Mariners-Royals Odds Preview

The Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Mariners will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Ryan Rowland-Smith in this game. Rowland-Smith has a 1-1 record and a 3.12 ERA this season. It'll be Luke Hochevar toeing the rubber for the Royals in this contest. Righthander Hochevar is 6-4 with a 5.28 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Mariners lost to Texas 4-2 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The six runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5). Jose Lopez was 2-4 with an RBI for Seattle, while Ian Snell allowed two runs on three hits in six innings. Yuniesky Betancourt went 2-for-4 with a solo shot for Kansas City in its 10-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Monday. Tampa Bay cashed as -140 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8-run total set by oddsmakers. Team records: Seattle: 54-51 SU Kansas City: 41-64 SU Seattle most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 4-6 Before playing Kansas City are 0-10 After playing Texas are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Seattle are 10-0 After playing Tampa Bay are 2-8 After a loss are 3-7 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 6 games Seattle is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games Seattle is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Seattle Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Seattle Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Kansas City is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games at home Next up: Kansas City home to Seattle, Wednesday, August 5