Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+126) Seattle (-148)

The Seattle Mariners (23-19) host the Kansas City Royals (25-18) at T-Mobile Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Royals at +126 and the Mariners are priced at -148. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Alec Marsh and Bryan Woo.

Kansas City is slugging .390 and have been rung up 296 times, while taking a walk on 119 occasions. They have accrued 188 runs batted in in addition to 345 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .242. The Royals have accounted for 73 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. They have racked up 196 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .304. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and also 151 total runs (5th in the league). Kansas City has conceded 338 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 146 earned runs. The Royals have an earned run average of 3.49 on the year (10th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 331 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 131 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.73 as a squad so far this season.

Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 25 times as well as having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 26 holds this year (10th in baseball). The Royals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 72.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 45 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the year and have not converted 5 out of their 18 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 48 base runners so far this year with 22.9% of them crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 131 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 1,128 putouts for the season, as well as 389 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which puts them in 6th in baseball, and have a total of 28 double plays. The Royals have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,384 innings, which has them sitting at 10th in the majors.

Marsh (6-9 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.01 while he has faced 472 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 101 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 48 free passes. His ERA is 4.74 (56 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.401. Marsh has taken the ball for 106 innings and is sitting with 109 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Mariners hold a slugging percentage of .372 and they average 3.86 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have 45 doubles, while getting a free base 133 times as well as putting up 162 runs. Seattle has compiled 47 home runs this season and 157 runs batted in. They have struck out on 434 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 309 base hits. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated a team OBP of .302 as well as a batting average of .226 on the campaign.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.056 and have a FIP of 3.54 as a unit this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (378 strikeouts against 103 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 289. They have conceded 42 home runs and they relinquish 3.69 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 152 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.35 (138 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 30 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 18 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Seattle has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 33 times in high leverage situations and on 35 occasions with base runners. Seattle bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% of 51 inherited base runners. They sit at 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 125 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 25 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in MLB). The Mariners have racked up 311 assists, 27 errors and have amassed 1,114 putouts this year. In their 3,342 innings played, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (3rd in MLB).

During his pro baseball career, Woo has given up 76 base knocks while he has totaled 96 strikeouts in 92 frames. Woo (4-5 career record) is the owner of a 4.01 ERA while conceding 7.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 41 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.174 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and he has gone up against 386 hitters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+126)

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