Mariners aim to keep win streak going against the Cardinals

By: The Associated Press Posted: 3:02 AM CDT Saturday, Sep. 7, 2024

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

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

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

St. Louis; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (7-10, 3.19 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 181 strikeouts); Cardinals: Kyle Gibson (8-6, 4.39 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 134 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mariners -114, Cardinals -106; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners aim to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the St. Louis Cardinals.

St. Louis has a 36-33 record at home and a 71-70 record overall. The Cardinals are 51-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Seattle is 72-70 overall and 31-42 in road games. The Mariners have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .306.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alec Burleson has 18 doubles, 21 home runs and 73 RBI for the Cardinals. Paul Goldschmidt is 19-for-41 with seven doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 29 home runs while slugging .428. Julio Rodriguez is 14-for-40 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .263 batting average, 4.60 ERA, even run differential

Mariners: 5-5, .254 batting average, 3.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 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.