St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 9/23/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/23/2022 at 4:46 PM ET

The St. Louis Cardinals go back on the road Friday night for game one of three in Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Dodgers. St. Louis comes into Friday 24 games above .500 riding a 3 game losing streak after back-to-back losses to the San Diego Padres. Mile Mikolas took the loss for the Cardinals giving up one run on three hits across 6 innings of work. The St. Louis bullpen pitched well however allowing no runs on two hits over the final two innings of the game.

Paul Goldschmidt is the offensive leader for the Cardinals this season leading the team with a .320 batting average to go along with a team high 35 home runs and 112 RBIs. Nolan Arenado has had a stellar season this year with a .294 batting average to go along with a second best 29 home runs and 98 RBIs for St. Louis.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers continue a homestand Friday night if the best team in the National League 47 games above 500. Dustin May took the loss for Los Angeles in their last game after giving up five runs on seven hits across 4 innings of work. The Los Angeles bullpen pitched well however allowing one run on no hits over the final five innings of the game.

Freddie Freeman is the offensive leader for Los Angeles this season with a .330 batting average to go along with a team leading 190 hits. Mookie Betts leads the team with 35 home runs and Trea Turner boasts a team leading 97 RBIs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the better team in this matchup and will look to get back on track Friday night. Take Los Angeles to control this game as they will have the better overall team on the field. Los Angeles gets back to their winning ways and improves to 50 games over .500 Friday night with a home win. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers wins 5-2.

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