Two squads leading their divisions — the St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West) — clash on Friday at 10:10 PM ET, at Dodger Stadium.
The Dodgers are favored at home (-167) against the Cardinals (+145). The scheduled starters are Andrew Heaney (3-2) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Jose Quintana (5-6) for the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Dodgers won 3-2 over the Diamondbacks yesterday in their most recent game. Craig Kimbrel was the winning pitcher after throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out one, while Will Smith went 2-for-4 with a triple to lead them offensively.
Yesterday, the Cardinals took down the Padres 5-4. Jack Flaherty was the winning pitcher after he went six innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out nine. Brendan Donovan paced the Cardinals’ offense, going 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.