Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-185) Kansas City (+154)

The Kansas City Royals (38-81) will take on the Seattle Mariners (63-54) at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Seattle at -185 and Kansas City is sitting at +154. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Luis Castillo and Alec Marsh.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.5 runs/g, which is 15th in the league. They have a total of 531 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. The Mariners have tallied 205 two-baggers as a team and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. They have 513 runs batted in as well as 927 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .236. Seattle is slugging .401 and have struck out 1,156 times, while taking a walk on 391 occasions.

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The Mariners have an ERA of 3.68 on the campaign (1st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,074 batters. Mariners pitchers have conceded 126 long balls and also 473 runs in total (1st in the league). They have walked 302 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a squad this year. Seattle has yielded 919 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 429 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16.

Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 104 times as well as having 126 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 68 holds this year (10th in baseball). The Mariners relief pitchers have a save rate of 67.4% and has come into the game in 115 save situations. They have compiled 31 saves for the year and have missed out on 15 of their 46 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 132 base runners for the year with 25.8% of those players earned a run for their team. The Mariners have sent 392 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Mariners have transformed 70.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,444 innings on the field, ranking them 5th in professional baseball. The San Francisco Giants have notched a total of 3,148 putouts for the season, in addition to 988 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which has them ranked 13th in MLB, and have accumulated 87 double plays.

Castillo has taken the ball for 1,001 innings and has accounted for 1,100 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 3.52 (392 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.173. He has given up 834 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 340 free passes. Castillo (56-62 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.68 while facing 4,135 hitters in the majors.

Kansas City has knocked in 115 long balls on the year to go along with 452 RBIs. They have hit 198 two-baggers, while walking 289 times and scoring 470 runs. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .299 as well as a batting average of .241 on the campaign. The Royals hold a slugging % of .392 and they average 3.95 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,032 occasions (15th in the league) and have recorded 962 hits.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.409 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (914 strikeouts against 408 walks). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,050. They have relinquished 145 long balls and they relinquish 5.48 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 630 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 5.17 (595 earned runs yielded).

Kansas City has had relievers take the mound in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. They are ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 385 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 94 times in high leverage situations and also on 76 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.0% of 123 inherited base runners. With 79 save situations, the Royals have recorded 45 holds and also 17 blown saves.

In 9,315 innings on the diamond, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (20th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 91 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (9th in the majors). The Royals have recorded 1,028 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 3,105 putouts so far this season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Marsh has surrendered 36 hits and he has 35 strikeouts in 33 innings. He has surrendered 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.667 and a FIP of 7.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.84 and he has gone up against 153 hitters in his pro baseball career. Marsh (0-6 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 6.27 earned run average while giving up 9.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-185)

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