St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Dodger Stadium is the location where the Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62 last season) will attempt to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals (71-91 last year) on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers will be Lance Lynn and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals knocked in 4.4 runs per game, which put them at 19th in the league. They accumulated 719 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. The Cardinals accrued 264 two-baggers as a unit and hit 209 baseballs out of the park. They recorded 697 runs batted in as well as 1,376 hits in the prior season, and their team batting average was at .250. St. Louis had a slugging rate of .416 and were rung up 1,326 times, while taking a walk on 570 occasions.

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They earned a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and their pitching staff held a WHIP of 1.46. Cardinals pitchers conceded 179 home runs and 829 runs in total (25th in baseball). St. Louis gave up 1,549 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) and 760 earned runs. The Cardinals compiled a team earned run average of 4.79 in the previous season (24th in baseball), and the staff rung up 1,215 hitters. Their pitching staff walked 530 opposing players and their FIP finished at 4.43 as a team last year.

The Cardinals dispatched 484 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of last season. The bullpen inherited 274 runners in the previous season with 32.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. They compiled 36 saves in the previous season and blew 28 of 64 save opportunities. The Cardinals relief pitchers accumulated a save rate of 56.3% and stepped onto the mound in 155 save situations. The bullpen finished with 89 holds over the course of last year (11th in baseball). Cardinals pitchers entered the game with runners on base 173 times and also had 164 games in high leverage situations.

The St. Louis Cardinals earned a total of 4,285 putouts for the previous season, as well as 1,592 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .989 which had them sitting 3rd in professional baseball, and earned 154 double plays. The Cardinals transformed 67.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,855 innings on the field, which had them sitting 29th in MLB.

Lynn (136-95 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.79 and he has gone up against 8,009 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,743 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 660 walks. His earned run average is 3.74 (784 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.272. Lynn has taken the ball for 1,889 frames and has earned 1,906 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Dodgers had a slugging percentage of .455 and they averaged 5.59 runs per contest (2nd in baseball). They put up 303 doubles, while walking 644 times as well as scoring 906 runs. Los Angeles hit 249 home runs in the previous season in addition to 877 runs batted in. They were called out on strikes on 1,359 instances (20th in baseball) and earned a total of 1,422 hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers accounted for an on-base percentage of .340 in addition to a team batting average of .257 for the previous season.

The Dodgers had a team WHIP of 1.202 and had a FIP of 4.23 as a squad last season. They earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,388 strikeouts vs 454 bases on balls). They were ranked 5th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,284. They conceded 200 home runs and they surrendered 4.35 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff conceded 699 runs over the course of last year while holding a team ERA of 4.06 (652 earned runs conceded).

Los Angeles had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 61 save chances and they came away with 44 saves. They were ranked 3rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 72.1%, and they sent 551 relievers to the hill last season. Their bullpen pitchers took the field 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 135 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers had an inherited score rate of 26.1% out of 203 inherited base runners. With 150 save situations, the Dodgers had 88 holds and also 17 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers turned 139 double plays and owned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in pro baseball). The Dodgers recorded 1,406 assists, 76 errors and accumulated 4,339 putouts last season. Out of their 13,017 innings played, the Dodgers had a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (2nd in the majors).

During his career, Yamamoto has allowed 4 base hits while accumulating 2 K's in 1 innings pitched. Yamamoto (0-1 mark in his career) has a 45.00 earned run average while giving up 36.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 5 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 5.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 8.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and he has gone up against 9 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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