Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/20/2021

The Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals meet Sunday in MLB action at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox look for a win after winning six of their last nine games. The Royals need a win after losing 12 of their last 14 games.

The Boston Red Sox have scored 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Red Sox have won 10 of their last 11 games when scoring four or more runs. Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with 79 hits and 42 RBI while JD Martinez and Alex Verdugo have combined for 150 hits and 76 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 7-3 with a 3.76 ERA and 74 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 2-0 with a 3.60 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Royals.

The Kansas City Royals have scored 11 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last eight games. The Royals have lost 12 straight games when scoring three or less runs. Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 78 hits and 46 RBI while Whit Merrifield and Andrew Benintendi have combined for 136 hits and 69 RBI. Mike Minor gets the ball, and he is 5-4 with a 4.63 ERA and 86 strikeouts this season. Minor is 2-3 with a 3.77 ERA and 38 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.

The Red Sox are 6-1 in their last 7 road games and 9-4 in their last 13 games as a favorite. The Royals are 2-5 in their last 7 Sunday games and 1-6 in their last 7 overall. The over is 4-1 in Red Sox last 5 road games. The over is 16-7-1 in Royals last 24 home games. The Red Sox are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Kansas City and 9-2 in the last 11 meetings.

The Red Sox are back in one of those hot streaks where the offense has picked up, and Eovaldi is getting better as his reps pick up. The Royals are piling up the losses left and right, and their offense just doesn’t show up most nights. The Red Sox have to like their chances here and we’re not being asked to lay much juice. Give me the road team.