The St. Louis Cardinals (71-69), led by Paul Goldschmidt on an 11-game hitting streak, will meet the Seattle Mariners (71-70) Friday at Busch Stadium. The Mariners are -110 favorites for the matchup, which starts at 8:15 p.m. ET on ROOT Sports NW.
Bryce Miller will get the ball for Seattle while St. Louis will counter with Erick Fedde.
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Mariners and Cardinals Betting Trends
The Mariners have a 52-43 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 54.7% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter, Seattle has a 52-43 record (winning 54.7% of its games).
The Cardinals have won 37, or 51.4%, of the 72 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
St. Louis is 37-35 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -108 or more on the moneyline.
The Mariners have played in 141 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 64 times (64-70-7).
Games involving the Cardinals have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 68 of 139 chances this season.
Mariners Stats & Insights
The Mariners score the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (572 total, 4.1 per game).
Seattle is 15th in baseball with 158 total home runs.
The Mariners’ .218 batting average ranks last in the majors.
Seattle’s hitters strike out 10.1 times per game, the most in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in the majors.
Seattle has the first-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.53).
Cardinals Stats & Insights
The Cardinals have scored the 24th-most runs in the league this season with 585 (4.2 per game).
St. Louis ranks 23rd in Major League Baseball with 145 home runs.
The Cardinals have a team batting average of .248 this season, which ranks 13th among MLB teams.
St. Louis ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 Ks per contest.
The Cardinals average just 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the majors.
St. Louis has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
Mariners Key Players to Watch
Miller makes the start for the Mariners, his 28th of the season. He is 10-8 with a 3.30 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 155 1/3 innings pitched.
Cal Raleigh leads Seattle in home runs with 29 and runs batted in with 87.
Randy Arozarena has collected 103 hits this season and has an OBP of .333. He’s slugging .390 on the year.
Julio Rodriguez is batting .258 to lead Seattle, while adding 14 homers and 49 runs batted in this season.
Justin Turner has 98 hits and an OBP of .345 to go with a slugging percentage of .363 this season.
Cardinals Key Players to Watch
The Cardinals’ Fedde (8-8) will make his 28th start of the season.
Alec Burleson paces the Cardinals in home runs (21) and runs batted in (73).
Brendan Donovan has 30 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 39 walks while batting .268.
Nolan Arenado is batting .264 with 20 doubles, 15 home runs and 37 walks.
Masyn Winn is hitting .277 to pace his team.
Mariners and Cardinals Injuries
Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Gregory Santos: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Matt Brash: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sam Haggerty: 60 Day IL (Achilles)
Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lance Lynn: 15 Day IL (Knee), Drew Rom: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Keynan Middleton: 60 Day IL (Forearm)
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