Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: Bally Sports Midwest

The St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) will take on the Seattle Mariners (71-70) at Busch Stadium on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Castillo and Miles Mikolas.

The Mariners have accounted for 192 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 158 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .368 and have struck out 1,430 times, while drawing a walk on 492 occasions. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in the league. They have compiled 542 RBI's in addition to 1,003 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .218. They have tallied 572 runs scored while having a team OBP of .305.

Get all of our MLB Picks

They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.09. Mariners pitchers have given up 159 home runs and also 535 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Seattle has allowed 1,031 hits (7.5 per 9 innings) and 488 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.53 so far this year (1st in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,225 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.76 as a squad on the season.

The Mariners relief pitchers have a save percentage of 61.2% and stepped onto the hill in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 179 runners over the course of the season with 39.7% of them earned a run for their team. Mariners pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 129 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 452 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have racked up 70 holds for the season (16th in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves so far this season and have blown 19 out of their 49 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 3,733 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,121 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 16th in the majors, and have earned 85 double plays. The Mariners have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,199 innings, ranking them 1st in the majors.

Castillo (73-76 career record) has a FIP of 3.50 while facing 5,064 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 1,035 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 406 free passes. His earned run average is 3.55 (484 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.175. Castillo has pitched in 1,226 innings and has tallied 1,328 punch outs thus far in his career.

St. Louis has tallied 145 home runs for the year to go along with 555 RBIs. They have 217 doubles, while taking a walk 410 times as well as scoring 585 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals hold a team OBP of .312 as well as a team batting average of .248 on the year. The Cardinals hold a team slugging % of .391 and they average 4.18 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,146 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,183 hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a squad this season. They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,180. The St. Louis pitching staff have given up 639 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.16 (577 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,122 strikeouts vs 397 bases on balls). They have conceded 157 homers and they surrender 4.61 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

St. Louis bullpen pitchers have 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 base runners. With 164 save situations, the Cardinals have accrued 92 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.3%, and they have sent 443 relievers to the hill for the year. St. Louis has called on relievers to enter the contest in 72 save chances and they have earned 47 saves.

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

Mikolas (62-63 mark in his career) holds a 4.13 earned run average while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.75 and he has faced 4,471 batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 494 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Mikolas has allowed 1,085 hits and he has 780 punch outs in 1,077 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here