Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals 8/15/23 - MLB Betting Picks and Odds
Seattle Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals
MLB: 8:10 PM EST
Aug. 15, 2023
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : SEA -155 ; O/U 9
The Seattle Mariners will continue a road trip Tuesday night in Kansas City for Game 2 of four against the Royals. Seattle comes into Tuesday's red hot 9 games above .500 following a one run loss to Baltimore that ended a lengthy winning streak.. Offensively Seattle has relied heavily on the long ball compiling 142 home runs as the Mariners have scored 531 total runs in 117 games played. Cal Raleigh supplies to power for the Seattle offense with twenty home runs on the year, while Eugenio Suarez leaves the team with 73 RBIs. JP Crawford is the most consistent bat with a .266 batting average.
Emerson Hancock will get the ball for Seattle Tuesday night making his second start of the year. In one start Hancock allowed one run on two hits across 5 innings resulting in a 1.80 ERA. Taylor Saucedo has been the best arm in the Seattle bullpen this season carrying a 2.02 ERA across 35.2 innings of work in 36 outings.
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The Kansas City Royals remain at home Tuesday night 43 games under .500 as the second worst team in baseball. Offensively Kansas City has been terrible with a .241 team average as the Royals have posted 962 hits and scored 470 runs. Bobby Witt Jr. does everything for Kansas City leading the team with a .272 batting average, while leading the way with 21 home runs and 71 RBIs.
Jordan Lyles will take the mound Tuesday night for Kansas City making his 23rd start of the year. Through 22 outings Lyles has allowed 91 runs on 126 hits in 126.1 innings of work resulting in a 3-13 record and a 6.13 era. At home Lyles has been abysmal after giving up 37 runs across 60 innings in 10 outings.
Recent Betting Trends:
* The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games.
* Seattle are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games.
* Seattle are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games against Kansas City.
* The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games.
* The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games. * Kansas City are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games.
Free Betting Pick: Seattle Mariners -155
The Seattle Mariners come into Tuesday chasing a Wild Card spot as they have put themselves back in contention after their recent win streak. Look for Seattle to dominate this game on both sides of the ball as they will overwhelm Jordan Lyles. Take Seattle Tuesday night to do enough on the road to get a needed win to improve their standing. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win and cover 7-1.