Cardinals square off against the Mariners in series rubber match

Updated Sep. 8, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Seattle Mariners (72-71, second in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (72-70, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Sunday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Luis Castillo (11-12, 3.60 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 172 strikeouts); Cardinals: Miles Mikolas (8-10, 5.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 107 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -129, Cardinals +109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Seattle Mariners are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

St. Louis has a 72-70 record overall and a 37-33 record in home games. The Cardinals have gone 33-13 in games when they did not give up a home run.

Seattle is 72-71 overall and 31-43 on the road. The Mariners have a 36-17 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 21 home runs, 30 walks and 73 RBI while hitting .274 for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 16-for-41 with seven doubles, a home run and six RBI over the last 10 games.

Julio Rodriguez has 13 doubles and 14 home runs for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh is 9-for-40 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 7-3, .246 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Mariners: 5-5, .253 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Willson Contreras: 10-Day IL (finger), Lance Lynn: 15-Day IL (knee), Keynan Middleton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Rom: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Mariners: Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gregory Santos: 15-Day IL (biceps), Sam Haggerty: 60-Day IL (achilles), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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