The Kansas City Royals get a visit from the Seattle Mariners in MLB baseball betting action on Sunday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.
For the Kansas City Royals, Jake Junis gets the ball, charged with keeping the Seattle Mariners hitters off the base paths. He'll face Erasmo Ramirez, 4-2 on the year.
Odds Shark prediction models pick the Mariners to win this game 6.0-2.2. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.
Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The Kansas City Royals bring a 56-52 record to the battle against the 56-55 Mariners. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Kansas City vs Seattle injuries news.
The Kansas City Royals sit at No. 9 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Seattle Mariners sit at No. 16 on the same chart.
Statistical Matchup
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Kansas City Royals No. 23-ranked scoring average of 4.31 runs per game, against a Seattle Mariners offense rated No. 14 and scoring 4.72 runs per game. The Royals have averaged 8.63 hits per game to date this season, less than the Mariners hitters have managed (8.86 per nine innings).
Defensively, Seattle features the No. 23-rated defense on the road, allowing 5.17 runs per game. Kansas City, meanwhile, comes in at No. 21 at home, scoring 4.33 runs per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Seattle got the job done in their last match in a 5-2 victory over Kansas City on Friday at Kauffman Stadium behind starter J Paxton.
Next Betting Matchups
Seattle at Oakland, Tuesday, August 8th
Kansas City home to St. Louis, Monday, August 7th