Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 5/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 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 the location where the Seattle Mariners (22-19) will take on the Kansas City Royals (25-17) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Royals at +124 and the Mariners are at -146. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Wacha and Logan Gilbert.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have earned a total of 194 runs and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Royals have accumulated 72 doubles as a team and have knocked 40 balls out of the park. They have recorded 186 RBI's in addition to 339 hits for the season, and their batting average is .243. Kansas City is slugging .394 and have struck out 286 times, while taking a walk on 119 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.24. Royals pitchers have yielded 32 home runs and also 145 runs in total (3rd in the league). Kansas City has conceded 327 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 140 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.42 on the campaign (8th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 321 hitters. They have walked 130 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.71 as a unit on the campaign.

The Royals have sent 128 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 runners this season with 22.9% of them crossed home plate. They have compiled 13 saves this season and have blown 5 of 18 save chances. The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.2% and has entered the game in 45 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 26 holds over the course of the season (10th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 25 times in addition to having 48 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 1,104 putouts this year, as well as 385 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 6th in the majors, and have a total of 28 double plays. The Royals have transformed 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of 3,312 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 10th in MLB.

Wacha has pitched in 1,331 frames and is sitting with 1,182 K's in his MLB career. Wacha (90-58 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.05 and he has faced 5,636 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.00 (592 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.297. He has surrendered 1,299 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 428 free passes.

Seattle has hit 45 home runs this season as well as 151 runs batted in. They have recorded 43 two-baggers, while taking a walk 132 times and notching 156 runs. The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .301 and a batting average of .223 for the season. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .367 and they are recording 3.80 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 424 occasions (1st in the league) and have 298 hits.

The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.066 in addition to having a FIP of 3.59 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (368 strikeouts vs 103 free passes). They rank 1st in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 283. They have surrendered 42 home runs and they relinquish 3.73 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have given up 150 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.38 (136 earned runs relinquished).

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.0% out of their 50 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 34 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 29 save situations, the Mariners have accrued 18 holds and 3 blown saves. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save rate of 72.7%, and they have sent 123 relievers to the hill on the season. Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 11 save chances and they have walked away with 8 saves.

Out of their 3,261 innings on the diamond, the Mariners have a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (2nd in baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 25 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The Mariners have accrued 303 assists, 25 errors and have earned a total of 1,087 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Gilbert has conceded 485 base knocks while he has totaled 545 punch outs in 547 frames. He has given up a total of 224 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.119 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 4.26 and he has faced 2,238 opposing hitters so far in his career. Gilbert (35-19 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.68 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Seattle (-146)

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