Dodgers vs Cardinals Prediction, Pick and Preview, September 6: MLB
- Ajay
- Sep 6, 2021, 6:35:12 PM
Credit: photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Odds
| Time | 4:15 p.m. EST |
| Dodgers money line | -238 |
| Dodgers run line | -2.0 (+100) |
| Cardinals money line | +195 |
| Cardinals run line | +2.0 (-115) |
| Over / under | 7.5 (-110) |
Key stats
| Dodgers | Cardinals | |
| Record | 86-51 | 69-66 |
| Road / home record | 40-28 | 35-30 |
| Last 10 record | 6-4 | 5-5 |
| Streak | L1 | L2 |
| Over / under record | 58-71-8 | 62-66-6 |
| Runs / game | 5.05 | 4.18 |
| Runs allowed / game | 3.48 | 4.29 |
Preview
The Dodgers begin a four-game road trip to Busch Stadium tonight. LAD is still locked in a battle with the Giants for control of the NL West. They lost their last series 2-1 to San Francisco and remain 2nd in the division by a game but leading the wild card race in the National Conference. They're still trying to clinch the division title and will look to bounce back after defeat to the Giants where they have averaged four runs per game. The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NL Central still only two games off of the second NL wild card slot. Both of these teams are gearing towards the postseason and there's everything still to play for.
Pitching matchup
Dodgers
Max Scherzer (12-4, 2.40 ERA) Dodgers' new boy Max Scherzer will start his 26th game of the season and 7th for LAD. He has a 1.29 since arriving in LA making his season average 2.40. Over 35 innings he's been hit 22 times for only five ERs and has 50 strikeouts compared to only 5 walks. Scherzer did face h Cards as a National earlier in the season and went for four hits, no ERs, one walk and nine strikeouts in six innings pitched.
Cardinals
Miles Mikolas (0-1, 4.41 ERA) Miles Mikolas will take the mound for his 5th start of the season. In his six years in the majors, Mikolas has a 3.84 ERA and is averaging 4.41 ERA in 2021. He has 16.1 innings under his belt this season and has been hit 18 times for eight ERs to go with 14 strikeouts and 5 walks.
Prediction
The Dodgers actually outscored the Giants in their series loss 12-10 so they have been getting runs on the board. They're still very much in play in the NL West division race and they'll have too much firepower for the Cardinals tonight.
PICK: Dodgers money line (-238)
Find more sports picks from the top sports bettors and MLB experts all in one place using our iOS and Google Play apps, as well as our other articles at Kingpin.pro. We are the home for MLB picks, sports picks and sports betting.
