Roenis Elias (4-4, 3.56 ERA) and Yohan Pino (0-2, 3.26 ERA) are on the hill in the last of a three-game series between the Seattle Mariners (33-39) and the Kansas City Royals (40-28) at Safeco Field. The Mariners won the last game 7-0 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 10:10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jun. 24 and can be seen on FSN-KC and ROOT-NW.
Elias is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his appearances against the Royals, but goes up against a good Kansas City offense which is batting .273 this season. Kyle Seager (.265, 28 Rs, 11 HRs, 37 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run. Against the Mariners, Pino is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, and four strikeouts. Mike Moustakas (.327, 36 Rs, 6 HRs, 28 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Seattle is a -118 favorite against Kansas City and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at seven runs. The Mariners have an overall money line of -1,214 and a record as the favorite of 19-25. Seattle is a disappointing 1-4 as the favorite over its last 10 games.
In games where it is the underdog, Kansas City has a 16-12 record and an overall money line of +1,139. Kansas City is excellent at not striking out with an AL-low 5.8 per game. Kansas City’s pitching staff is one of the top in the AL, with a 3.52 ERA. When it comes to preventing batters from getting hits, the Royals are third in the AL with an average of 7.9 hits allowed per game.
The Mariners have a 7-7 record against left-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Pino takes the mound. Elias (LHP) will be on the hill against the Royals, who have a 10-11 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – KC, O/U – Under
Notes
Seattle recorded at least two errors for the sixth time this season.
The Royals are 3-1 in games that go into extra innings. Meanwhile, the Mariners are 4-5 in such matchups.
Having scored zero runs in their last game, the Royals are going to have to up their game if they want to win this matchup. The Mariners have a 5-0 record in games where opponents scored that many runs.
When they outhit their opponents, the Mariners are 18-12. The Royals have a 35-4 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 28th in runs, Seattle has earned 246 this season. Kansas City ranks 13th with 295 runs.
Ranking 30th, Kansas City is at the bottom of the league in walks, notching 143 this season. Seattle ranks in the bottom half at 16th with 207.
The Mariners are 27-17 when they hit at least one home run. The Royals perform similarly when they hit one or more homers with a 26-12 record.
