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The Dodgers and Cardinals have consolidated their 2017 regular season meetings into a short window, with seven games against each other over the next 10 days. The first three of those are in Los Angeles beginning Tuesday night, and here’s a broad overview of both teams heading into the series at Dodger Stadium.
Teams: Dodgers (26-19) vs. Cardinals (22-19)
Split records: Dodgers 16-7 at home, Cardinals 10-6 on road
Run differential: Dodgers +64 (1st in NL), Cardinals +17 t-5th in NL)
Runs scored: Dodgers 5.07 per game (4th), Cardinals 4.54 (10th)
OPS+: Dodgers 109 (2nd), Cardinals 101 (5th)
Dodgers-Cards 2017
| Date | Location | Time (PT) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Location | Time (PT) |
| Tue, May 23 | LA | 7:10 p.m. |
| Wed, May 24 | LA | 7:10 p.m. |
| Thu, May 25 | LA | 7:10 p.m. |
| Mon, May 29 | StL | 11:15 a.m. |
| Tue, May 30 | StL | 4:05 p.m. |
| Wed, May 31 | StL | 5:15 p.m. |
| Thu, Jun 1 | StL | 10:45 a.m. |
wRC+: Dodgers 111 (t-1st), Cardinals 99 (6th)
Runs allowed: Dodgers 3.64 (1st), Cardinals 4.12 (3rd)
ERA+: Dodgers 123 (2nd), Cardinals 118 (3rd)
Last 10 games: Dodgers 6-4, Cardinals 5-5
2017 head-to-head record: first meeting
2016 head-to-head: 4-2 Dodgers (2-1 Dodgers in LA)
Cardinals SB Nation site: Viva El Birdos
Pitching matchups
Tuesday: Clayton Kershaw vs. Lance Lynn
Wednesday: Rich Hill vs. Mike Leake
Thursday: Kenta Maeda va. Michael Wacha
Series schedule
Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA, ESPN)
Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA, MLB Network)
Thursday, 7:10 p.m. (SportsNet LA, MLB Network)