Cardinals are 19-7 record against the National League West

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will rely on its ace to try and slow down the St. Louis Cardinals in the third game of a four-game set at Dodger Stadium Saturday night

At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: St. Louis Cardinals (2.38, +138) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1.7, -143)

St. Louis has tallied 82 hits over its last five games and star slugger Albert Pujols has been getting in on the fun with three home runs and four RBIs in the last two contests. "It is indicative of the type of offense that we are capable of having," said Lance Berkman. "It is historic. It is nice and we will try and extend it as long as we can, but we realize we have a lot of games to play." Spanning the past five games, Berkman has six home runs in his last 19 at-bats. In their five games since Monday, the Cardinals have hit 13 homers and scored 51 runs. St. Louis is 55-53 against left-handed starters the past three years.

Cardinals starting pitcher Kyle McClellan has led the club to two wins in his first two starts this year and will be making his 11th career appearance (first start) against the Dodgers on Saturday. The converted reliever has posted a 1.69 ERA in those outings against Los Angeles, including three scoreless innings on the road. McClellan has compiled a 3-8 record and 3.56 ERA in 106 career appearances (one start) on the road in his career, allowing batters to hit for a .269 average. Interestingly enough, the right-hander is allowing lefties to hit just .217 against him, while right-handed batters are hitting for a .381 average.

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