Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-138) Kansas City (+118)

Kauffman Stadium is the location where the Kansas City Royals (37-26) will attempt to defeat the Seattle Mariners (36-28) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -138 while Kansas City is priced at +118. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are George Kirby and Cole Ragans.

The Mariners have recorded 77 two-baggers as a team and have hit 68 balls out of the stadium. Seattle owns a slugging percentage of .363 and have been called out on strikes 638 times, while being walked on 198 occasions. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.7 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have recorded 230 runs batted in in addition to 457 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .220. They have a total of 238 runs scored while having a team OBP of .297.

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The Mariners are sitting with a team ERA of 3.37 for the year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 542 batters. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 64 long balls in addition to 228 runs in total (4th in MLB). They have walked 149 hitters and their FIP is 3.60 as a squad on the season. Seattle has yielded 445 hits (7.1 per 9 innings) and also 211 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.64 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.05.

Mariners relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 54 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 33 holds on the season (14th in MLB). The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 78.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 57 save situations. They have recorded 18 saves so far this season and have blown 5 out of their 23 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 base runners on the season and 35.8% of those runners crossed the plate. The Mariners have sent 193 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Mariners have turned 72.8% of balls in play into outs in their 5,070 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in the majors. The San Francisco Giants have amassed 1,690 putouts for the season, as well as 508 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and have accumulated 41 double plays.

Kirby has thrown 393 innings and has accounted for 379 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kirby (26-20 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.45 and he has gone up against 1,600 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.50 (153 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.098. He has allowed 384 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 48 free passes.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .412 and they earn 4.86 runs per contest (7th in baseball). They have put up 115 doubles, while getting a free base 175 times as well as scoring 306 runs. Kansas City has 64 home runs on the season to go along with 296 RBIs. They have struck out on 445 occasions (28th in the league) and have 533 hits. The Kansas City Royals have an on-base percentage of .314 and a team batting average of .253 so far this season.

The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 234 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.57 (219 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 51 dingers and they give up 3.82 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (490 strikeouts vs 190 bases on balls). They rank 16th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 505.

With 60 save situations, the Royals have earned 32 holds and 9 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to take the mound in 27 save chances and they have converted 18 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.5% out of their 80 inherited runners. They rank 13th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 196 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 43 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Royals have 562 assists, 28 errors and have 1,656 putouts so far this year. In their 4,968 innings on the field, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (12th in pro baseball).

Ragans (11-12 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.66 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.83 and he has faced 869 opposing hitters in his career. He has surrendered 85 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.230 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. Thus far in his career, Ragans has conceded 176 base hits and he has 229 punch outs in 209 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-138)

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