The Kansas City Royals will visit Fenway Park on Tuesday for the second of a three-game series between American League foes. The Boston Red Sox won the first game of the series on the walk-off grand slam. Continue reading below to get our best Royals vs Red Sox betting picks Betting Picks and much more.
The win moved Boston to 58-54 on the season. Boston is now 31-26 when playing at home. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox standings update still shows them in a battle with the Yankees for fourth place. Kansas City, the loss was their 78th of the season. The Royals have now dropped three straight games.
Kansas City has the second-worst record in all of Major League Baseball. Let’s get to our Royals vs Red Sox Betting Picks.
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Odds
Let’s get to our Royals vs Red Sox Betting Picks, but before, here are the updated odds:
- Moneyline: Boston Red Sox -185 | Kansas City Royals +154
- Runline: Boston Red Sox -1.5 (+100) | Kansas City Royals +1.5 (-120)
- Total: 10.5
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Information
Here is some information on the game before we give you our Royals vs Red Sox Betting Picks:
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox
Location of the game: Fenway Park. Boston, MA.
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 8. 7:10 pm ET.
How to Watch: NESN
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Analysis
Brady Singer gets the start for the Kansas City Royals. Singer has gone 7-8 this season with a 5.10 earned run average. The right-hander has struck out 104 batters on the season in more than 121 innings.
Singer, in his last start, went eight innings and allowed just three hits and zero runs against the Mets. Over his last three starts, Singer has allowed just four runs in 19 innings.
The Kansas City Royals got their two runs in Monday’s game in the 7th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. tied the game with a double and drove in his team-leading 68th run of the season. Witt Jr. has been hot as of late and has moved his batting average to .269 on the season.
Kansas City is one of the worst offensive teams in all of Major League Baseball, as they are 28th in runs scored and 22nd in team batting average.
After this four-game series in Boston, the Royals will come home and take on the Cardinals for two games and then the Seattle Mariners for four. After that, the Royals are at the Chicago Cubs for a three-game series, then out to Oakland and Seattle for six games.
Red Sox Redemption
The Boston Red Sox needed the win on Monday. After a tough weekend against the Blue Jays, which saw them allow 25 runs in the three-game series, it was nice for them to get good pitching. Boston got good news before the game, as both Trevor Story and Chris Sale are expected to return to the team this week.
Pablo Reyes was the star of the win on Monday with a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was his first career home run and first four runs batted in. The Red Sox are led by Masataka Yoshida, with his .300+ batting average, and Rafael Devers.
Devers has 26 home runs on the season and 79 runs batted in. The Red Sox as a team are hitting .263, which ranks in the Top 5 in Major League Baseball. However, his MLB MVP odds are still slim.
The pitching, on the other hand, has not been strong, with a 4.38 earned run average, near the bottom of all of baseball.
Kutter Crawford will make the start for the Boston Red Sox. The 27-year-old is 5-5 on the season with a 3.62 earned run average. Crawford is coming off a no-decision on August 2nd in Seattle.
In that game, he went five innings, allowing four hits and nine runs. Crawford has allowed just five total runs in his last four starts, which spanned 20.2 innings.
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Betting Picks
Kutter Crawford is a guy that can give some good innings but won’t go all game for the Red Sox. When making your Kansas City Royals picks, keep in mind that Singer has been pretty solid for Kansas City.
The total for this game seems too low. Not sure either team will get to 5 runs in this game.
Therefore, the best betting pick we will make for this game on Tuesday is the Under 10.5 runs!
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Prediction
In one of the many MLB games today, our final score prediction is one where we are going to take the team needing the win and the team that’s better overall.
This is going to be a tight game between Kansas City and Boston. In the end, though, Boston wins this game late.
The final score MLB prediction for this game on Tuesday is the Boston Red Sox 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals.
- Take the under and take the Red Sox to win.
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