Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Sunday, August 27, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (72-56) will go up against the Kansas City Royals (41-89) on Sunday. The men taking the mound will be Alec Marsh and Luis Castillo.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball. They have earned 522 runs and have an on-base percentage of .300. The Royals have recorded 212 two-baggers as a team and have hit 125 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 502 runs batted in and 1,061 hits for the year, and their team batting average is at .243. Kansas City owns a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,109 times, while drawing a walk on 315 occasions.

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The Royals have compiled a team ERA of 5.15 so far this season (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,026 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 162 long balls and also 689 runs in total (28th in the league). They have walked 444 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.66 as a unit over the course of the season. Kansas City has allowed 1,151 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 647 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.31 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.41.

Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 89 times as well as having 109 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 50 holds this season (28th in the league). The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and has come into the game in 88 save situations. They have recorded 19 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 19 of their 38 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 144 base runners this year with 37.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have sent 422 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 3,390 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,104 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 11th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 95 double plays. The Royals have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs in their 10,170 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in pro baseball.

Marsh has taken the hill for 43 innings and has tallied 50 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.56 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.603. He has given up 45 base knocks (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 25 free passes. Marsh (0-6 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 6.75 while he has faced 203 hitters in the majors.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for an on-base percentage of .323 and a batting average of .244 for the season. They have struck out on 1,272 occasions (2nd in MLB) and have accounted for 1,060 hits. Seattle has recorded 161 long balls so far this year to go along with 586 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they average 4.76 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have notched 232 two-baggers, while walking 437 times and scoring 609 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 521 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.70 (472 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 137 long balls and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.178 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.71 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (1,167 strikeouts against 321 walks). They have a ranking of 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 1,032.

Seattle has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have come away with 38 saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save rate of 67.9%, and they have sent 435 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 144 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on. Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.0% out of 148 inherited runners. With 141 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 82 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

In their 10,338 innings on the field, the Mariners have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (9th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 100 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in the majors). The Mariners have accrued 1,089 assists, 63 errors and have accounted for 3,446 putouts on the campaign.

Castillo (58-62 career record) has a 3.52 earned run average and has allowed 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and he has gone up against 4,191 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 397 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.171 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Castillo has conceded 848 base hits while he has accumulated 1,112 punch outs in 1,015 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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