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STL vs
LAD

St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

September 2, 2026 ยท 10:10 PM ET ยท Dodger Stadium
STL 70-70  ยท  LAD 82-57

๐Ÿ Final: STL 8, LAD 6 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Los Angeles Dodgers
Confidence 72%
Projected Score LAD 9 ยท STL 6
Blowout Probability 14%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

LAD Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL Key injuries LAD (Roki Sasaki, Shohei Ohtani, Eric Lauer, Andy Pages) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Key injuries STL (Blaze Jordan, JJ Wetherholt, Hunter Dobbins, Andre Pallante) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD SP confirmed LAD, away TBD โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL LAD SP elevated fatigue โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Defensive edge (dWAR 2.9) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Catcher arm edge (CS% 16pp) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
LAD Recent run diff (+2.3 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL LAD SP road-favored (pitching at home) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
STL Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

STL โ€” Away LHP
Brycen Mautz
Brycen Mautz
vs
LAD โ€” Home RHP
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
ERA2.67
WHIP0.90
FIP3.26
K/98.8
K/BB6.7
Home ERA: 3.50

๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ Ballpark Weather

Wind6 mph (light)
Directionblowing out to center
Temp71ยฐF
Run Env: HIGH โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜† Neutral
Humidity 59% Gusts 9 mph Cloud 3% Rain Chance 0% Pressure 996 hPa

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

STL โ€” Away
  1. 1 Bryan Torres LF
  2. 2 Ivan Herrera C
  3. 3 Alec Burleson 1B
  4. 4 Jordan Walker RF
  5. 5 Leo Bernal DH
  6. 6 Nolan Gorman 3B
  7. 7 Jose Fermin 2B
  8. 8 Nathan Church CF
  9. 9 Thomas Saggese SS
LAD โ€” Home
  1. 1 Shohei Ohtani DH
  2. 2 Tommy Edman CF
  3. 3 Mookie Betts SS
  4. 4 Freddie Freeman 1B
  5. 5 Miguel Rojas 2B
  6. 6 Kyle Tucker RF
  7. 7 Teoscar Hernandez LF
  8. 8 Max Muncy 3B
  9. 9 Hunter Feduccia C

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

STL Away LAD Home
Team OPS 0.713 0.759
Bullpen FIP 4.12 4.94
Run Diff / 10G -2.0 +0.3
Days Rest 0 0
Streak -1 1

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
STL -1.5 (-1740)
LAD +1.5 (+740)
Total (O/U)
Over 14.5 (+720)
Under 14.5 (-1620)
Moneyline
STL -3200
LAD +950

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

Top betting prop targets identified by the BlowOutAlert engine for this matchup. Click a suspect for the full evidence breakdown. Full rankings, verdicts, sharp money signals, and live lineup tracking are in the workspace.

STL โ€” Away
Nathan Church Nathan Church CF
Hits
0.5
65 ยท OVER
Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera C
Hits
0.5
59 ยท OVER
LAD โ€” Home
Tommy Edman Tommy Edman CF
Singles
0.5
71 ยท OVER
Shohei Ohtani Shohei Ohtani DH
Hits
0.5
70 ยท OVER
Freddie Freeman Freddie Freeman 1B
Singles
0.5
69 ยท OVER
Teoscar Hernandez Teoscar Hernandez LF
Singles
0.5
69 ยท OVER

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