Ace Tarik Skubal gave up four runs in five innings as Detroit lost its series opener, 12-3, to the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

Preview the July 3 matchup between the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

What’s next: The Royals continue their four-game series against the Mariners. On Wednesday, Royals rookie Noah Cameron (2-4, 2.79 ERA) will start opposite Mariners hurler Logan Gilbert (2-2, 3.55 ERA) at T-Mobile Park.

Salvador Perez hit a pivotal two-run double in the fifth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 6-3 for just their second win in 10 games.

Seattle took game 3 of the series, 3-2, to go up 2-1 over Kansas City with the final meeting on deck. The Royals are in a slump right now with a 2-9 record over the past 11 games compared to the 3-1 record for the Mariners in the last four and 7-4 mark in the previous 11.

This funny misplay by the Mariners center fielder was reminiscent of one made by a Royals player two decades earlier.

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The Kansas City Royals (40-47) and the Seattle Mariners (45-41) wrap up a 4-game series Thursday. First pitch from T-Mobile Park is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. ET (MLB.TV Free Game of the Day). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Royals vs. Mariners odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs to move within one of Barry Bonds' 2001 record for homers before the All-Star break, and the Seattle Mariners beat Detroit 12-3 on Friday night to end Tarik Skubal's three-month unbeaten streak.