Kansas City at Seattle

Road-weary Kansas City is a long way from home playing its ninth consecutive road contest. They're on a 5-15 slide after getting whipped 15-2 yesterday. The offense is 26th in runs scored, 29th in on-base percentage, and 23rd in slugging, while the pitching is 28th in ERA (5.24), 26th in WHIP, and 29th in the bullpen (5.26 ERA). They have the worst road record (18-50) in the majors. Starter Alec Marsh (5.56 ERA) has a 6.18 ERA on the road and the team is 1-9 in his starts. The Royals are 31-67 versus righty starters, 36-79 as an underdog, 17-49 as a road dog, and 13-45 after two or more straight road contests. Seattle is 10th in runs scored on a 10-1 run. They have a fine arm starting in Luis Castillo (3.15 ERA), who has a 2.70 ERA at home. With Seattle on a 35-14 run in the second half of the season, back home field. Play Seattle as a Max Play