Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction MLB Picks 5/13/24

Royals Keeping The Ball Rolling

Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with 50 hits including 5 home runs, 21 RBIs, 5 triples and 11 doubles while Salvador Perez has a team-high 8 home runs and 33 RBIs with 48 hits of his own. Nelson Velazquez also has a team-high 39 strikeouts while Witt Jr. has a team-high 15 stolen bases and Maikel Garcia has 4 home runs, 24 RBIs and 9 stolen bases this season.

Why the Kansas City Royals will win

• The Mariners have lost each of their last four games as favorites following a win.
• The Royals have won each of their last four games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
• The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games against American League opponents following a home win.
• The Royals have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against AL West opponents.
• The Royals have won the first inning in each of their last four Monday games as underdogs against the Mariners.
• The Royals have led after 3 innings in three of their last four games as road underdogs against AL West opponents.
• The Mariners have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.

Seattle Mariners Recap

The Seattle Mariners will be looking to build on their series win over Oakland after knocking off the A’s 8-4 in Sunday’s finale, giving the Mariners their first series win in a little while after losing their series to the Twins to start last week and settling for a split with the Astros in the series before that.

Mariners Still Looking To Pick Up Momentum At The Dish

Julio Rodriguez leads the Mariners with 41 hits including a .255 batting average and also has 5 doubles. Cal Raleigh has a team-high 10 home runs along with 23 RBIs while Jorge Polanco has 5 home runs with 13 RBIs and a team-high 52 strikeouts. Mitch Haniger also has 5 home runs and 20 RBIs while Rodriguez has a team-high 9 stolen bases as well this season.

Why the Seattle Mariners will win

• The Royals have lost each of their last seven games at T-Mobile Park.
• The Mariners have won each of their last seven home games against the Royals.
• The Mariners have covered the run line in five of their last six home games against teams that held a winning record.
• The Royals have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games following a win.

Royals vs. Mariners Prediction

I’m on the Royals here. I just think there’s value here with Kansas City in a game that I feel should truly be priced as a coin flip. The Royals have been on a nice run as of late and the Mariners just have been inconsistent more than anything else. Kansas City’s been a team that has been able to provide value all year long and I think that we’re getting value once again here against a pitcher in Kirby who has had strong stuff but struggled in his lone career appearance against the Royals, who are a much better and confident team since the last time they squared off. Give me Kansas City here.