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It’s the 44-43 Seattle Mariners vs. the 44-42 Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Missouri in the third of a four game series today July 9, 2016. The first pitch is set for 4:15 PM ET at Kauffman Stadium.
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In Game 2 yesterday of this weekend series, the Mariners beat the Royals 3-2. The Mariners scored three runs off of starter Yordana Ventura and their starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitched a strong 6 2/3 innings of one run ball in the victory.
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The Mariners had lost four in a row before winning Game 2 of this series yesterday. They sit in 3rd place in the AL West 9.5 games back of the Texas Rangers. Seattle Ranks 9th in the Majors in runs scored and 10th in team ERA. In their last five games they have scored 16 runs, but eight came in a game they lost.
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The Royals have lost five of their last six games and they are tied for 3rd in the AL Central eight games back of the Cleveland Indians. Their pitching has been decent on the season ranking 13th in team ERA, but they only rank 25th in runs scored. In Kansas City’s last six games they have only totaled 15 runs.
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Pitching Match Up<br />
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Seattle: Wade Miley (6-5, 5.36 ERA)<br />
Kansas City: Edinson Volquez (7-8, 4.87 ERA)
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Wade Miley goes for the Mariners today and in his last outing he gave up two earned runs in six innings in a 2-1 loss to the Houston Astros. Seattle has lost his last three starts and in that span he has gone 15 innings and has given up 10 earned runs. In his five career starts facing the Royals Miley is 4-1 with a 2.91 ERA. The Mariners are 5-1 in Miley’s last 6 road starts.
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Edinson Volquez gets the nod for the Royals and in his last outing he gave up four earned runs in six innings in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Kansas City has lost two of his last three starts. Volquez has been a much better pitcher at home this season where he is 5-3 with an ERA of 4.22 in 10 starts. The Royals are 21-7 in Volquez’s last 28 home starts.
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Betting Angles<br />
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The Mariners have won 3 of the 5 games facing the Royals this season.
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In the last 5 games between these teams the total has gone Under every time.
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This season the Royals are 28-12 at home and the Mariners are 22-23 on the road.
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STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS<br />
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Seattle Mariners: 44-33 SU / O/U 41-41 / Run Line W/L 44-43<br />
Kansas City Royals: 44-41 SU / O/U 37-43 / Run Line W/L 46-40
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Seattle at Kansas City Key Betting Trends<br />
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SEA is 6-16 in their last 22 road games.
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SEA is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
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SEA has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 games.
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KC is 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
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KC is 38-14 in their last 52 home games.
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KC has an Over record of 13-5-2 in their last 20 home games.
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Key Player Injuries<br />
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MARINERS<br />
[P] 06/01/2016 - Felix Hernandez 15-day DL (5/28) ( Calf )<br />
[P] 05/04/2016 - Tony Zych 60-day DL (5/2) ( Rotator Cuff )<br />
[P] 07/06/2016 - Taijuan Walker 15-day DL (7/6) ( Foot )<br />
[C] 06/30/2016 - Steve Clevenger 60-day DL (6/29) ( Hand )<br />
[P] 06/30/2016 - Nick Vincent 15-day DL (6/27) ( Back )<br />
[P] 06/25/2016 - Adrian Sampson 60-day DL (6/24) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Evan Scribner 60-day DL (3/25) ( Oblique )<br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Charlie Furbush 60-day DL (3/25) ( Bicep )<br />
[P] 03/30/2016 - Ryan Cook 60-day DL (3/12) ( Shoulder )
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ROYALS<br />
[P] 07/05/2016 - Wade Davis 15-day DL (7/1) ( Forearm )<br />
[CF] 06/29/2016 - Lorenzo Cain 15-day DL (6/29) ( Hamstring )<br />
[P] 05/12/2016 - Kris Medlen 15-day DL (5/11) ( Shoulder )<br />
[3B] 05/26/2016 - Mike Moustakas 60-day DL (5/23); out for season ( Knee )<br />
[P] 03/31/2016 - Jason Vargas 60-day DL (3/15) ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Tim Collins 60-day DL; out for season ( Elbow )<br />
[P] 04/10/2016 - Mike Minor 60-day DL (3/15) ( Shoulder )
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