Courtesy of OddsShark.com:

The fans at Safeco Field will be treated to a game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners when they take their seats on Monday.

The Royals will give the ball to starter Brian Bannister in this one. Righthander Bannister is 7-6 this season with a 5.46 ERA.

Bannister’s opponent in this one will be Felix Hernandez. The Mariners ace righthander has a 3.03 ERA to go along with a 6-5 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Mariners listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.

The Royals were shut down 11-0 by the Angels last time out, as +155 underdogs. The 11 runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Anthony Lerew gave up six hits and six runs over five innings in the loss.

Casey Kotchman and Russell Branyan launched two-run homers as the Mariners cruised to an 8-1 victory over the Tigers on Sunday. The Mariners won the game as -120 favorites, and the nine runs made it OVER that game’s posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.

Cliff Lee tossed eight solid innings to get the win, allowing nine hits and one run with 11 strikeouts.

Team records:
Kansas City: 36-46 SU
Seattle: 34-47 SU

Kansas City most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Seattle are 3-7
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City’s last 10 games when playing Seattle
Kansas City is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road
Seattle is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle’s last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Seattle is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Next up:
Seattle home to Kansas City, Tuesday, July 6

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