Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners - July 2, 2025

Alright, baseball fans! Grab your jerseys and make sure you’ve got your game day snacks ready, because it’s time for a showdown between the Kansas City Royals and our beloved Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. The stakes are high, and as a die-hard Mariners fan, I can’t wait to see how this one plays out!

Let’s start with the pitching match-up. Noah Cameron will be taking the mound for the Royals. Now, this lefty has had his ups and downs this season with a 2-4 record and a decent 3.5 ERA. He’s been able to strike out batters at an impressive rate of around 8.2 per game, which is no small feat. However, he also finds himself in a tough spot against our own Logan Gilbert.

Gilbert has shown some solid performance on the mound with his own stats—sitting at 2-2 with a higher ERA of 4.0. Yes, it’s slightly concerning that his numbers aren’t as shiny as we’d like them to be, but let’s not forget that he can bring the heat too! With roughly 8 strikeouts per game under his belt, he certainly has the ability to shut down opposing hitters if he’s on his A-game tonight.

As for batting stats? Oh man! We all know offense wins games, and right now it seems like we’re looking at two contrasting sides here. The Mariners have managed to average about 4.6 runs per game along with just over 8 hits—which gives us some hope for a solid offensive showing today! Those RBIs could use a boost (at just over 4), but with players stepping up when it matters most (hey, clutch hitting anyone?), I’m confident they’ll pull through tonight.

On the other hand, Kansas City hasn’t fared quite as well at the plate this season; they’re averaging only about 3.3 runs and just over 8 hits per game—with RBIs dipping below ours at around 3.25! Despite their recent win against us earlier this month where they took it home in style at 6-3 (thanks to their strong outing), their overall performance hasn’t been stellar—especially going into their last ten games where they went just 2-8!

And let’s talk about trends: Seattle might’ve stumbled recently, dropping two of their last eight games against the spread while being under .500 lately (44-41 SU). But don’t let that fool you—when these two teams meet up? It’s been mostly in favor of our boys in blue!

So here comes my prediction for tonight: I expect nothing less than a Mariners victory against those pesky Royals—a win that’ll keep our spirits high and take another step toward redemption from that recent loss! I’m feeling good vibes for an UNDER total on runs since both teams have shown struggles scoring consistently lately; keeping things tight should favor our pitching staff.

Let’s go M’s!! Time to raise those flags high and cheer loud—because we bleed blue here in Seattle! ⚾️💙