Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, May 13, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+124) Seattle (-146)

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (21-19) will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (24-17) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Kansas City at +124 while Seattle opens at -146. The total is set at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Brady Singer and George Kirby.

As a squad, the Kansas City Royals are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have a total of 190 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307. The Royals have earned 71 doubles as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 182 runs batted in in addition to 328 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .242. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .396 and have struck out 278 times, while being walked on 119 occasions.

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The Royals hold a team earned run average of 3.46 this season (9th in baseball), and they have rung up 309 batters. Royals pitchers have given up 31 home runs and 143 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 130 batters and their FIP sits at 3.78 as a unit for the year. Kansas City has given up 321 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 138 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 25 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 26 holds so far this year (9th in baseball). The Royals relievers have a save rate of 70.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 44 save situations. They have earned 12 saves this year and have not converted 5 of their 17 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 runners so far this season and 22.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Royals have dispatched 127 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Royals have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,231 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball. The Kansas City Royals have accumulated 1,077 putouts thus far, as well as 379 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .988 which has them ranked 6th in baseball, and have accumulated 28 double plays.

Singer (30-32 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 while he has faced 2,355 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 551 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 175 free passes. His ERA is 4.31 (264 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.317. Singer has thrown 551 frames and has totaled 521 punch outs thus far in his career.

Seattle has hit 42 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 143 RBIs. They have put up 42 two-baggers, while taking a walk 128 times as well as notching 148 runs. The Seattle Mariners have tallied an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .222 so far this season. The Mariners hold a team slugging percentage of .362 and they have an average of 3.70 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have been rung up on 417 instances (1st in MLB) and have totaled 290 base knocks.

The Mariners are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.068 in addition to having a FIP of 3.55 as a pitching staff for the year. They rank 1st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 275. The Seattle pitching staff have allowed 146 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.36 (132 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (359 strikeouts vs 102 free passes). They have surrendered 39 HR's and they surrender 3.72 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB).

Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.0% out of their 50 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Mariners have 18 holds and also 3 blown saves. They rank 6th in the league with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 120 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Seattle has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 11 save chances and they have tallied 8 saves.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 24 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 294 assists, 24 errors and have earned 1,060 putouts so far this season. In 3,180 innings on the field, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (3rd in baseball).

Kirby (24-18 record in his career) has earned a 3.46 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 7.61 and he has faced 1,475 hitters during his career. He has surrendered 140 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.099 and having a FIP of 3.2. So far in his pro baseball career, Kirby has given up 354 base knocks and he has 350 strikeouts in 364 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City (+124)

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