Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-150) Kansas City (+125)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (20-30) will play the Seattle Mariners (24-27) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at -150 and Kansas City opens at +125. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Bryan Woo and Seth Lugo.

Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 462 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions. They have tallied 205 runs batted in in addition to 378 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average is sitting at .226. The Mariners have earned 68 doubles as a squad and have knocked 58 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 210 runs scored while having a team OBP of .318. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in baseball.

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The Mariners hold a team ERA of 3.64 so far this season (7th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 443 hitters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 52 home runs and 199 runs (9th in the league). They have walked 132 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.70 as a squad so far this year. Seattle has given up 426 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 184 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 61.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 50 save situations. They have compiled 13 saves so far this year and have blown 8 out of their 21 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 53 base runners so far this year with 17.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 40 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 159 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen have recorded 29 holds for the year (13th in baseball).

The Mariners have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,089 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have earned 1,363 putouts on the year, in addition to 423 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which is 4th in baseball, and they have turned 46 double plays.

Woo has taken the hill for 454 innings and has racked up 447 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 3.25 (164 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.982. He has given up 354 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 92 walks. Woo (32-17 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.20 and he has faced 1,807 batters in the major leagues.

Kansas City has recorded 48 home runs this season to go along with 187 RBIs. They have notched 83 doubles, while walking 173 times as well as racking up 194 runs. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team OBP of .314 and a batting average of .237 for the year. The Royals have a team SLG% of .382 and they average 3.88 runs per outing (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 409 occasions (20th in the league) and are sitting with 392 base hits.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.384 and have a FIP of 4.28 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (419 strikeouts vs 209 bases on balls). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 404. They have yielded 54 homers and they surrender 4.55 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 224 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.29 (211 earned runs conceded).

With 43 save situations, the Royals have 20 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 23 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 23.7% of 38 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 51 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 17th in baseball with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have sent 156 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

In 3,987 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (18th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 43 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in baseball). The Royals have racked up 433 assists, 19 errors and have accumulated 1,329 putouts on the campaign.

Lugo (65-51 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.50 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.38 and he has gone up against 4,344 batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 409 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 3.4. So far in his MLB career, Lugo has given up 950 base hits while totaling 1,005 strikeouts in 1,051 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+125)

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