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When the Seattle Mariners (82-68) and Kansas City Royals (75-75) meet in the series opener at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 16, Logan Gilbert will get the call for the Mariners, while the Royals will send Michael Wacha to the mound. The game will begin at 7:40 p.m. ET.
How to Watch Mariners vs. Royals
- Game day: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
- Game time: 7:40 p.m. ET
- TV channel: FDSKC and ROOT Sports NW
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Mariners vs. Royals Probable Starting Pitching Matchup
Mariners’ Pitcher: Logan Gilbert
- 2025 Stats: 4-6 with a 3.54 ERA in 22 appearances
- In 22 starts this season, he’s earned seven quality starts.
- Gilbert has started 22 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 17 times. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance.
- In 22 appearances this season, he has finished three without allowing an earned run.
Royals’ Pitcher: Michael Wacha
- 2025 Stats: 9-11 with a 3.45 ERA in 28 appearances
- Wacha has 12 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Wacha has put together 25 starts this year where he pitched five or more innings.
- In three of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
Mariners’ Top Players
| Name | GP | H/AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Raleigh | 147 | 134/549 | .244 | .359 | .577 | 54 | 115 |
| Julio Rodríguez | 149 | 165/613 | .269 | .321 | .478 | 30 | 91 |
| Josh Naylor | 136 | 144/507 | .284 | .344 | .450 | 19 | 85 |
| Eugenio Suárez | 147 | 122/540 | .226 | .300 | .522 | 45 | 109 |
| Randy Arozarena | 148 | 137/564 | .243 | .341 | .443 | 27 | 73 |
Royals’ Top Players
| Name | GP | H/AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 145 | 166/569 | .292 | .350 | .501 | 22 | 79 |
| Maikel Garcia | 146 | 161/550 | .293 | .357 | .464 | 16 | 70 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 148 | 151/570 | .265 | .324 | .474 | 30 | 104 |
| Salvador Pérez | 143 | 131/553 | .237 | .278 | .450 | 28 | 89 |
| Mike Yastrzemski | 134 | 102/440 | .232 | .328 | .395 | 15 | 42 |
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Mariners Hitting Stats
- Seattle’s 216 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 439 extra-base hits, the Mariners rank 11th in MLB with a .416 slugging percentage this season.
- Seattle’s .243 batting average ranks 20th in the majors this season.
- The Mariners have scored 705 runs this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- Seattle has hit 16 home runs over the last 10 games.
- Over the last 10 contests Seattle is batting .274 and averaging 9.7 hits per game.
Royals Hitting Stats
- Kansas City is 25th in baseball with 144 home runs. It averages one per game.
- So far this season, the Royals rank 21st in baseball, slugging .391.
- Kansas City has the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.244).
- The Royals score the third-fewest runs in baseball (577 total, 3.8 per game).
- Kansas City has eight homers over its last 10 games.
- Over the last 10 games, Kansas City is batting .231 as a team with 7.7 hits per contest.
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