Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 5-15-24 Picks

The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners meet Wednesday in MLB action from T-Mobile Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Kansas City Royals will start Alec Marsh here and Marsh is 3-0 with a 2.53 ERA and 24 strikeouts this season. This will be Marsh’s second career start against Seattle. Bryan Woo will get the start for the Mariners here and is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. This will be Woo’s first career start against Kansas City.

Kansas City Royals Recap

The Kansas City Royals come into this one looking to win the series after their 4-2 win over the Mariners in Tuesday’s matchup. The Royals will be looking to claim another series win after knocking off the Angels and Brewers in recent series.

Royals Finding Ways To Get It Done At The Dish

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 51 hits including 5 home runs, 21 RBIs, 5 triples and 11 doubles while Salvador Perez has a team-high 8 home runs and 33 RBIs with 49 hits of his own. Nelson Velazquez also has a team-high 43 strikeouts while Witt Jr. has a team-high 15 stolen bases and Maikel Garcia has 4 home runs, 25 RBIs and 10 stolen bases this season.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

• The Mariners have lost five of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents.
• The Royals have won four of their last five games as road underdogs.
• The Royals have covered the run line in each of their last eight Wednesday games as underdogs against American League opponents.
• The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine day games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Mariners have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last six games as favorites against AL Central opponents.

Seattle Mariners Recap

The Seattle Mariners will be hoping for a bounce back performance here after their frustrating loss on Tuesday. The Mariners are looking to build off of their series win over Oakland after falling to the Twins the series before.

Mariners Still Locked And Loaded Against Righties

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 44 hits including a .260 batting average and also has 5 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 10 home runs along with 24 RBIs while Jorge Polanco has 5 home runs with 13 RBIs and a team-high 53 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 6 home runs and 21 RBIs while Rodriguez has a team-high 9 stolen bases as well this season.

Why the Seattle Mariners will win

• The Royals have lost eight of their last nine games at T-Mobile Park.
• The Mariners have won eight of their last nine home games against American League opponents following a home loss.
• The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last four home games following a loss.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in five of their last six games following a win.
• The Mariners have led after 5 innings in each of their last five games against the Royals.
• The Mariners have led after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against the Royals.

Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

I’m on the Royals here. I just am not ready to jump back on Bryan Woo here after one decent start, and Alec Marsh has been one of the most profitable pitchers in baseball so far this season, as the Royals just keep on winning every time this guy takes the mound. Seattle has a lot of bats that can do damage against righties, but I just think the starting pitching edge is enough for me to lead Kansas City’s way in this one.