St. Louis at Los Angeles

St. Louis has a losing road record and plays its eighth straight road contest on a 3-7 skid. The Cardinals are 15th in runs scored, while the pitching is 18th in ERA (4.41), 26th in WHIP, and 15th in the bullpen. Starter Jack Flaherty has walked 19 in 27+ innings and last year had a 4.80 road ERA walking 13 in 15 innings. St. Louis is 5-12 versus winning teams, 8-20 against a righty starter, and 17-39 versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. The Los Angeles offense is seventh in runs scored and fifth in slugging. Starter Dustin May is holding batters to a .167 average, including just .109 at home. The Dodgers are 37-8 at home after scoring 2 runs or fewer, as well as 15-3 at home as a favorite of -150 or less. They've also won eight of the last 10 versus St. Louis at Dodger Stadium, so back the talented home team. Play Los Angeles.