Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction MLB Picks 9/8/24

St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) vs Seattle Mariners (71-70)

September 8, 2024 at 02:15 PM EDT

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The Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals meet Sunday in MLB game 3 action at Bush Stadium. Here’s a Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction. This article will include a Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Pick.

Seattle Mariners Betting Preview

The Seattle Mariners are 72-71 on the year and play the Padres and Rangers next. The Seattle Mariners have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Seattle Mariners have won 8 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Julio Rodriguez leads the Seattle Mariners with 125 hits and 49 RBI, while Cal Raleigh and Josh Rojas have combined for 189 hits and 115 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals are 72-70 on the year and play the Reds and Blue Jays next. The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 6 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The St. Louis Cardinals have won 5 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Masyn Winn leads the St. Louis Cardinals with 140 hits and 49 RBI, while Brendan Donovan and Nolan Arenado have combined for 275 hits and 125 RBI.

Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Pitching Pick Matchup

Luis Castillo gets the ball for the Seattle Mariners, and he is 11-12 with a 3.60 ERA and 172 strikeouts this season. Castillo has allowed 10 hits and 4 runs in his last 12.2 innings. Castillo has a 4.18 ERA and .236 allowed batting average in 75.1 road innings. Castillo is 6-8 with a 4.30 ERA and 105 strikeouts in his career against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Miles Mikolas gets the ball for the St. Louis Cardinals, and he is 8-10 with a 5.27 ERA and 107 strikeouts this season. Mikolas has allowed 13 hits and 7 earned runs in his last 9.2 innings. Mikolas has a 5.97 ERA and .273 allowed batting average in 72.1 home innings. Mikolas is 1-0 with a 2.03 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Seattle Mariners.

Why the Seattle Mariners will win

The Cardinals have lost 16 of their last 19 home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.
The Mariners have won four of their last five day games against National League opponents following a loss.
The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last four games against the Cardinals following a road loss.
The Cardinals have failed to cover the run line in 16 of their last 19 home games against AL West opponents that held a winning record.

St. Louis Cardinals Player Prop Facts

Lars Nootbaar has hit a home run in three of the Cardinals’ last four Sunday day games against opponents that held a winning record.
Paul Goldschmidt has recorded at least one Double in each of the Cardinals’ last four day games.
Lars Nootbaar has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last five Sunday day appearances with the Cardinals as underdogs.
Nolan Arenado has scored a run in four of the Cardinals’ last five day games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Nolan Arenado has recorded at least one Single in eight of the Cardinals’ last nine games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Paul Goldschmidt has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 Sunday appearances against teams that held a winning record.
Miles Mikolas has recorded five or more strikeouts in three of his four previous home appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Matt Carpenter has recorded at least one total base in each of his seven previous appearances in day games against AL West teams that held a winning record.

Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts

Luke Raley has hit a home run in two of the Mariners’ last three day games.
Julio Rodriguez has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Mariners’ last six day games.
Julio Rodriguez has scored at least one run in five of the Mariners’ last six games.
Luis Castillo has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his eight previous appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
J.P. Crawford has recorded a Single in eight of his last nine appearances in day games against teams that held a winning record.
Luis Urias has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine road appearances against the Cardinals.
Luis Urias has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against the Cardinals.