Woo, Mariners Face Ragans and Royals in Friday Preview — Royals Vs Mariners
Royals vs Mariners on Friday, May 1 at T-Mobile Park centers on two starters carrying opposite split lines: Bryan Woo has a 2.77 ERA in Seattle, while Cole Ragans brings an 8.40 road ERA into the matchup. Seattle has won two straight and scored 12 runs in that stretch, so the home side enters with the cleaner recent form.
Bryan Woo at T-Mobile Park
Woo is coming off a difficult start in which he allowed seven earned runs, but his two outings in Seattle have looked far sharper. He has a 2.77 ERA at home and has held opponents to a.178 average in those two games, a much better line than his 3.86 ERA overall.
The split gives Seattle a clear starting point. Woo has not needed to be perfect to give the Mariners an edge at home, and the recent numbers show how different he has looked in front of this crowd compared with his last trip out.
Cole Ragans and the Royals
Ragans also arrives off a rough outing, allowing seven earned runs in his last road start. His overall ERA is 5.00, but the road number stands out even more at 8.40, while his home ERA sits under one.
That contrast is the main complication for Kansas City. The Royals are averaging 4.1 runs per game, and Seattle has been scoring 4.67 runs per home game, so the visitor's offense is being asked to keep pace in a park where the Mariners have taken two out of three from the Minnesota Twins and won two straight overall.
Seattle's Recent Edge
The market case for Seattle is built on form as much as pitching. The Mariners have hit the moneyline in 34 of their last 50 home games and own a +11.90 unit home-moneyline mark with a 14% ROI, while two of the last three meetings between these clubs have gone over the total.
Kansas City brings the weaker bullpen number into the game as well, with a 5.33 ERA out of the relief corps. Seattle has already shown it can create separation at home, and with Woo's split numbers sitting far better than Ragans' road line, the game preview points toward the home side having the cleaner path on Friday.
