Mariners vs Royals Game Breakdown

Grab your caps and settle in, folks! Today’s MLB showdown sends the Seattle Mariners sailing into Kauffman Stadium to clash with the Kansas City Royals. With the Mariners just a whisper away from the top of the American League and the Royals hot on their heels, this game is set to sizzle. The first pitch is slated for 04:10 PM EST under a perfect sunny sky, teasing a breezy 75.9° afternoon. After a nail-biter yesterday where the Royals edged out the Mariners 10-9, tensions and stakes are sky-high. With the betting lines tipping in favor of the Mariners at -142 and an over/under of 8.5, it’s anyone’s game. So, as these teams prepare to battle it out, let’s see if the Mariners can navigate the royal waters or if they’ll be marooned in Kansas City!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 08, 2024 04:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 75.9° with 77% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	SEA ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-142	+119	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-130	+108	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+12	-11	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

145W-129L

56.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

128W-141L

43.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/13/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-0.5
05/13/24	Seattle Mariners SEA	6	Under	-0.5
05/14/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Under	-2.5
05/14/24	Seattle Mariners SEA	2	Under	-2.5
05/15/24	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-2.5
05/15/24	Seattle Mariners SEA	4	Under	-2.5
06/07/24	Seattle Mariners SEA	9	Over	+10.5
06/07/24	Kansas City Royals KC	10	Over	+10.5
08/14/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	6	Over	+4.5
08/14/23	Kansas City Royals KC	7	Over	+4.5
08/15/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	10	Over	+9.5
08/15/23	Kansas City Royals KC	8	Over	+9.5
08/16/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	6	Over	+2.5
08/16/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+2.5
08/17/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	6	Over	+1.5
08/17/23	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+1.5
08/25/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+3.5
08/25/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	7	Over	+3.5
08/26/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Over	+8.5
08/26/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	15	Over	+8.5
08/27/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-3.5
08/27/23	Seattle Mariners SEA	3	Under	-3.5

Mariners Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Luis Castillo

ERA 3.102 | IP 78.3 | 5.0W-6.0L | KO 81.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-02-24	vsLAA	1-5W	7.0	2	0	6	Under
05-28-24	vsHOU	2-4W	6.0	5	2	6	Under
05-23-24	@NYY	0-5L	5.0	7	2	3	Under
05-18-24	@BAL	4-3W	6.0	4	2	2	Under
05-12-24	vsOAK	4-8W	6.0	7	2	8	Over
05-06-24	@MIN	1-3L	6.7	3	3	7	Under
04-30-24	vsATL	2-3W	7.0	3	0	7	Under
04-25-24	@TEX	4-3W	6.0	4	2	6	Under
04-20-24	@COL	7-0W	7.0	2	0	9	Under
04-14-24	vsCHC	3-2L	6.0	7	3	9	Under

Will Smith

ERA 5.949 | IP 19.7 | 0.0W-2.0L | KO 14.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	5.0	7	5	3	Over
05-27-24	@MIN	5-6L	7.0	5	5	7	Over
05-21-24	vsDET	3-10W	6.0	5	3	5	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	5.0	5	2	7	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	5.3	4	1	7	Under
04-24-24	vsTOR	2-3W	4.3	2	0	1	Under
04-19-24	vsBAL	4-9W	5.7	3	0	6	Over
04-13-24	@NYM	11-7W	5.0	5	4	2	Over
04-07-24	vsCWS	3-5W	4.7	8	3	3	Under
04-02-24	@BAL	4-1W	7.0	2	1	5	Under
06-06-24	@CLE	4-3W	1.3	0	0	2	Under
06-01-24	vsSD	7-3L	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-29-24	@MIN	6-1W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-26-24	@TB	1-4L	1.0	1	0	1	Under
05-22-24	vsDET	3-8W	0.7	2	2	0	Over
05-19-24	vsOAK	4-8W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
05-15-24	@SEA	2-4L	1.0	0	0	0	Under
05-10-24	@LAA	2-1W	1.0	0	0	1	Under
05-08-24	vsMIL	4-6W	0.7	0	0	0	Over
05-06-24	vsMIL	2-3W	0.7	0	0	0	Under

Mariners Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/09	vs KC	9-10L	10	1	Over
06/08	vs OAK	3-0W	4	1	Under
06/07	vs OAK	1-2L	4	1	Under
06/06	vs OAK	4-3W	10	0	Under
06/04	@ LAA	5-1W	5	1	Under
06/03	@ LAA	9-0W	9	2	Over
06/02	@ LAA	5-4W	9	1	Over
06/01	@ HOU	0-4L	4	0	Under
05/31	@ HOU	2-1W	4	1	Under
05/30	@ HOU	4-2W	7	0	Under
05/29	@ HOU	3-2W	6	0	Under
05/28	vs WAS	9-5W	10	2	Over
05/27	vs WAS	1-3L	5	1	Under
05/26	vs WAS	1-6L	5	1	Under
05/25	vs NYY	0-5L	3	0	Under

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/09	@ SEA	10-9W	10	1	Over
06/08	vs CLE	4-3W	10	0	Under
06/06	vs CLE	5-8L	10	3	Over
06/04	@ SD	4-3W	7	0	Under
06/03	@ SD	3-7L	8	1	Over
06/02	@ SD	8-11L	13	1	Over
06/01	vs MIN	6-7L	7	2	Over
05/31	vs MIN	6-1W	10	3	Under
05/30	vs MIN	2-4L	5	0	Under
05/29	vs MIN	5-6L	10	0	Over
05/28	vs TB	1-4L	7	1	Under
05/27	vs TB	7-4W	11	1	Over
05/26	vs TB	8-1W	12	2	Over
05/24	@ DET	8-3W	9	1	Over
05/23	@ DET	10-3W	15	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Seattle Mariners	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 J.P. Crawford	8.8	11.7	0.213	0.355	34.2%	69.7%	2.6%
#2 Josh Rojas	9.4	11.8	0.274	0.405	37.5%	78.0%	1.8%
#3 Julio Rodriguez	11.4	14.3	0.267	0.345	34.1%	68.6%	2.0%
#4 Cal Raleigh	9.1	12.3	0.2	0.395	32.8%	72.3%	5.6%
#5 Ty France	8.1	10.6	0.251	0.403	37.0%	77.3%	3.3%
#6 Luke Raley	8.9	11.4	0.274	0.452	34.2%	79.5%	4.1%
#7 Mitch Haniger	7.6	10.0	0.219	0.343	30.5%	64.8%	2.9%
#8 Dominic Canzone	6.3	8.4	0.171	0.395	27.6%	67.1%	6.6%
#9 Dylan Moore	7.6	10.1	0.216	0.42	39.5%	81.5%	3.7%

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Maikel Garcia	6.9	8.9	0.261	0.391	33.3%	72.4%	1.9%
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	8.9	11.6	0.323	0.568	41.6%	98.4%	4.3%
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	7.5	10.2	0.244	0.432	37.1%	80.3%	3.3%
#4 Salvador Perez	7.1	9.3	0.305	0.504	42.5%	92.9%	4.4%
#4 Will Smith	4.9	11.9	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#5 Nelson Velazquez	6.4	8.6	0.216	0.409	31.2%	72.2%	4.5%
#6 MJ Melendez	7.0	9.3	0.167	0.339	25.3%	59.2%	3.4%
#7 Hunter Renfroe	6.0	8.1	0.19	0.337	29.4%	63.2%	3.1%
#8 Adam Frazier	5.8	7.5	0.214	0.278	35.7%	63.5%	0.8%
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.6	7.3	0.213	0.329	27.7%	60.6%	2.6%

Mariners Notable Injuries

Jorge Polanco OUT (2B): Avg: 0.195 SLG:0.302 Last game: 05/28/24. Impact: 1.2
Sam Haggerty OUT (OF): Avg: 0.067 SLG:0.067 Last game: 05/16/24. Impact: 1.1
Gabe Speier OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: -0.1