Mariners play the Cardinals leading series 1-0

Seattle Mariners (12-15, fourth in the AL West) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (14-11, fourth in the NL Central)

St. Louis; Saturday, 2:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (1-2, 2.25 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 26 strikeouts); Cardinals: Matthew Liberatore (0-1, 3.67 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 16 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -148, Cardinals +124; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners face the St. Louis Cardinals with a 1-0 series lead.

St. Louis has gone 7-6 at home and 14-11 overall. The Cardinals are 7-1 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Seattle has a 12-15 record overall and a 2-8 record on the road. The Mariners are 4-2 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Walker has four doubles and eight home runs for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson is 13 for 43 with four doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

Randy Arozarena has two home runs, 12 walks and 10 RBIs while hitting .289 for the Mariners. Josh Naylor is 13 for 37 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 6-4, .239 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

Mariners: 4-6, .248 batting average, 4.13 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Cardinals: Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (knee), Matt Pushard: 15-Day IL (knee), Lars Nootbaar: 60-Day IL (heels)

Mariners: Victor Robles: 10-Day IL (pectoral), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Miles Mastrobuoni: 60-Day IL (calf), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (oblique), Patrick Wisdom: 10-Day IL (oblique)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.