{"id":572,"date":"2024-05-15T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-05-15T12:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:39:23","slug":"mlb-matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-seattle-mariners-on-may-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/15\/mlb-matchup-preview-kansas-city-royals-vs-seattle-mariners-on-may-15-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Matchup Preview: Kansas City Royals vs Seattle Mariners on May 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to battle the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 15, 2024, with the first pitch at 4:10 PM under partly cloudy skies. Pitching for the Royals will be Alec Marsh, who comes into the game with a commendable ERA of 2.531. His counterpart, Bryan Woo of the Mariners, starts with an impeccable ERA of 0.000. <\/p>\n<p>In the American League Central Division standings, the Royals are currently fourth, sporting a 26-18 record, a .590 winning percentage, and a 2nd place rank within their division based on an 8-5 record. They&#8217;ve snagged 6 wins in their last 10 outings and are riding a one-game winning streak. Their home record stands at 15-8, while they&#8217;ve split their road games 11-10. They have won 11 day games versus 15 victories in nighttime matchups, tallying 200 runs scored against 153 conceded. <\/p>\n<p>The Seattle Mariners, representing the AL West, rank 6th with a record of 23-20, converting to a .535 winning percentage, and topping their division with a 6-3 record. Like their rivals, the Mariners have taken 5 out of their last 10 games but are recovering from a recent loss. Their home advantage is 14-10, closely mirroring their road struggles at 9-10. Their success also skews towards night games, with 17 wins, in contrast to only 6 in day matches. In terms of runs, they&#8217;ve compiled 164 while allowing 156. <\/p>\n<p>For those looking at the betting side, here are the odds for the game according to the latest figures: The point spread stands at -1.5 in favor of the Mariners. The total over\/under is set at 7.5, indicating expectations of a moderately low-scoring game. The money line offers Seattle Mariners at -145 and gives the Kansas City Royals a +123, potentially making the Royals an interesting underdog pick for optimistic bettors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are set to battle the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on May 15, 2024, with the first pitch at 4:10 PM under partly cloudy sk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bethawaiisports.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}