Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Friday, September 6, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) will meet the Seattle Mariners (70-70) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Bryce Miller and Erick Fedde.

The Mariners have tallied 189 doubles as a squad and have knocked 155 balls out of the park. Seattle is slugging .365 and have been called out on strikes 1,422 times, while being walked on 489 occasions. As a unit, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have amassed 536 RBI's and 992 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .217. They have accumulated 566 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.81 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have allowed 157 long balls in addition to 531 runs in total (2nd in the league). Seattle has given up 1,021 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 484 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.53 on the season (1st in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,214 hitters. They have walked 319 opposing players and their FIP is 3.76 as a team for the year.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 129 times in addition to having 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 67 holds for the season (21st in the league). The Mariners relievers have earned a save rate of 61.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 118 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves so far this season and have missed out on 19 out of their 49 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 179 base runners on the campaign and 39.7% of them earned a run for their team. The Mariners have dispatched 448 relievers to the hill this season.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 3,706 putouts on the year, as well as 1,116 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball, and have 85 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,118 innings on the field, which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball.

Miller has pitched in 287 frames and has racked up 266 punch outs so far in his career. Miller (18-15 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.71 and he has gone up against 1,149 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.76 (120 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.063. He has allowed 243 base hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 62 walks.

The Cardinals hold a slugging percentage of .391 and they average 4.18 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have hit 217 doubles, while taking a walk 410 times as well as recording 585 runs. St. Louis has tallied 145 long balls so far this year and 555 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,146 occasions (20th in MLB) and have tallied 1,183 hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have earned a team OBP of .312 in addition to a team batting average of .248 on the campaign.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 639 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.16 (577 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 157 homers and they yield 4.61 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Cardinals have a team WHIP of 1.263 in addition to having a FIP of 4.06 as a team on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (1,122 strikeouts against 397 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,180.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.4% of 195 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 158 times in high leverage situations and on 143 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 164 save situations, the Cardinals have accumulated 92 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball holding a save rate of 65.3%, and they have dispatched 443 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. St. Louis has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 72 save chances and they have recorded 47 saves.

In 11,238 innings on the diamond, the Cardinals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in MLB). The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 132 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have 1,314 assists, 64 errors and have accounted for 3,746 putouts for the season.

Fedde (29-41 career win-loss mark) has a 4.91 ERA and has surrendered 9.4 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.06 and he has gone up against 2,649 hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 332 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.432 and a FIP of 4.8. In his career, Fedde has surrendered 634 base hits and he has 489 punch outs in 608 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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