Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+145) Seattle (-175)

The Kansas City Royals (41-88) are traveling to T-Mobile Park on Friday where they will compete against the Seattle Mariners (71-56). The odds on this game have Kansas City at +145 while Seattle is at -175. The over/under has been set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Brady Singer and Bryce Miller.

The Royals have earned 210 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 124 baseballs out of the park. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .393 and have been rung up 1,098 times, while being walked on 312 occasions. As a team, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.0 runs/g, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have earned 498 RBI's as well as 1,051 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average sits at .243. They have a total of 517 runs and have an OBP of .300.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.30 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Royals pitchers have given up 161 home runs and 682 total runs (28th in MLB). Kansas City has surrendered 1,135 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 640 earned runs. The Royals have a team ERA of 5.13 on the campaign (28th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,015 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 opposing players and their FIP is 4.67 as a team this season.

Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 88 times as well as having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 50 holds over the course of the season (28th in MLB). The Royals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. They have compiled 19 saves for the year and have not converted 19 out of their 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 runners for the season and 38.0% of those players crossed home plate. The Royals have sent 419 relievers to the mound on the year.

The Kansas City Royals have a total of 3,366 putouts this year, as well as 1,096 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .986 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and they have turned 94 double plays. The Royals have converted 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,098 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 23rd in the majors.

Singer (27-29 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 2,075 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 485 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 154 free passes. His ERA is 4.30 (232 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.317. Singer has thrown 485 innings and has earned 461 strikeouts in his MLB career.

The Seattle Mariners have a team OBP of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .242 for the season. They have struck out on 1,261 instances (2nd in the league) and have a total of 1,044 hits. Seattle has recorded 160 long balls this season as well as 580 RBIs. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .411 and they are recording 4.74 runs per contest (12th in the league). They have tallied 229 doubles, while taking a walk 435 times and putting up 602 runs.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.176 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.10 (1,156 strikeouts vs 318 bases on balls). They rank 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,022. They have surrendered 136 home runs and they surrender 4.08 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have relinquished 516 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.69 (467 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.2% out of their 147 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 116 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Mariners have earned 78 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are currently ranked 8th in MLB with a save percentage of 67.3%, and they have sent 429 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 55 save chances and they have earned 37 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have gotten 100 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in the majors). The Mariners have racked up 1,082 assists, 62 errors and have earned a total of 3,419 putouts so far this year. In their 10,257 innings on the field, the Mariners are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (8th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Miller has allowed 79 hits while he has earned 89 strikeouts in 97 innings. Miller (8-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.78 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 41 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.014 and having a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 4.45 and he has gone up against 390 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-175)

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