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It’s the 43-40 Kansas City Royals versus the 41-44 Seattle Mariners in the 3rd game of a three game set at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington tonight. The first pitch at Safeco Field is scheduled for 10:10 PM ET.
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The MLB betting board lists the host mariners as a -135 to -145 moneyline favorite with a consensus total line of 8.5 runs.
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In Game 2 of this series yesterday, the Royals beat the Mariners 7-3. In the game, the Royals scored seven runs on seven hits while the Mariners scored three runs on eight hits.
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This season the Royals rank 26th in the Majors in runs scored and 12th in team ERA.
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The Mariners rank 11th in the Majors in runs scored and 19th in team ERA.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Kansas City: Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.22 ERA)<br />
Seattle: Ariel Miranda (7-4, 3.82 ERA)
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Jason Vargas goes for the Royals tonight and had another strong start in his last outing only giving up one earned run on two hits in seven innings in an 8-1 win over the Minnesota Twins. He was named the All Star starter for the AL and he leads the league in wins and ERA. The Royals have won seven straight games with him on the hill and in that span his worst start was giving up only three earned runs. In five career starts against the Mariners Vargas is 3-2 with an ERA of only 1.70. Overall, Kansas City has won 20 of his last 26 starts and four of his last five road starts.
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Ariel Miranda gets the starting nod for the Mariners and in his last outing he was stellar not giving up any earned runs and only allowing two hits in seven innings in a 10-0 win over the L.A. Angels. The Mariners have won two of his last three starts and in the two wins in that span he only gave up two earned runs and in the loss gave up four of them. In 15 home appearances, including 14 starts, Miranda is 7-2 with an ERA of 2.80. This will be his first career start against the Royals. The Mariners are 9-3 in Miranda’s last 12 starts against a team with a winning record, but only 2-5 in his last seven starts after a Quality Start in his previous outing.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Royals are 5-2 in their last seven games against the Mariners.
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In the last 9 games between these teams the Under record is 7-2.
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In the last 5 games between these teams in Seattle the Under record is 4-1.
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This season the Mariners are 25-19 at home and the Royals are 19-21 on the road.
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Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records<br />
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Kansas City Royals: 43-40 SU / O/U 39-40 / Run Line W/L 44-39<br />
Seattle Mariners: 41-44 SU / O/U 40-41 / Run Line W/L 39-46
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Kansas City at Seattle Key Betting Trends<br />
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KC is 5-1 in their last 6 overall
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KC is 0-3 in their last 13 road games
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KC has an Over record of 6-2 in their last 8 games
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SEA is 2-7 in their last 9 overall
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SEA is 0-6 in their last 6 home games
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SEA has an Over record of 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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<b>ROYALS</b><br />
[RF] 06/02/2017 - Paulo Orlando 60-day DL (06/01) ( Shin )<br />
[P] 05/29/2017 - Danny Duffy 10-day DL (05/29) ( Oblique )<br />
[P] 07/01/2017 - Matt Strahm 10-day DL (07/01) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 06/26/2017 - Nathan Karns 60-day DL (05/21) ( Arm )
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<b>MARINERS</b><br />
[P] 04/30/2017 - Evan Scribner 60-day DL (04/26) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 05/10/2017 - Hisashi Iwakuma 10-day DL (05/07) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 05/14/2017 - Ryan Weber 60-day DL (05/14) ( Bicep )<br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - Shae Simmons 60-day DL (03/31) ( Forearm )<br />
[SS] 04/03/2017 - Shawn O'Malley 60-day DL (03/31) ( Shoulder )<br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Drew Smyly 60-day DL (03/31) ( Arm )<br />
[P] 06/01/2017 - Evan Marshall 60-day DL (05/06) ( Hamstring )
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