Royals vs. Mariners Pick
Will the Seattle Mariners avoid a third straight loss to the Kansas City Royals when the two meet up again tonight at 10:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Seattle is favored to win tonight’s game, as the Mariners are getting odds of -125 to win, while the Royals are listed with odds of +105 to prevail. The over/under total for the game is listed at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.22 ERA) on the mound for Kansas City to face Ariel Miranda (7-4, 3.82) of the Mariners. Miranda is coming off a 7-inning scoreless outing against the Angels. He has now amassed 74 strikeouts with 35 walks this season and has a 1.14 WHIP. Vargas has been great for KC all season, allowing two runs or less in six of his last seven starts. On the year he has 74 strikeouts with 24 walks and a 1.12 WHIP.
The Royals have won the first two games in this series, picking up a 3-1 win on Monday and a 7-3 win on Tuesday. Kansas City is now 43-40 overall and 19-21 on the road while Seattle is 41-44 overall and 25-19 at home.
After falling behind 2-0 early in Tuesday’s game, KC settled in and rallied to get the 7-3 victory. Danny Duffy ended up with the win despite the early slip up. He allowed the two runs over 5.2 innings. Felix Hernandez continued to struggle, allowing six runs over six innings to fall to 3-3 on the season. Mike Moustakas hit his 24th home run of the season and drove in two to lead KC while Salvador Perez also brought in a pair of runs. The Mariners were led by Nelson Cruz, who had two doubles and drove in two runs.
Vargas has been as good as any pitcher in the AL this season and he has been the Royals’ most reliable arm. Kansas City has won in his last seven starts, and he also has won his last seven starts. The Mariners haven’t looked good at the plate against lesser pitchers in this series and probably won’t be better tonight. Miranda may keep this game more competitive, but I ultimately see the Royals grinding out the victory.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: KANSAS CITY ROYALS +105