St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 6/1/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 05/31/2021 at 8:47 PM ET

The St. Louis Cardinals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. St Louis is 30-23 following a 9-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for St Louis, but the Cardinals remain in first place in the National League Central with a half-game lead over the second-place Chicago Cubs.

Nolan Arenado is batting .284 to lead St Louis and the third baseman has team highs in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 35. Third baseman Tommy Edman is the leader of hits with 60 and left fielder Dylan Carlson is the leader in on-base percentage at .359. On Tuesday, St Louis will send John Gant to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with an ERA of 1.81, 35 Ks and 31 BBs.

Los Angeles lost free straight over the weekend to the San Francisco Giants and is 31-22. The Dodgers are third in the National League West 2 ½ games behind the first-place San Diego Padres. Los Angeles has lost four of its last five, but the Dodgers remain one of the best teams in baseball on the mound with the fourth best team ERA at 3.20.

Max Muncy is batting .281 to lead Los Angeles and the first baseman has team highs in home runs with 13, RBIs with 30 and on-base percentage at .442. Third baseman Justin Turner is the leader in hits with 50. Los Angeles has hit 66 home runs in its first 53 games. The Los Angeles Dodgers have not yet announced their starting pitcher for Tuesday's game at home against the St Louis Cardinals.

Los Angeles will defeat St. Louis on Tuesday, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in six of the Dodgers last eight, in seven of the Dodgers last eight at home against a team with a winning record and in each of the last five that the Dodgers have played against a team from the National League Central. Los Angeles has scored the most runs in baseball with 273. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win but our best play is OVER 8-4.

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