The Seattle Mariners will go for a sweep over the Kansas City Royals when they wrap up their 3-game set today at T-Mobile Park. The expected starters for today are reigning AL Cy Young winner southpaw Robbie Ray for Seattle and righty Carlos Hernández for KC. Ray’s numbers are not Cy Young material, at 2-1 with a 4.19 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP, but he has seemed to have found his groove. In his last turn against the Rangers, he allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings of work resulting in a 6-2 Mariners win. Hernández has struggled and is winless, at 0-0 with a 7.27 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. The Royals have had issues with left-handed starters, going 1-4 in their last 5, and are 1-5 in their last 6 meetings with the Mariners. The AL West leading Mariners have been on a roll, winning 5 of their last 6, and are 4-0 in their last 4 home games against a right-handed starter. Seattle should get this one.
TODAY’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS