Dodgers vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB Daily Fantasy action as the Los Angeles Dodgers, boasting a solid 72-52 record, gear up to clash with the St. Louis Cardinals at the iconic Busch Stadium today at 2:15 PM EST. It’s a battle of the National League titans with the Dodgers sitting pretty at the top of the conference, while the Cardinals, hovering at .500 with a 61-61 record, are looking to close a 9.5-game gap. After yesterday’s face-off where the Cardinals soared to a 5-2 victory over the Dodgers, tensions and stakes are sky-high. The betting lines are buzzing, setting the over/under at 8.0, hinting at another nail-biter. With partly cloudy skies and a gentle breeze setting the stage, it’s the perfect day for baseball. So, as the Dodgers aim to ‘steal’ a win back and the Cardinals look to ‘fly’ past their competition, make sure your fantasy lineups are set for what promises to be a showdown packed with more curves than a Clayton Kershaw slider!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 18, 2024 02:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NNW at 10.5 mph. Temperature is at 78.1° with 71% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	LAD ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-123	+103	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-110	-110	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+13	-213	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

181W-123L

52.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

163W-137L

47.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
03/28/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Push	-0.0
03/28/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Push	-0.0
03/29/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.0
03/29/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Over	+1.0
03/30/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+3.0
03/30/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+3.0
03/31/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+1.0
03/31/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+1.0
08/16/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+5.0
08/16/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+5.0
08/17/24	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	2	Under	-1.0
08/17/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
04/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+2.0
04/28/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	7	Over	+2.0
04/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-7.0
04/29/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	1	Under	-7.0
04/30/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	3	Over	+1.0
04/30/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	6	Over	+1.0
05/18/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	8	Over	+16.0
05/18/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	16	Over	+16.0
05/19/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Under	-3.0
05/19/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Under	-3.0
05/20/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+3.0
05/20/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	6	Over	+3.0
05/21/23	Los Angeles Dodgers LAD	5	Over	+7.0
05/21/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+7.0

Dodgers Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Clayton Kershaw

ERA 3.5 | IP 18.0 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 17.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	@MIL	5-2W	5.7	3	1	6	Under
08-06-24	vsPHI	6-2L	4.7	5	1	5	Push
07-31-24	@SD	1-8L	3.7	6	7	0	Over
07-25-24	vsSF	4-6W	4.0	6	2	6	Over
09-30-23	@SF	1-2L	5.3	5	2	5	Under
09-23-23	vsSF	0-7W	5.0	2	0	5	Under
09-16-23	@SEA	6-2W	4.0	2	0	4	Push
09-05-23	@MIA	3-6L	5.0	5	3	3	Over
08-29-23	vsARI	1-9W	5.0	3	1	5	Over
08-24-23	@CLE	6-1W	2.0	1	1	4	Under

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.926 | IP 130.7 | 11.0W-7.0L | KO 162.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-12-24	@CIN	1-6L	5.0	5	6	9	Under
08-06-24	vsTB	3-4W	7.0	4	2	6	Under
08-01-24	@CHC	4-5L	7.0	5	2	9	Over
07-26-24	vsWAS	10-8L	5.0	7	5	7	Over
07-20-24	@ATL	9-5W	7.0	8	5	10	Over
07-12-24	vsCHC	5-1L	7.0	9	3	6	Under
07-05-24	@WAS	7-6W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
06-29-24	vsCIN	9-4L	4.3	7	6	6	Over
06-23-24	vsSF	3-5W	7.0	1	1	8	Push
06-17-24	@MIA	7-6W	7.7	5	2	4	Over

Dodgers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	vs STL	2-5L	4	1	Under
08/18	vs STL	7-6W	12	3	Over
08/17	vs MIL	4-6L	10	0	Over
08/16	vs MIL	4-5L	9	0	Over
08/15	vs MIL	7-2W	13	4	Over
08/14	vs MIL	5-2W	6	2	Under
08/13	@ PIT	6-5W	13	0	Over
08/12	@ PIT	4-1W	8	1	Under
08/11	@ PIT	9-5W	8	3	Over
08/09	@ PHI	4-9L	8	0	Over
08/08	@ PHI	2-6L	7	1	Push
08/07	@ PHI	5-3W	9	2	Push
08/06	vs OAK	3-2W	6	0	Under
08/05	vs OAK	10-0W	14	0	Over
08/04	vs OAK	5-6L	6	2	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/19	@ LAD	5-2W	11	3	Under
08/18	@ LAD	6-7L	6	3	Over
08/16	vs CIN	2-9L	10	0	Over
08/15	vs CIN	1-4L	4	1	Under
08/14	vs CIN	1-6L	5	0	Under
08/12	vs KC	3-8L	10	1	Over
08/11	vs KC	8-5W	13	3	Over
08/10	@ TB	4-6L	9	0	Over
08/09	@ TB	5-2W	9	0	Under
08/08	@ TB	4-3W	8	2	Under
08/07	@ NYM	0-6L	6	0	Under
08/06	vs CHC	2-6L	4	1	Push
08/05	vs CHC	5-4W	9	1	Over
08/04	vs CHC	3-6L	4	0	Over
08/03	vs CHC	4-5L	12	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Los Angeles Dodgers	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Shohei Ohtani	11.1	14.6	0.291	0.621	0.442	1.062	0.417	0.082
#2 Mookie Betts	9.1	11.8	0.295	0.480	0.450	0.930	0.368	0.037
#3 Freddie Freeman	9.5	12.6	0.296	0.496	0.456	0.952	0.377	0.041
#4 Teoscar Hernandez	7.7	10.2	0.270	0.500	0.364	0.864	0.351	0.057
#5 Gavin Lux	7.0	9.1	0.252	0.385	0.339	0.724	0.298	0.024
#6 Miguel Rojas	5.4	6.9	0.277	0.405	0.341	0.745	0.308	0.014
#7 Kevin Kiermaier	6.3	8.1	0.202	0.314	0.260	0.574	0.241	0.018
#8 Kike Hernandez	5.1	6.7	0.214	0.333	0.298	0.632	0.263	0.025
#9 Austin Barnes	4.5	5.6	0.248	0.292	0.354	0.646	0.267	0.009

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.0	8.9	0.277	0.430	0.357	0.786	0.322	0.026
#2 Willson Contreras	7.5	9.9	0.264	0.482	0.446	0.929	0.367	0.054
#3 Tommy Pham	7.3	9.3	0.265	0.399	0.367	0.767	0.313	0.022
#4 Nolan Arenado	6.8	8.8	0.261	0.390	0.349	0.739	0.304	0.030
#5 Paul Goldschmidt	7.5	9.8	0.231	0.395	0.317	0.713	0.294	0.041
#6 Brendan Donovan	5.2	6.8	0.262	0.388	0.365	0.753	0.310	0.020
#7 Jordan Walker	5.4	7.1	0.152	0.242	0.273	0.515	0.218	0.000
#8 Pedro Pages	5.2	6.7	0.244	0.362	0.323	0.685	0.282	0.024
#9 Victor Scott II	3.9	5.1	0.115	0.198	0.156	0.354	0.154	0.010

Dodgers Notable Injuries

Tyler Glasnow OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 9.1
River Ryan OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/12/24. Impact: 6.0
Chris Taylor OUT (2B/3B): Avg: 0.171 SLG:0.272 Last game: 07/26/24. Impact: 2.0
Blake Treinen OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/06/24. Impact: 1.4
Brusdar Graterol OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/08/24. Impact: 0.9

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Lance Lynn OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/01/24. Impact: 5.7
Matt Carpenter OUT (1B/3B): Avg: 0.255 SLG:0.382 Last game: 08/09/24. Impact: 1.9
Michael Siani OUT (OF): Avg: 0.256 SLG:0.325 Last game: 08/05/24. Impact: 2.8