The Seattle Mariners will make a road trip to Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium to square off against the Kansas City Royals. The opening pitch is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET and Fox Sports Kansas City will be showing this AL matchup.
Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals Odds
Seattle (+140) is the underdog against Kansas City (-160) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this one at 8.5 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total sit at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Gamblers can also wager on the game’s runline with the current odds standing at -105 for the Mariners -1.5 runs and -105 for the Royals +1.5 runs.
The Royals are 2-5 SU and 4-2 ATS. The team’s lost 1.1 units for moneyline bettors while earning 0.9 units against the spread (ATS). The Mariners are 4-3 SU and have gone 5-2 ATS. Overall, the team’s accumulated 2.2 units for gamblers taking the moneyline in the season’s early going and 2.3 units ATS.
Royals games have an over/under record of 1-5 so far in 2018. The Mariners have an over/under record of 5-2.
The Mariners have gained 1.1 units and are 4-2 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in four of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under against left-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Royals have netted 0.0 units and are 1-1 ATS when facing a left-handed starting pitcher. The over’s hit in zero of those games, compared to two that’ve gone under.
The left-handed Marco Gonzales (1-0, 4.26 ERA) will get the nod for Seattle. Gonzales started eight games last year while finishing the season 1-1 overall with a 6.08 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP.
The Royals will put the ball in the hands of righty Jakob Junis (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who started 16 games last year and finished the season 9-3 overall with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP.
Kansas City’s pitching staff has allowed 4.3 runs per game overall in 2018 as a unit. Its starters have an ERA of 3.18, a WHIP of 1.11 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.9. The bullpen has a 6.53 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 5.7 K/9.
The Kansas City offense is putting up 2.3 runs per contest, including 1.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .196/.245/.268 over its last five matchups and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Left fielder Jon Jay and first baseman Lucas Duda have led the Royals’ batters this year. Jay is slashing .292/.433/.375 with seven hits, one RBI and three runs scored, while Duda’s line is .227/.261/.500 with five hits, seven RBIs and two runs.
Compared to his total season slash line of .296/.374/.375, Jay enjoyed hitting against lefty pitching at home in 2017, slashing .321/.500/.357 over 40 such plate appearances.
In the other dugout, Seattle’s pitching staff allowed 4.7 runs per game and its starters own a 5.54 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 5.30 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.80, along with a WHIP of 1.37.
Mariners hitters have slashed .277/.341/.420 on their way to 4.6 runs scored per game this season, including over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Seattle’s offensive production been led by outfielder Mitch Haniger and second baseman Robinson Cano. Haniger is slashing .333/.467/.625 with eight hits, six RBIs and four runs scored, while Cano has a .440 average with 11 hits, three RBIs and eight runs scored.
Cano thrived hitting against right-handed pitching in 2017. Over 455 plate appearances, he put up a slash line of .312/.371/.519 (his total season line was .280/.338/.453).
Seattle Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Royals, ATS Winner – Royals, O/U – UNDER
Notes
Betting Notes
The Mariners went 2-5 SU against the Royals last season.
The Royals’ bullpen managed 2.05 ERA against the Mariners last year.
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