Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Betting Picks & Predictions
The MLB betting action continues Sunday, August 27, 2023 with a three-game set at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners face-off
Game outlook
The MLB betting action continues Sunday, August 27, 2023 with a three-game set at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington. The Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners face-off for the first pitch at 4:10 PM ET with the Mariners opening as the betting favorite at -263 and now at -290. Alec Marsh (ERA: 5.56) will be the starting pitcher for Royals and Luis Castillo (ERA: 3.2) will be starting for Mariners. These two foes met earlier in the month, and the Mariners took three out of four games from the Royals in Kansas City.
Game Info
When: Sunday, 8/27/2023 @ 4:10pm EST
Where: T-Mobile Park Stadium Royals vs Mariners Betting Odds Moneyline: Royals +250 | Mariners -290
Spread: Royals +1.5 (+120) | Mariners -1.5 (-140)
Total: Over/Under 8 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Seattle will win straight-up is 74%.
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are 41-90 this season and fell to 41-89 with their eighth loss in ten games. They have allowed 53 runs during that stretch, while only scoring 45. All eight of these defeats have been by less than three runs. The team is slashing .270/.314/.409 with 20 extra-base hits and 11 homers in the last two weeks with 408 at-bats. Pitching has had a 4.93 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and a .271 batting average against over 104 innings in the last two weeks. Alec Marsh is set to make the starting call Sunday, with 0-6 record, 5.56 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 50/25 K/BB ratio in 43.2 innings pitched this season. Last Monday, he allowed three earned runs on five hits in 5.2 innings against the Athletics. With a power ranking of 14, Kansas City is ranked 27 in offense, 28 in defense and are 41-90 this season.