Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, June 7, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Seattle Mariners (35-28) are headed to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (36-26). The pitchers who are expected to start are Bryce Miller and Daniel Lynch.

As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are recording 3.7 runs per outing, which puts them at 28th in the league. They have earned a total of 235 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .297. The Mariners have hit 77 doubles as a unit and have hit 67 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 227 RBI's as well as 453 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .222. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .364 and have been called out on strikes 626 times, while drawing a walk on 193 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.58 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.07. Mariners pitchers have yielded 64 home runs in addition to 228 runs in total (6th in MLB). Seattle has surrendered 443 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 211 earned runs. The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.43 this season (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 534 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 149 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.64 as a unit on the year.

The Mariners have dispatched 190 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 runners so far this year with 35.8% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 17 saves for the season and have blown 5 of 22 chances to get a save. The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 77.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 54 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 31 holds for the season (19th in MLB). Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 54 times as well as having 63 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Francisco Giants have amassed 1,663 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 502 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 21st in MLB, and have 41 double plays. The Mariners have converted 72.6% of balls in play into outs in their 4,989 innings, which has them sitting 3rd in baseball.

Miller has taken the hill for 202 frames and has earned 190 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Miller (13-12 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.86 and he has faced 813 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.92 (88 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.079. He has given up 173 base knocks (7.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 45 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled a team OBP of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .253 on the year. They have been rung up on 436 instances (29th in MLB) and have earned a total of 523 base hits. Kansas City has knocked in 64 home runs on the season to go along with 292 RBIs. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .411 and they have an average of 4.87 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have recorded 109 two-baggers, while taking a walk 172 times and racking up 302 runs.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.256 and have a FIP of 3.72 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (483 strikeouts against 186 free passes). They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 496. They have surrendered 50 long balls and they surrender 3.83 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 231 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.60 (217 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 26 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. They rank 14th in the league holding a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have sent 191 relief pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations in addition to 42 occasions with base runners. Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.6% out of their 77 inherited base runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Royals have amassed 31 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Royals have accrued 550 assists, 27 errors and have accounted for 1,629 putouts for the year. Out of their 4,887 innings played, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Lynch has allowed 292 base hits while accumulating 219 K's in 263 innings. He has allowed 147 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.493 and a FIP of 4.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and he has faced 1,180 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Lynch (11-23 career win-loss mark) has a 5.02 earned run average and has allowed 10.0 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kansas City

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