The St. Louis Cardinals (1-2) take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-2) in the finale of a 4-game set on Sunday Night Baseball at Dodger Stadium at 7:10 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Cardinals vs. Dodgers odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Dodgers lead 2-1
The Birds got their 1st win of the season Saturday night, but it took a series of strange circumstances to get it. The 1st rain delay at Dodger Stadium since 2017 took place as a torrential downpour paused things for 35 minutes. The Cards scored 5 in the 7th after a walk, a hit-by-pitch and a catcher’s interference loaded the bases. A sac fly and single plated 2 runs before a balk allowed the go-ahead run in. They’d score 2 more in the frame before closer Ryan Helsley blew it in the 9th by allowing 2 runs. The Cards would win it in the 10th with an RBI groundout.
As you can tell, the loss was rather fluky for the Dodgers, who look to win the series on national TV Sunday night. SS Mookie Betts is on another planet right now after going 3 for 4 with his 4th homer of the young season Saturday. He’s hitting .611 with 4 homers and 10 RBIs. This team is leaps and bounds better than its counterparts right now.