Seattle at Kansas City

Seattle has a winning road record, while Kansas City is .500 at home. The Mariners are 8-3 in their last 11 road games, plus 9-4 as an underdog. Kansas City has cooled off after an amazing run, and this offense is still weak as they are in the middle of the pack in runs scored, plus 21st in on base percentage with little power (24th in slugging). Kansas City is 3-5 in the last eight starts made by Yordano Ventura, who is 2-4 at home. The Royals are 1-5 in Ventura's last six starts as a favorite, and he has a 4.26 ERA against the Mariners this season.  Seattle is 4-1 as a road underdog and a sizzling 11-1 in their last 12 road games against a team with a winning record. Seattle has an electric arm going in Cuban, Roenis Elias (6-5), with opponents hitting .231 off him. Kansas City is favored, but the Mariners are 6-2 in the last eight meetings. Play on Seattle.