Seattle at Kansas City

Seattle has a losing road record, but is favored and playing its fifth straight road contest. They are looking road weary, dropping two in a row while scoring a total of five runs.  Seattle is 13-25 against AL teams scoring 4.4 or less runs per game. They face a hot Kansas City team that went 17-9 in June and 16-10 in July, putting them into a playoff position. The offense has been playing well, the pitching is #13 in team ERA and the fielding is tops in baseball with the fewest errors allowed. The Royals start veteran right-hander Jason Hammel, who has turned around his season after a rough start. After issuing 10 walks in four starts before the All-Star break, he has walked just two in his past three starts. Kansas City is 15-6 at home against an AL starting pitcher whose ERA is 2.90 or better, and the Royals are 4-0 against the Mariners this season, winning three of those games as a dog. Play Kansas City.