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.

The Dodgers (-135), according to bookmakers, are moneyline favorites in this game versus the Cardinals (+115) Sportsbooks have listed the total for this matchup at 9.5 runs.

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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’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed four innings while giving up five earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
• In 24 starts this season, he’s earned 13 quality starts.
• Mikolas has made 17 starts of five or more innings in 24 chances this season, and averages 5.5 frames when he pitches.
• He has made 24 appearances and finished two of them without allowing an earned run.

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Cardinals Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Cardinals have hit 123 homers this season, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
• St. Louis ranks 19th in the majors with a .387 team slugging percentage.
• The Cardinals have a team batting average of .246 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
• 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 in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.3 whiffs per contest.
• St. Louis pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.19 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• St. Louis strikes out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 25th in MLB.
• Cardinals pitchers have a 1.278 WHIP this season, 18th in the majors.

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