On Friday, August 16 at 8:15 p.m. ET, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers (71-51) visit Alec Burleson and the St. Louis Cardinals (60-61) in the series opener at Busch Stadium.

Bookmakers have listed the Dodgers (-135) as moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals (+115). The over/under for this game is 9.5. The odds to hit the over are -110, while the odds are -110 to go under.

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Cardinals vs. Dodgers Game Info

• Date: Friday, August 16, 2024
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Venue: Busch Stadium
• TV Channel: MLB Network
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Dodgers -135
• Moneyline Underdog: Cardinals +115
• Over/Under: 9.5 runs (Over: -110, Under: -110)

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Cardinals Probable Starting Pitcher

• Miles Mikolas (8-9) will take to the mound for the Cardinals and make his 25th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up five earned runs in four innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
• In 24 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 13 of them.
• In 24 starts, Mikolas has pitched through or past the fifth inning 17 times. He has a season average of 5.5 frames per outing.
• He has finished two appearances without allowing an earned run in 24 chances this season.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals rank 23rd in Major League Baseball with 123 home runs.
• St. Louis ranks 19th in the majors with a .387 team slugging percentage.
• The Cardinals rank 13th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.
• St. Louis has scored the 24th-most runs in the majors this season with 496 (4.1 per game).
• The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
• The Cardinals rank 11th with an average of 8.3 strikeouts per game.
• St. Louis has the 19th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
• St. Louis averages the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• The Cardinals rank 18th in MLB with a combined 1.278 WHIP this season.

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