The Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals square off Friday in MLB action from Busch Stadium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Cardinals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Seattle Mariners will send out Bryce Miller for the start here and Miller is 10-8 with a 3.30 ERA and 147 strikeouts this season. This will be Miller’s first career start against the Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals will send out Erick Fedde for the start here and Fedde is 8-8 with a 3.43 ERA and 137 strikeouts this season. In his career, Fedde is 0-3 with a 3.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts against the Mariners.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners come into this series looking to build on their series split with the Oakland A’s, picking up a 6-2 win over Oakland in Thursday’s series finale. The win gave the Mariners a positive result to bounce back from a series loss to the Los Angeles Angels last weekend.
Mariners Trying To Save Season
Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 121 hits including a .258 batting average and also has 13 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 29 home runs along with 87 RBIs and 156 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 12 home runs and 44 RBIs while Rodriguez has 20 stolen bases and 131 strikeouts as well this season. Dylan Moore has 22 doubles with 29 stolen bases and Josh Rojas has 19 doubles also this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Cardinals have lost each of their last four games as home favorites after going to extra innings.
- The underdogs have won four of the Cardinals’ last five games.
- The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last nine games as favorites following a road win.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in six of their last seven night games against NL Central opponents that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals come into this one looking to build on their series win over the Brewers after ending up with a 3-2 win in Wednesday’s series finale. The series win was yet another for the Cards after taking out the Yankees last weekend.
Cardinals Making One Last Push For Playoff Spot
Nolan Arenado has 136 hits along with 21 doubles and 64 RBIs while Brendan Donovan has 138 hits and 61 RBIs with 30 doubles. Nolan Gorman has 19 home runs along with 50 RBIs in addition to 15 doubles while Masyn Winn has a .277 batting average, 140 hits and 10 stolen bases. Paul Goldschmidt also has 155 K’s while Gorman has a team-high 151 strikeouts as well this season. Alec Burleson also has a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBIs as well this year.
Why the St. Louis Cardinals will win
- The Mariners have lost each of their last seven games as underdogs.
- The Cardinals have won four of their last five home games against American League opponents.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs.
- The Cardinals have covered the run line in four of their last five games against teams that held a winning record.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction
I’m on the Cardinals here. The Mariners earned a split with the A’s, but it doesn’t change the fact that the Mariners have done little to write home about in a lot of their recent series over the last couple of months. The Cardinals haven’t done much better, but they’re still a talented lineup that’s actually started to put the pieces together in some of these recent series and I think they could actually find a way to compete here. Give me St. Louis in this one.