Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (70-70) on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Logan Gilbert and Kyle Gibson.

Seattle has a slugging % of .365 and have been called out on strikes 1,422 times, while taking a walk on 489 occasions. They have accrued 536 RBI's and 992 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .217. The Mariners have compiled 189 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 155 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 566 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.81 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.08. Mariners pitchers have allowed 157 long balls and also 531 runs in total (2nd in the league). Seattle has allowed 1,021 base hits (7.4 per 9 innings) and also 484 earned runs. The Mariners have an ERA of 3.53 so far this season (1st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,214 batters. They have walked 319 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a squad on the campaign.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 129 times and also have had 158 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 67 holds so far this year (21st in MLB). The Mariners relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 118 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves on the year and have missed out on 19 of their 49 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 179 runners so far this season with 39.7% of those players crossed home plate. The Mariners have sent 448 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Mariners have converted 72.2% of balls in play into outs out of 11,118 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,706 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,116 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which is 17th in MLB, and have accumulated 85 double plays.

Gilbert has taken the hill for 672 innings and has accumulated 672 K's so far in his career. Gilbert (39-28 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.56 and he has faced 2,723 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.62 (270 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.078. He has given up 579 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 145 free passes.

The Cardinals have a team slugging % of .391 and they score 4.18 runs per outing (24th in baseball). They have hit 217 doubles, while taking a walk 410 times as well as putting up 585 runs. St. Louis has tallied 145 long balls on the campaign and 555 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,146 occasions (20th in MLB) and have earned 1,183 base hits. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .312 and a team batting average of .248 on the season.

The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 639 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.16 (577 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 157 home runs and they allow 4.61 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.263 with a FIP of 4.06 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,122 strikeouts against 397 walks). They have a ranking of 23rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,180.

St. Louis relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.4% out of their 195 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 158 times in high leverage situations and on 143 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 164 save situations, the Cardinals have compiled 92 holds and 25 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 65.3%, and they have sent 443 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. St. Louis has had relief pitchers enter the game in 72 save opportunities and they have tallied 47 saves.

The St. Louis Cardinals have turned 132 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in pro baseball). The Cardinals have racked up 1,314 assists, 64 errors and are sitting with 3,746 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,238 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (17th in pro baseball).

Gibson (112-106 career mark) is the owner of a 4.53 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and he has faced 7,900 opposing hitters in his MLB career. He has surrendered 928 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.376 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. Thus far in his career, Gibson has given up 1,890 base knocks while he has earned 1,493 strikeouts in 1,843 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Louis

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