Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-155) Kansas City (+130)

The Seattle Mariners (63-54) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (38-81). The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -155 while Kansas City is priced at +130. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Gilbert and Jordan Lyles.

The Mariners have tallied 205 two-baggers as a team and have hit 142 baseballs out of the stadium. Seattle has a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 1,156 times, while taking a walk on 391 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have 513 RBI's as well as 927 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .236. They have earned 531 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314.

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The Mariners hold a team earned run average of 3.68 on the season (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,074 hitters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 126 home runs and also 473 total runs (1st in MLB). They have walked 302 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a unit on the season. Seattle has given up 919 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 429 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.56 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 104 times in addition to having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 68 holds this year (10th in the league). The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 67.4% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 15 of 46 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 132 base runners for the season with 25.8% of those players ended up scoring. The Mariners have dispatched 392 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Mariners have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,444 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 5th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have accumulated 3,148 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 988 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which is 13th in baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays.

Gilbert (29-16 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.52 and he has gone up against 1,819 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 399 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 101 walks. His earned run average is 3.74 (184 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.130. Gilbert has taken the hill for 442 innings and has accounted for 440 strikeouts in his career.

Kansas City has compiled 115 HRs so far this year and 452 RBIs. They have 198 doubles, while walking 289 times as well as putting up 470 runs. The Kansas City Royals have tallied an OBP of .299 and a team batting average of .241 this year. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they are recording 3.95 runs per game (29th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,032 instances (15th in MLB) and are sitting with 962 hits.

The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.409 with a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (914 strikeouts vs 408 walks). They rank 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,050. They have allowed 145 long balls and they surrender 5.48 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 630 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.17 (595 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 39.0% out of their 123 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 94 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 79 save situations, the Royals have tallied 45 holds and also 17 blown saves. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers onto the field on the year. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves.

Out of their 9,315 innings played, the Royals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (20th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Royals have racked up 1,028 assists, 53 errors and have earned 3,105 putouts for the year.

During his MLB career, Lyles has surrendered 1,574 hits while earning 1,110 strikeouts in 1,452 innings. He has given up 838 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.415 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.31 and he has gone up against 6,354 hitters in his career. Lyles (69-103 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.19 ERA and has given up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-155)

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