The ice-cold Kansas City Royals are trying to avoid their ninth straight loss when they play host to the Seattle Mariners at Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium. Fox Sports Kansas City is in line to televise this AL matchup and the first pitch will be at 8:15 p.m. ET.
Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals Odds
The Mariners have gone 11-2 SU this year and are 10-2 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 9.8 units for moneyline bettors in this young season and 8.9 units ATS. The Royals, on the other hand, are 2-8 SU and 4-5 ATS. They’ve lost 5.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 1.3 units ATS.
Royals games have had an over/under record of 7-2 so far in 2019. The Mariners have been a decent over bet with a total record of 10-1-1.
As a unit, Kansas City’s pitching staff has allowed 6.1 runs per game overall this season. Its starters have a 5.01 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has an 8.07 ERA, 2.04 WHIP and 7.5 K/9.
Kansas City’s offense has put up 4.3 runs per contest, including 3.4 per game over its last five. The team has hit .232/.287/.369 over its last five matchups and is 0-5 SU during that span.
The Royals’ offense has been led by Whit Merrifield, who is slashing .349/.378/.558 with 15 hits, four RBIs and 11 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Seattle’s pitchers have allowed 4.9 runs per game and its starters own a 3.66 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 6.69 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.97, along with a K/9 of 8.50.
The Mariners offense has slashed .294/.379/.568 on its way to 8.0 runs scored per game in 2019, including 7.8 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 9.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (4-1 SU).
Seattle’s offense has been led by Domingo Santana. Santana is slashing .345/.429/.618 with four home runs, 19 RBIs and 11 runs scored.
The Mariners just took the previous game in this series by a final score of six runs to three.
Mariners vs. Royals Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Mariners, O/U – OVER
Betting Trends
- The Royals went 1-5 SU against the Mariners last season.
- The Mariners have won eight of their last nine games SU.
- The Royals’ bullpen recorded 3.60 ERA against the Mariners last year.
