The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners have split the first two of this four-game set after a 3-2 Seattle win on Friday. I think the Royals will rebound with a win Saturday afternoon.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. Pitching - The Mariners hand the ball to Wade Miley (6-5, 5.36 ERA) who has been tagged with 10 runs on 18 hits in 15 2/3 innings in his last three starts combined. Miley has allowed plenty of base runners all season, and the Royals are good at producing runs once they get men on base. The Royals counter with Edinson Volquez (7-8, 4.87) who is 4-0 with a 2.37 ERA in seven career games (six starts) against the Mariners. His season ERA home at Kauffman Stadium is almost one and a half run lower than his road ERA so we should see a strong outing in front of the home town crowd. .

2. Royals vs. Southpaws - Kansas City has had good success against left-handers this season with a .281 batting average, good for the fifth best mark in baseball. They're 5-1 in their last six home games vs. a left-handed starter.

3. X-Factor - Salvador Perez is 5-for-9 with a homer versus Miley. He scored a two-run double to earn the Royals a 4-3 win in the series-opener on Thursday.

Selection: This is a play on the Kansas City Royals (10*)