Mariners visit the Cardinals to start 3-game series

Updated Sep. 6, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

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Seattle Mariners (71-70, second in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (71-69, third in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Friday, 8:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (10-8, 3.30 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 147 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (8-8, 3.43 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Cardinals -118, Mariners -102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals begin a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

St. Louis is 36-32 at home and 71-69 overall. The Cardinals have a 53-28 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Seattle has gone 30-42 on the road and 71-70 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 3.53 ERA, which leads MLB.

The matchup Friday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Masyn Winn leads the Cardinals with a .277 batting average, and has 26 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs, 37 walks and 49 RBI. Paul Goldschmidt is 20-for-41 with two home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Cal Raleigh has 29 home runs, 58 walks and 87 RBI while hitting .210 for the Mariners. Victor Robles is 16-for-34 with four doubles, a home run and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .276 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Mariners: 5-5, .246 batting average, 3.55 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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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