Royals vs. Mariners Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 9, 2024

The Kansas City Royals (39-26) and Seattle Mariners (36-30) meet Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch at 2:10 PM ET on ROOT Sports NW. The Royals are -115 moneyline favorites for the contest, however, the Mariners are favored against the spread of 1.5 runs with +154 odds. Cole Ragans gets the starting nod for Kansas City while George Kirby is Seattle’s starter for the contest.

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Royals vs. Mariners Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-115)
• Underdog: Mariners (-104)
• Over/under: 8

Royals vs. Mariners Betting Insights

• The Royals have come away with 18 wins in the 23 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has been victorious 16 times in 20 chances when named as a favorite of at least -115 on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 53.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The Mariners have won 13 of the 27 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (48.1%).
• Seattle has a 12-12 record (winning 50% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of -104 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Mariners a 51% chance to win.

Royals vs. Mariners Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in home runs with 11, runs batted in with 47 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
• Witt’s home runs rank him 26th in Major League Baseball, and he ranks sixth in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 69 hits and an OBP of .310 to go with a slugging percentage of .389 this season.
• Ty France is hitting .251 with 11 doubles, seven home runs and 19 walks.
• France ranks 83rd in home runs and 87th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Julio Rodriguez is batting .266 to pace his team.

Royals vs. Mariners Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out just 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.67 this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of 1.268 as a pitching staff, which ranks 16th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Mariners has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Seattle’s 3.56 team ERA ranks seventh across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Mariners combine for the No. 1-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.077).