Royals at Mariners 6/17/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners
MLB: 10:10 PM EST
Jun. 17, 2019
TV: ROOT-NW
Latest Odds : SEA -115 O/U 9
The Kansas City Royals open a three-game series on the road Monday against the Seattle Mariners. Kansas City lost on Saturday 5-4 to the Minnesota Twins. Glenn Sparkman absorbed the loss to drop to 1-3. First baseman Lucas Duda has gone hitless in his first two games back from a back injury that kept him off the field for nearly two months.
Seattle was beaten by the Oakland Athletics on Saturday 11-2. Following Saturday’s loss, the Mariners announced that slugger Edwin Encarnacion had been traded to the New York Yankees for cash considerations and a minor league pitcher. The sluggers led Seattle in home runs through 65 games with 21.
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Hunter Dozier is leading the Royals with a .314 batting average. Jorge Soler leads KC in home runs with 18 and in RBIs with 49, and Whit Merrifield leads in hits with 88. Kansas City is averaging .242, while opposing hitters are averaging .264. On Monday, the Royals will send leftie Danny Duffy to the mound. Duffy is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.38, 42 Ks and 18 BBs.
Domingo Santana is leading the Mariners with a .278 batting average, in hits with 78 and RBIs with 49. Daniel Vogelbach is the home run leader with 17. Seattle is averaging .243 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .273. Seattle has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Monday’s opening game of the three-game series with the Royals.
Recent Betting Trends:
Kansas City is 0-4 in Duffy’s last 4 starts on Monday
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Royals last 7 on Monday
Seattle is 17-42 in its last 59
The OVER has cashed in 5 of the Mariners last 7 on Monday
Free Betting Pick: OVER 9
Take the OVER here. The OVER has cashed in 3 of the last 4 between the two clubs. The OVER has cashed in 16 of the Mariners last 23 at home, 20 of the Mariners last 27 game 1 of a series, 19 of Seattle’s last 27 versus a left-handed starter and 35 of the Mariners last 51 overall. Final Score Prediction, Seattle Mariners win, but our best play is OVER 7-6