The 2024 Major League Baseball season is underway, and one of the Thursday matchups is between two National League powerhouses – the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers. The Cardinals are looking to rebound from a disappointing 71-91 season in 2023, which was their first losing season since 2007. In contrast, the Dodgers had another successful year in 2023, winning 100 games and making their 11th straight trip to the postseason.
During the offseason, the Dodgers made significant investments in free agency by signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to bolster their lineup. However, Ohtani is currently facing a gambling scandal that has overshadowed his early days with the team. Despite this controversy, fans are excited to see him in action at Dodger Stadium.
The game between the Cardinals and Dodgers will take place on Thursday, March 28 at 4:10 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. SportsNet LA and Bally Sports Midwest will broadcast the game live, while Fubo and MLB.TV will stream it online. The probable pitchers for the game are RHP Miles Mikolas for the Cardinals and RHP Tyler Glasnow for the Dodgers. The odds favor the Dodgers at -234 with an over/under of 8.5 runs.
For St Louis Cardinal’s veteran right-hander Sonny Gray was supposed to start on Opening Day but due to a hamstring strain during spring training he landed on injured list giving Mikolas opportunity to take mound . He aims to bounce back from a subpar 2023 season where he posted an ERA of (6-8) with (5) HRs allowed in (9) innings pitched .The Cardinal’s rotation has been rebuilt with additions like Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn but concerns remain about age and effectiveness outside of Gray .On other hand ,Dodger’s have already started their regular season with a two-game series against San Diego Padres in Korea Series ,which marks home debut of Ohtani , who signed a lucrative deal with them during offseason .
