Royals vs Mariners Baseball Odds
The Royals are still in the playoff race, but they need to finish the season strong and get some help. They are 3.5 games out of the Wild Card and making the post-season will not be easy, as their remaining 7 games are on the road.
Venue/ Stadium: Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
Time/Date: 10:10 PM EST Monday, September 23, 2013
MLB Odds From: Bovada
Moneyline: Royals -126 / Mariners +126
Over/Under: 8 runs
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Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners Preview
At least their last 2 series of the season are against the Mariners and White Sox that have the 4th worst and 2nd worst records in the AL respectively. MLB lines have the Royals as the road favorite with a run total of 8.
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In their last games the Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-0 and the Mariners beat the L.A. Angels 3-2.
On the season the Royals have an Over/Under record of 58-88 and a run-line W/L record of 80-75 and the Mariners have an Over/Under record of 78-70 and a run-line W/L record of 78-78.
This season the Mariners are 33-42 at home and the Royals are 38-36 on the road.
The Royals are 6-4 in their last 10 games and the Mariners are 3-7 in their last 10.
The Mariners have won their last 4 home games against the Royals.
Yordana Ventura (0-0 1.59 ERA) will be making his 2nd Major League start tonight and in his debut he was solid going 5 innings and only giving up 1 earned run in a no decision against the Cleveland Indians.
Brandon Maurer (4-8 6.95 ERA) gets the start for the Mariners and in his last start he gave up 2 earned runs in 5 innings in a no decision facing the Detroit Tigers. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]
Before his last start Maurer posted an 11.32 ERA over his previous 4 appearances. He gave up 3 runs and 4 hits over 1 1/3 innings of relief in a 7-6 loss at Kansas City in the beginning of this month.
The Royals won 3 of 4 against the Mariners at home earlier this month.
Ventura will be facing a Seattle offense that has struggled all season and only ranks 24th in the Majors in runs and 28th in team batting average.
In some betting trends for this AL match up the Royals are 16-5 in their last 21 games as a road favorite, 4-1 in their last 5 vs. a team with a losing record, and they have an Under record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.
The Mariners are 5-16 in their last 21 home games, 0-4 in Maurer’s last 4 home starts, and they have an Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games.
Jason’s Royals vs. Mariners Pick:
I have to go with the Royals in this one, as they have something to play for and Ventura will have another solid outing.
