{"id":78969,"date":"2023-08-16T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/08\/16\/seattle-mariners-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-16\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T09:42:43","slug":"seattle-mariners-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/08\/16\/seattle-mariners-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-august-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | August 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid807750\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Mariners (64-55) visit the Kansas City Royals (39-82) on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium, starting at 8:10 PM ET. The Mariners are favored on the moneyline (-185), while the Royals are +154 underdogs. The Royals are the spread favorite () with odds, despite being the moneyline underdog. Seattle has Luis Castillo starting, while Kansas City will send out Alec Marsh.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Mariners vs. Royals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, August 16, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 8:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Mariners vs Royals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Mariners<\/td>\n<td>-185<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Mariners vs. the Royals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSKC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mariners Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Mariners Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mariners average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB action with 146 total home runs.<\/li>\n<li>Seattle ranks 24th in the majors with a .236 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Mariners are 20th in baseball with a .315 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Seattle strikes out 9.9 times per game, the second-worst mark in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>The Mariners have hit 77 homers on the road this season (1.4 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Seattle has a .411 slugging percentage and is averaging 3.2 extra-base hits per game away from home.<\/li>\n<li>The club averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .240 on the road this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mariners Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Julio Rodriguez has an OPS of .751, fueled by an OBP of .319 and a team-best slugging percentage of .432 this season. He has a .256 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>Among qualifying hitters in baseball, his batting average ranks 78th, his on-base percentage ranks 96th, and he is 74th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Rodriguez will look for his fourth straight game with a hit in this contest. In his last five games he is hitting .240 with three doubles, a home run, a walk and nine RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Ty France is batting .257 with 28 doubles, 10 home runs and 30 walks, while slugging .390 with an on-base percentage of .334.<\/li>\n<li>He ranks 72nd in batting average, 65th in on-base percentage and 111th in slugging among qualified hitters.<\/li>\n<li>Eugenio Suarez is batting .233 with a .390 slugging percentage and 75 RBI this year.<\/li>\n<li>Suarez brings a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a home run, four walks and three RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Cal Raleigh leads Seattle with 79 hits, batting .219 this season with 38 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals have hit 118 homers this season, which ranks 25th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City has a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 19th among MLB teams.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an OBP of just .301 this season, which ranks 27th in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City ranks 16th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.<\/li>\n<li>They have averaged 1.0 home runs per game in their 61 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City has a team slugging percentage of .408 in home games this season with 175 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>They are averaging 8.6 base hits per game and batting .257 as a team at home this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has put up an on-base percentage of .318, a slugging percentage of .496, and has 133 hits, all club-bests for the Royals (while batting .277).<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualifying players in the big leagues, he is 33rd in batting average, 99th in on-base percentage and 23rd in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Witt Jr. brings an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .366 with three doubles, four home runs, four walks and 12 RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Salvador Perez is hitting .253 with 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 16 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .436 with an on-base percentage of .296.<\/li>\n<li>He ranks 86th in batting average, 128th in on-base percentage and 68th in slugging percentage in the big leagues.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia is hitting .290 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 25 walks.<\/li>\n<li>MJ Melendez has 22 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 42 walks while batting .227.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Mariners vs. Royals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Luis Castillo (SEA)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Alec Marsh (KC)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">8 &#8211; 7<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">143.1<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.20<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">6.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.040<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.667<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">10.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">9.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">2.3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Mariners vs. Royals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mariners: Jarred Kelenic: 10 Day IL (Foot), Bryan Woo: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Marco Gonzales: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Robbie Ray: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Easton McGee: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Evan White: 60 Day IL (Adductor), J.P. 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