Seattle Mariners (82-68) vs. Kansas City Royals (62-89)
September 24, 2022 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Kansas City Royals +158 / Seattle Mariners -186; Over/Under: +8
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The Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals meet Saturday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. The Seattle Mariners need a win after losing 7 of their last 10 games. The Kansas City Royals look to build on their 4-game winning streak.
The Seattle Mariners have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Mariners have lost 6 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 140 hits and 73 RBI, while Ty France and JP Crawford have combined for 258 hits and 116 RBI. Logan Gilbert gets the ball, and he is 13-6 with a 3.13 ERA and 167 strikeouts this season. Gilbert is 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA and 10 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.
The Kansas City Royals have scored 14 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 6 games. The Royals have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 139 hits and 77 RBI, while Salvador Perez and Hunter Dozier have combined for 209 hits and 111 RBI. Kris Bubic gets the ball, and he is 2-13 with a 5.81 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. Bubic is 1-0 with a 7.82 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Mariners.
The Mariners are 2-6 in their last 8 road games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The Royals are 5-0 in their last 5 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The under is 5-2 in Mariners last 7 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Royals last 4 overall. The Mariners are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings in Kansas City and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Seattle Mariners are falling apart at the worst possible time and are now without Rodriguez for a week or two. The Kansas City Royals have also been underdog cashing machines this week. This feels like a dangerous spot for the M’s. With that said, Logan Gilbert has been solid all season with his 3.13 ERA, while Kris Bubic has a 5.81 ERA and has allowed 13 runs in his last 14 innings. The Mariners simply can’t blow this game as they hope to close in on a wild card berth. I’ll lay the juice.
