Kansas City Royals at Seattle Mariners 8/25/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners
MLB: 10:10 PM EST
Aug. 25, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : SEA -175 ; O/U 9.5
The Kansas City Royals continue a west coast road trip Friday night with game one of three up north in Seattle against the Seattle Mariners. Kansas City is the second worst team in baseball 47 games below .500 following a four run win against the Oakland Athletics. Offensively Kansas City has been lackluster this season scoring just 517 runs on 1051 hits in 129 games. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the way for the Seattle offense with a .280 batting average to go along with a team high 26 home runs and 81 RBIs.
Brady Singer will take them out on Friday night making his 26th start of the season. On the year Singer is one game below .500 with a 5.04 ERA after giving up 82 runs in 139.1 innings of work. On the road Singer has been abysmal giving up 44 runs across 10 outings resulting in a 6.75 ERA.
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The Seattle Mariners return home Friday night 15 games above .500 following a one run loss to Chicago to end a long winning streak. George Kirby got the start for Seattle giving up three runs on eight hits across 5.2 innings of work resulting in a no decision. The Seattle bullpen was lackluster giving up one run on two hits before Justin Topa gave up one run in the 10th inning resulting in the loss.
The Seattle offense has exploded as of late as the Mariners have scored 602 runs in 127 games played. Seattle has also relied heavily on the power this year with a .411 team slugging percentage to go along with 160 total home runs. Julio Rodriguez leads the team with a .277 batting average and carries a .337 on base percentage.
Free Betting Pick: Seattle Mariners -175
The Seattle Mariners are on fire coming into Friday and will continue to flourish against one of the worst teams in the league. Take Seattle to control this game from the opening pitch. Take the Mariners to do the job and continue to win Friday night at home. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win 7-1.