -135. The over/under is set at 10. The starting pitchers are Jake Woodford and Noah Syndergaard.

The Cardinals have hit 50 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 32 baseballs out of the park. St. Louis is slugging .428 and have been called out on strikes 218 times, while being walked on 101 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have 116 RBI's and 247 base knocks this year, while their batting average comes in at .266. They have 120 runs and hold an OBP of .342.

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The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.49 for the year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 249 batters. Cardinals pitchers have conceded 33 home runs in addition to 129 total runs (24th in baseball). They have walked 93 batters and their FIP is 4.34 as a team for the year. St. Louis has given up 250 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 118 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Cardinals have sent 84 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 50 base runners over the course of the season with 32.0% of those runners crossed home plate. They have recorded 4 saves this year and have missed out on 5 of 9 save chances. The Cardinals relievers have a save percentage of 44.4% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. The relievers have 10 holds this season (24th in the league). Cardinals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 33 times as well as having 25 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cardinals have converted 65.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,130 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in the majors. The St. Louis Cardinals have a tally of 710 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 255 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them sitting 17th in pro baseball, and have a total of 28 double plays.

Woodford (9-6 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.74 and he has gone up against 675 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 161 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 48 walks. His earned run average is 3.90 (70 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. Woodford has pitched in 161 frames and has accounted for 106 K's so far in his career.

Los Angeles has compiled 47 long balls on the season to go along with 137 RBIs. They have 39 two-baggers, while walking 118 times and putting up 139 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .319 and a batting average of .225 on the year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging % of .442 and they average 5.15 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have been rung up on 260 occasions (2nd in the league) and have tallied 199 hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.318 in addition to having a FIP of 4.28 as a squad for the year. They come in at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 238. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 126 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.65 (122 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.20 (216 strikeouts against 73 walks). They have surrendered 30 home runs and they relinquish 4.81 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

With 17 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 10 holds and 2 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 7 save opportunities and they have converted 5 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 20 times in high leverage situations and on 32 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.4% out of 53 inherited base runners. They are ranked 10th in the league holding a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 90 relievers onto the diamond this season.

In their 2,124 innings on the field, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (21st in the majors). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 234 assists, 10 errors and have amassed 708 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Syndergaard has allowed 838 hits while he has earned 893 punch outs in 878 frames. He has given up a total of 343 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.182 and having a FIP of 3.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.44 and he has faced 3,628 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Syndergaard (57-44 mark in his career) has earned a 3.51 ERA while allowing 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-135)

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