Seattle Mariners vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/07/2024

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, June 7, 2024

Venue:  Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO

Where to Watch:  BSKC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners -130, Royals +110; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners -130, Royals +110; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Mariners -130, Royals +110; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Seattle Mariners:  35-28 (1st place, AL West)

Kansas City Royals:  36-26 (2nd place, AL Central)

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Seattle Mariners:  8-2 last 10

Kansas City Royals:  3-7 last 10

The Mariners completed the sweep in their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 in their last series. They enter this game with a 35-28 record overall and have a road record of 14-17. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Royals on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Oakland Athletics still to be played on Thursday. The Mariners won the series opener of that series on Tuesday but lost the 2nd game on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 26th in the MLB with a .661 OPS. Bryan Woo is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Bryce Miller is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 5-5 with a 3.18 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HR, and 1 BB with 9 Ks on 3 hits through 6 IP against the Los Angeles Angels.

The Royals lost their 3-game series against the San Diego Padres 2-1 in their last series. They enter this game with a 36-26 record overall and have a home record of 22-10. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Mariners on Friday with the 2nd game of their series against the Cleveland Guardians still to be played on Thursday. The Royals lost the series opener of that series on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .724 OPS. Brady Singer is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Daniel Lynch is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last MLB regular season start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 2 homers, and 0 BB with 2 strikeouts on 5 hits through 5 innings played against the Minnesota Twins.

The current betting odds have the Royals listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Royals have looked good in their games this season with their 36-26 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the AL Central, chasing down the Guardians in 1st place. They haven't looked great in their games lately, but they have looked a lot better in their home games this season with their 22-10 home record. Meanwhile, the Mariners have looked good in their games this season with their 35-28 record overall which has them leading the AL West, but they haven't looked as good in their road games with their 14-17 road record. This is also going to be a tougher game for them since they are traveling from the West coast and had to play on Thursday too. Miller is on the mound for the Mariners in this game and he has been good, going 5-5 with a 3.18 ERA this season, but the Royals also have a solid starter of their own that is going to keep them in this game. The Royals will have Lynch on the mound here and he is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA this season. He hasn't had many starts this year but he has been good in his few starts not giving up many runs. He also has a really good offense to help him out here since the Royals have looked a lot better on offense this season than the Mariners have, and this is already a bad travel situation for the Mariners too. The best way to place a bet here is on the Royals to win this game. 

Mariners Royals Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 7, 2024 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Royals 6 Mariners 2.

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Seattle Mariners: 90-56 (+19.4 units) on the moneyline when the money line is -100 to -150. 103-94 (+8.9 units) on the moneyline in road games. 88-66 (+16.1 units) on the moneyline when the total is 8 to 8.5. 19-5 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150. 11-6 UNDER against left-handed starters. 36-23 UNDER in all games.

Kansas City Royals: 157-229 (-27.6 units) on the moneyline in all games. 113-193 (-25.9 units) on the moneyline as an underdog of +100 or higher. 116-177 (-29.3 units) on the moneyline against right-handed starters. 11-5 UNDER at home when the total is 8 to 8.5. DANIEL LYNCH is 15-8 UNDER when the total is 7 to 8.5 and 7-0 UNDER against AL West opponents.

Seattle Mariners:  J. Polanco (2B) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. G. Speier (RP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. S. Haggerty (2B) out for season - Achilles. M. Brash (SP) out of season - Elbow. G. Santos (SP) Mid July - Back. J. Kowar (SP) out for season - Elbow.

Kansas City Royals:  B. Singer (SP) Ques Wed - Illness. K. Isbel (CF) Ques Wed - Head. J. Lyles (SP) Out indefinitely - Personal.

“He pitched a hell of a game. It sucks we couldn’t get him some run support to back him up.” - J.P. Crawford on Logan Gilbert after their loss against the A’s in their game on Wednesday.

“I made a mistake. It cost us the game.” - Bobby Witt after their loss against the Guardians in their game on Tuesday.

J.P. Crawford (L) SS

Josh Rojas (L) 3B

Julio Rodríguez (R) CF

Cal Raleigh (S) C

Ty France (R) 1B

Luke Raley (L) LF

Mitch Haniger (R) DH

Dominic Canzone (L) RF

Dylan Moore (R) 2B

Maikel Garcia (R) 3B

Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS

Vinnie Pasquantino (L) 1B

Salvador Perez (R) DH

Freddy Fermin (R) C

MJ Melendez (L) LF

Hunter Renfroe (R) RF

Garrett Hampson (R) 2B

Kyle Isbel (L) CF

Batting Average:  Samad Taylor (.400)

Hits:  Julio Rodríguez (67)

Home Runs:  Cal Raleigh (11)

RBI:  Cal Raleigh (33)

Stolen Bases:  Julio Rodríguez (14)

Wins:  Luis Castillo (5)

Saves:  Andrés Muñoz (12)

ERA:  Mike Baumann (0.00)

Batting Average:  Bobby Witt (.319)

Hits:  Bobby Witt (79)

Home Runs:  Bobby Witt (11)

RBI:  Bobby Witt (46)

Stolen Bases:  Bobby Witt (17)

Wins:  Seth Lugo (9)

Saves:  James McArthur (11)

ERA:  Jordan Lyles (0.00)

Managers:

Seattle Mariners: Scott Servais (9th season)

Kansas City Royals: Matt Quatraro (2nd season)