Dodgers vs. Cardinals Game Preview: Expert Insights
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00:00Let's start with the Dodgers squaring off against the Cardinals, 31-27 at home.
00:07The Dodgers booked as your favorites here, minus 135 at the FanDuel Sports, minus 134.
00:14Yet to see who's starting for the Dodgers.
00:16Myles Nicholas will get out there on the hill for the Cardinals.
00:19Yeah, take a look at this game too.
00:22You always see those price points and you say to yourself, oh, I can get the Dodgers
00:25at a minus 150 price or less.
00:27Why don't I just load up?
00:28And it's not really a bad philosophy because on a day-to-day basis, they're usually the
00:31more talented team.
00:32But it looks like Robleski is going to get that start, a guy that doesn't have a lot
00:35of Major League Baseball experience, Dubs.
00:38You take a look at 82 batters he's faced on the season, his numbers aren't great over
00:42those 82 batters.
00:43An ISO power number of 233 against and a 334 weighted on base percentage.
00:47However, his last 39 batters, Dubs, he's faced over the past 30 days, it gets much better.
00:52An ISO power number of 057 and a weighted on base percentage of 238, very manageable
00:58here for him.
00:59And he's a left-handed pitcher.
01:00Typically, teams don't hit lefties as well as they do righties.
01:03However, the St. Louis Cardinals coming into this game, and by the way, 84 degree temperatures
01:07tonight in the stadium in St. Louis, slight wind blowing out the right field does help.
01:11The first five batters we anticipate, that's Wynn, Contreras, Pham, Aronado, and Goldschmidt,
01:16all high ISO power numbers and weighted on base percentages against left-handed pitching.
01:20But let's flip it over to the Dodgers perspective.
01:22Myles Michaelis needs to be better this year, hasn't been.
01:26555 batters, Dubs, he's faced a 195 ISO power number and a weighted on base percentage of
01:31343.
01:32His past 30 days, left-handed batters have gotten the best of him to the tune of a 225
01:36ISO and a weighted on base percentage of 344.
01:39If you look at the first five batters in that Dodgers lineup, Otani, Betts, Freeman, Hernandez,
01:43and Lux, they have all hammered right-handed pitching.
01:46So for me, I still get the lean towards the Los Angeles Dodgers, but if I'm betting for
01:50some plus money for some RBI opportunities, Otani, Freeman, and Lux would be the guys,
01:55Dubs, I look forward to today.
01:57Should be a good battle.
01:58I think the Dodgers win, but a better look at some of those Dodgers RBI props.