Overview

• St. Louis leads the five-game regular-season series 3-1 and carries a 1-0 edge into Game 2 at Dodger Stadium
• Miles Mikolas (6–8, 4.83 ERA) faces Emmet Sheehan (2–2, 3.60 ERA) in the probable starters’ battle
• Los Angeles is 65–48 overall and 35–22 at home with a league-high 165 homers, while St. Louis stands 57–57 and bats .249 on the road
• BetMGM Sportsbook lists the Dodgers at –190, the Cardinals at +158 and the over/under at 9 runs
• Recent games between these clubs in LA have averaged under nine total runs, fueling prop bets on the Dodgers’ first five innings over 2.5 runs and Mikolas under 3.5 strikeouts