Paul Goldschmidt will look to extend his 11-game hitting streak when the St. Louis Cardinals (71-69) take on the Seattle Mariners (71-70). The Cardinals are listed as -118 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 8:15 p.m. ET on Friday, live on ROOT Sports NW from Busch Stadium. Erick Fedde will get the ball for St. Louis while Seattle will counter with Bryce Miller.
Here is our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.95
Cardinals to win vs Mariners -118
Cardinals vs. Mariners Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cardinals (-118)
- Underdog: Mariners (-102)
- Over/under: 7.5
Cardinals vs. Mariners Betting Insights
- The Cardinals have been victorious in 33, or 50%, of the 66 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year St. Louis has won 26 of 53 games when listed as at least -118 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cardinals have a 54.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The Mariners have won 39.5% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (17-26).
- Seattle has a record of 16-20 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -102 or longer (44.4%).
- The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Mariners a 50.5% chance to win.
Cardinals vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders
- Alec Burleson is batting .275 this season with a team-high 21 home runs and 73 RBI.
- Of all hitters in baseball, Burleson’s home run total places him 46th and his RBI tally places him 39th.
- Brendan Donovan is batting .268 with an OBP of .333 and a slugging percentage of .399 this season.
- Cal Raleigh has put up a team-high 29 home runs and 87 runs batted in.
- Raleigh’s home run total ranks 16th in MLB, and he is 16th in RBI.
- Randy Arozarena is hitting .218 with 27 doubles, 18 home runs and 63 walks.
Cardinals vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings
- The Cardinals average just 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in the league.
- The Cardinals have the 18th-ranked ERA (4.17) in the majors this season.
- The Cardinals rank 16th in MLB with a combined 1.266 WHIP this season.
- The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.9 K/9, the sixth-best in MLB.
- Seattle has the first-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.53).
- The Mariners have the first-lowest WHIP in the majors (1.088).