On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox (61-51) are visiting the Kansas City Royals (63-52), at 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox have won three straight.
The Royals are the home favorite (-148) versus the Red Sox (+124). The Royals will start Cole Ragans (8-7) against the Red Sox and Kutter Crawford (7-8).
Brennan Bernardino (0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K) was credited with a win in the Red Sox’s 6-5 victory over the Royals yesterday. Masataka Yoshida led the way offensively, going 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI. Seth Lugo (5.1 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 4 K) was handed the loss for the Royals.
Get ready for the Royals vs. Red Sox with what you need to know about Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Royals (-148, bet $148 to win $100)
Underdog: Red Sox (+124, bet $100 to win $124)
Over/under: 8.5
Royals vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
Game Day: Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
TV Channel: Bally Sports
Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
The Royals have entered the game as favorites 53 times this season and won 34, or 64.2%, of those games.
Kansas City has a record of 21-7 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -148 on the moneyline.
Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Royals have a 59.7% chance to win.
Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 50 of 115 opportunities.
In 115 games with a spread this season, the Royals are 63-52-0 ATS.
Cole Ragans (Royals probable starter)
The Royals will send Ragans (8-7) to the mound for his 24th start of the season. He is 8-7 with a 3.36 ERA and 159 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last outing on Friday against the Detroit Tigers, the lefty threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
The 26-year-old has put together a 3.36 ERA and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 23 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .222 to opposing hitters.
Ragans is looking to record his 16th quality start of the year.
Ragans will look to prolong a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing).
In four of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
He will take the hill against a Red Sox offense that is batting .263 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .445 (second in MLB) with 142 total home runs (sixth in MLB).
In seven innings over one appearance against the Red Sox this season, Ragans has a 1.29 ERA and a 0.714 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .167.
This season, the 26-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (3.36), 30th in WHIP (1.164), and seventh in K/9 (10.7) among pitchers who qualify.
Royals batting stats
The Royals have hit 123 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
Hitters for Kansas City have a combined .413 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
The Royals rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
Kansas City is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking eighth with 546 total runs this season.
The Royals have an on-base percentage of .310 this season, which ranks 17th in the league.
Kansas City is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking second with an average of 6.7 strikeouts per game.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 56 games this year and have walked away with the win 30 times (53.6%) in those games.
Boston has a win-loss record of 6-10 when favored by +124 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
Boston and its opponents have gone over in 59 of its 112 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
The Red Sox have an against the spread mark of 53-59-0 in 112 games with a line this season.
Kutter Crawford (Red Sox probable starter)
Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox, his 23rd of the season. He is 7-8 with a 3.81 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched.
His last appearance was on Saturday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty threw 5 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing six hits.
Over 22 games this season, the 28-year-old has amassed a 3.81 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .226 to opposing hitters.
Crawford has 11 quality starts this year.
Crawford will try to record his 20th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.8 innings per appearance.
He has made five appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
He will face off against a Royals offense that ranks ninth in the league with 972 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .413 (10th in the league) with 123 total home runs (18th in MLB play).
Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Crawford has pitched seven innings without giving up an earned run on three hits, while striking out four.
This season, the 28-year-old ranks 38th in ERA (3.81), 20th in WHIP (1.089), and 32nd in K/9 (8.6) among qualifying pitchers.
Red Sox batting stats
The Red Sox average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB action with 142 total home runs.
This season, Boston ranks second in baseball, slugging .445.
The Red Sox are second in MLB with a .263 batting average.
Boston scores the fourth-most runs in baseball (559 total, five per game).
The Red Sox are fourth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .330.
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