St. Louis Cardinals at Los Angeles Dodgers 9/24/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cardinals are closing in on the NL Central title, while the Dodgers are closing in on a franchise record for wins. Both goals seem in reach soon and Saturday's game in Los Angeles will be a step closer. They could meet again in the playoffs, so they may be scouting each other a bit as well. St. Louis' Albert Pujols is also closing in on 700 homers and he could get that any time.

The Dodgers won two of three when they played in St.Louis in July, and two of those were one-run games. Find out who else is playing and how they should do with our free MLB picks. 

The Cardinals lost three straight and failed to score in those games. They avoided being swept by the Padres on Wednesday with a win. They are 12-8 for September after going 20-6 in August. The Dodgers have lost two straight, but are 9-3 over the last 12. The Dodgers have 103 wins, by far the most of any team in baseball.

The Dodgers have Clayton Kershaw (9-3, 2.39) scheduled to start against Jordan Montgomery (8-5, 3.26) on the mound for the Cardinals. Montgomery is a streaky pitcher, having not won or lost back-to-back games this year. He has lost the last two in spite of striking out nine in his last appearance. Kershaw won his last three games and struck out 10 in six innings in his last game.

The Dodgers lead all of baseball in runs with 799 and are third in batting average at .260. The Dodgers also lead the league in era at 2.16. The Cardinals are capable offensively, fourth in the league with 714 runs.