Royals vs Red Sox Prediction
The Kansas City Royals will play the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their series on Monday night at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. Kansas City lost their last series, but they have been one of the hottest teams in the MLB over the last 10 days. Boston was trying to make a push in the AL East, but they have lost seven of their last eight games and are currently in last.
Royals Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 36-77 this season and they have won seven of their last nine games. Kansas City is coming off of a series loss to the Phillies, where they lost two out of three games. The Royals pitching staff struggled in Philadelphia, allowing a total of 22 runs in three games. The Kansas City pitching staff has a 5.21 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and a .264 opponent batting average this year. The Royals offense has scored 440 runs with a .238 batting average and a .297 on base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .268 with 20 home runs and 67 RBI’s for the Royals. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Cole Ragans, who is 3-3 with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 35.1 innings pitched this season.
Red Sox Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 57-54 this season and they have lost four games in a row. Boston is coming off of a series loss to the Blue Jays, where they lost all three games and were out scored by a total of 25-8 in the series. The Red Sox are only 30-26 at home, but they will take on a Royals team that is 15-41 on the road this year. The Boston pitching staff has a 4.38 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 543 runs with a .263 batting average and a .329 on base percentage this season. Rafael Devers is batting .267 with 26 home runs and 79 RBI’s for the Red Sox. The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Brayan Bello, who is 8-6 with a 3.79 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 102.0 innings pitched this year.
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Matchup/League Facts
The Kansas City Royals ranks 1st in the league for triples this season (30).
The Kansas City Royals ranks 4th in the league for steals this season (105).
The Boston Red Sox ranks T1st in the league for doubles this season (241).
The Boston Red Sox are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and on-base percentage this season.
Pick
The Red Sox have really struggled in recent games, but they come into this one as a pretty big favorite. The Royals did lose their last series and they are horrible on the road, but winning seven of their last nine games is a big deal for a team that has this bad of a record. Kansas City has hit the ball very well recently, scoring six runs or more in six of their last nine games. The Royals are starting Cole Ragans, who has allowed one earned run in two starts for Kansas City this year (11 IP). Boston is starting Brayan Bello, who has allowed 13 earned runs in his last three starts (16 IP). Bello has struggled in his recent outings and I think the Royals are worth a look as a big underdog. Take Kansas City here.
