St. Louis at Los Angeles

The St. Louis Cardinals and the Los Angeles Dodgers are both playing poorly down the stretch. But for the Dodgers it has been an ongoing frustration. The Dodgers started the season looking like the team to beat in the NL, and appeared to be headed for a 100-win season. That changed quickly, and despite loading up for the stretch drive this team has not shifted gears. Over the last 99 games, the Dodgers are a bad team at just 43-56 and recently are just 9-16. St. Louis certainly has not played well, but the way the Dodgers have been going their winning record is pure illusion. The Cardinals have hammered teams that struggle on offense now at 38-18 when facing a team that scored 2 or less in their previous contest. The Dodgers are just 8-24 in their last 32 after scoring 2 or less. Play on St. Louis.