Royals and Mariners Face Off in a High-Stakes Pitching Duel That Could Change the Season’s Course
Royals vs. Mariners, 10:10 ET
After a pretty tough Tuesday, Wednesday was a bit easier to manage was we were able to split the day and get a plus money winner. One thing that has gone well for me, okay, two things, have been dogs and most of my multi-unit plays. So when I feel really confident about something, it is hitting, and I’ve been able to put some good plus money wins on the board as well. Do we have another one here today as the Royals take on the Mariners in Seattle?
The Royals are stumbling and really need to figure things out sooner rather than later. They haven’t buried themselves, but they are well behind the first place Tigers in the division. The other issue is that they will need to fight the other teams in the division ahead of them and those in other divisions. They currently sit seven games under .500 which is a tough spot to be in right before the All-Star Break. Kansas City just hasn’t been consistent enough this season. Their team stats are very good outside of one glaring issue – runs. It seems like they are hitting just as well as most teams, but they have very few homers and are one of the lowest scoring teams in baseball. Today, they have Seth Lugo going for them, a hurler who has done a great job over the past two seasons for him. Lugo is 5-5 for the season with a 2.74 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. His road ERA is a bit higher, but he has fewer starts on the road. Still, he has allowed one fewer earned run in 12 fewer innings on the road as compared to home. He probably is sad to see the month turn to July as he was great in June, going 28.2 innings and allowing just four earned runs. Mainers hitters haven’t seen much of Lugo and are just 4-for-18 against him.
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