St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 9/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+126) Los Angeles (-152)

The St. Louis Cardinals (68-70) are headed to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (82-55). The moneyline on this game has the Cardinals at +126 and the Dodgers are priced at -152. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Andre Pallante and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 17th in the league. They are sitting with 610 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315. The Cardinals have tallied 194 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 143 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 593 RBI's in addition to 1,115 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average comes in at .240. St. Louis has a slugging percentage of .381 and have struck out 1,081 times, while drawing a walk on 441 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34. Cardinals pitchers have surrendered 138 home runs and 625 runs in total (19th in the league). St. Louis has given up 1,186 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 578 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.23 on the campaign (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,085 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 464 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.06 as a squad this season.

The Cardinals have dispatched 463 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 209 base runners this season with 38.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The bullpen have notched 89 holds for the season (5th in MLB). Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with runners on 140 times in addition to having 168 appearances in high leverage situations. They have recorded 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 24 out of their 64 chances to save the game. The Cardinals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.5% and have entered the game in 157 save situations.

The Cardinals have turned 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,070 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in MLB. The St. Louis Cardinals have accounted for 3,690 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,281 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which has them sitting 4th in MLB, and they have turned 134 double plays.

Pallante (36-35 career mark) has a FIP of 4.09 while he has gone up against 2,547 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 600 base knocks (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 221 free passes. His ERA is 4.15 (275 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.378. Pallante has taken the mound for 596 frames and has tallied 418 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Los Angeles is sitting with 169 home runs for the season and 632 RBIs. They have 222 doubles, while taking a walk 509 times and notching 670 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled an OBP of .335 and a team batting average of .258 this year. The Dodgers hold a slugging percentage of .422 and they are scoring 4.89 runs per contest (4th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,076 occasions (27th in MLB) and have a total of 1,189 hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.157 with a FIP of 3.84 as a squad this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.30 (1,249 strikeouts against 425 walks). They rank 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 976. They have relinquished 151 homers and they relinquish 3.84 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 517 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.63 (488 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 146 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 88 holds and also 19 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save opportunities and they have come away with 38 saves. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.8% out of their 158 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 147 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 14th in the league holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 445 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 75 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (3rd in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 1,103 assists, 53 errors and have 3,635 putouts so far this year. In their 10,905 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (1st in professional baseball).

Yamamoto (31-18 mark in his career) has earned a 2.63 ERA while giving up 6.3 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.92 and he has gone up against 1,659 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has given up a total of 123 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.981 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. Thus far in his career, Yamamoto has given up 296 hits and he has 459 strikeouts in 421 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis (+126)

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