Kansas City at Seattle

Seattle has won 12 of 15 games with timely hitting and a terrific defense. This is their fourth straight home game. The Mariners are off a 3-1 win yesterday and are 7-0 as a favorite of -110 to -150. Seattle goes with lefty Roenis Elias (3-2, 3.27 ERA) with the team 4-1 in his last five starts against better offenses than this one including the A's, Yankees, and Rangers (twice). Kansas City is playing its seventh straight road game here and has looked out of gas, losing two of the last three scoring one run in the two defeats. KC ranks 22nd in runs scored and on base percentage with no power (27th in slugging). Kansas City is on a 3-7 run overall and 1-7 as an underdog. Seattle is 4-1 the last five meetings, and the Royals are 2-8 in the last 10 meetings in Seattle. Play Seattle.