Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Preview | September 24

Two of MLB’s most consistent hitters go head-to-head when the Los Angeles Dodgers (104-47) and the St. Louis Cardinals (89-63) play at 9:10 PM ET on Saturday at Dodger Stadium. Freddie Freeman has a .325 batting average (first in MLB) for the favored Dodgers (-187), and Paul Goldschmidt ranks second in MLB action hitting .320 this season for the underdog Cardinals (+159). Clayton Kershaw starts for Los Angeles while St. Louis will counter with Jordan Montgomery.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Cardinals

• Game Day: Saturday, September 24, 2022
• Game Time: 9:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers average 1.3 home runs per game to rank fourth in MLB action with 202 total home runs.
• The Dodgers rank third in MLB with a .259 batting average.
• The Dodgers have a league-leading .335 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 14th in baseball.
• The Dodgers have hit 97 homers at home this season (1.3 per game).
• The Dodgers are slugging .460 with 3.6 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The team averages 8.7 hits per game and is batting .263 at home this season.

Dodgers Key Batters

• Freeman leads Los Angeles with an OBP of .402, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .513.
• Among qualified batters in the majors, Freeman’s batting average ranks first, his on-base percentage ranks fifth, and he is 11th in slugging.
• Mookie Betts has 144 hits, which ranks first among Los Angeles batters this season. He’s batting .270 with 73 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified, Betts ranks 40th in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage and fifth in slugging percentage.
• Trea Turner has collected 183 base hits, an OBP of .344 and a slugging percentage of .475 this season.
• Will Smith has 22 home runs, 83 RBI and a batting average of .262 this season.
• Smith takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .375 with a triple, a walk and an RBI.

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals have hit 190 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
• The Cardinals rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
• The Cardinals have an on-base percentage of .326 this season, which ranks fourth in the league.
• The Cardinals have shown patience at the plate this season with the fifth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.5) among MLB offenses.
• They’ve hit 95 homers, an average of 1.3 per game, in 74 road contests this season.
• They are slugging .426 in 74 road games this season.
• They are averaging 9.0 base hits per game and batting .255 on the road this season.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Goldschmidt has racked up 171 hits with a .408 on-base percentage and a .591 slugging percentage, all club-bests for the Cardinals.
• Including all qualifying players in MLB, Goldschmidt is second in batting average, second in on-base percentage and third in slugging percentage.
• Nolan Arenado is hitting .293 with 41 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 48 walks.
• Arenado’s batting average ranks 17th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 27th, and he is sixth in slugging.
• Tommy Edman is hitting .265 with 29 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 43 walks.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .280 with 19 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 55 walks.

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers