Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals MLB Betting Preview | September 23

Freddie Freeman leads the Los Angeles Dodgers (104-46) into a matchup against Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals (88-63) on Friday at 10:10 PM ET at Dodger Stadium. Freeman is hitting .325, the best batting average in MLB, for the favored Dodgers (-167), and Goldschmidt is second in MLB play with a .321 batting average this season for the underdog Cardinals (+143). Andrew Heaney starts for Los Angeles, and Jose Quintana is St. Louis’ pick to start.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Dodgers vs. Cardinals

• Game Day: Friday, September 23, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Stadium: Dodger Stadium

Dodgers Stats & Trends

Dodgers Batting

• The Dodgers rank fourth-best in MLB action with 202 total home runs.
• The Dodgers’ .259 batting average is third-best in the majors.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers lead the league with a .335 on-base percentage.
• The Dodgers strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 14th in baseball.
• The Dodgers average 1.3 homers per game when playing at home this season (97 total in home contests).
• The Dodgers are slugging .463 with 3.7 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .264 with 628 hits (8.7 per game) 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 all qualified hitters in the majors, Freeman ranks first in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and 11th in slugging.
• Mookie Betts has 144 hits, which ranks first among Los Angeles batters this season. He’s batting .272 with 73 extra-base hits.
• Betts is 36th in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage and fourth in slugging in the majors.
• Betts has picked up a hit in two straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .143 with a home run and two RBI.
• Trea Turner is batting .301 with a .476 slugging percentage and 97 RBI this year.
• Will Smith has been key for Los Angeles with 122 hits, an OBP of .351 plus a slugging percentage of .467.
• Smith takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a double, a triple, a walk and an RBI.

Cardinals Stats & Trends

Cardinals Batting

• The Cardinals rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 185 home runs.
• The Cardinals rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
• The Cardinals are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fourth with an OBP of .325.
• The Cardinals rank fifth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
• They have averaged 1.2 home runs per game in their 73 road contests this season.
• In 73 road games this season, they’re slugging .420 with 236 hits going for extra bases.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .254 with 9.0 base hits per contest.

Cardinals Key Batters

• Goldschmidt has accumulated an on-base percentage of .409, a slugging percentage of .594, and has 171 hits, all club-bests for the Cardinals.
• Including all qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Goldschmidt’s batting average puts him second, his on-base percentage ranks second, and he is third in slugging.
• Nolan Arenado has 41 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 48 walks while batting .296.
• Arenado ranks 15th in batting average, 23rd in on-base percentage and sixth in slugging percentage in the majors.
• Tommy Edman is batting .265 with 29 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 42 walks.
• Brendan Donovan is hitting .279 with 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 54 walks.

Dodgers vs. Cardinals Probable Pitchers