Mariners vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 7, 2024

The Seattle Mariners (36-28) visit the Kansas City Royals (37-26) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:10 PM ET from Kauffman Stadium. The Mariners are listed as -136 favorites, while the underdog Royals have +114 odds on the moneyline. Seattle’s Bryce Miller and Kansas City’s Daniel Lynch have been named the starters for this contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Mariners vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mariners (-136)
• Underdog: Royals (+114)
• Over/under: 8.5

Mariners vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Mariners have been victorious in 23, or 62.2%, of the 37 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Seattle has won 16 of 25 games when listed as at least -136 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mariners have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Royals have put together an 18-19 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 48.6% of those games).
• Kansas City has a 5-10 record (winning only 33.3% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +114 or longer.
• The Royals have a 46.7% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Mariners vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Julio Rodriguez leads Seattle with a batting average of .266. He’s also hit five home runs with 24 RBI.
• Rodriguez ranks 137th in home runs and 110th in RBI among all hitters in Major League Baseball.
• Ty France is batting .245 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
• Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (11), runs batted in (46) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .317.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total puts him 26th, and his RBI total ranks sixth.
• Maikel Garcia has 13 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 19 walks while hitting .266.

Mariners vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Mariners have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Mariners have pitched to a 3.37 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Mariners have a combined WHIP of just 1.055 as a pitching staff, which is the first-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective eight K/9, the fifth-worst in the majors.
• Kansas City has a 3.58 team ERA that ranks eighth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Royals combine for the 14th-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.261).