In this article we will formulate a Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, August 7th at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Kansas City Royals Betting Preview
The Kansas City Royals are 63-52 this year and they have lost three of their last four games. Kansas City has lost the first two games in this series and they have allowed 15 runs in two games. Prior to this series, the Royals won three out of four against the Tigers, swept the White Sox in three games, and lost two out of three against the Cubs. Kansas City is 6-3 in their last nine games and they are third in the AL Central.
The Kansas City pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and a .243 opponent batting average. The Royals offense has scored 546 runs with a .253 batting average and a .310 on base percentage. Bobby Witt is batting .343 with 20 home runs and 80 RBI’s for the Royals this season.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 61-51 this season and they have won three games in a row. Boston has won the first two games in this series by scores of 9-5 and 6-5. Prior to this series, the Red Sox won two out of three against the Rangers, won two out of three against the Mariners, and lost two out of three against the Yankees. Boston is 6-2 in their last eight games and they are third in the AL East.
The Boston pitching staff has a 3.97 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average. The Red Sox offense has scored 559 runs with a .263 batting average and a .330 on base percentage. Rafael Devers is batting .304 with 25 home runs and 70 RBI’s for the Red Sox this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Boston is Kutter Crawford, who is 7-8 with a 3.81 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP over 127.2 innings pitched this year. Crawford has allowed at least five earned runs in three straight starts. The projected starting pitcher for Kansas City is Cole Ragans, who is 8-7 with a 3.36 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP over 134.0 innings pitched this season. Ragans has allowed three earned runs or more in two of his last three starts.
Why the Royals will beat the Red Sox
- The Royals have won four of their last five games against American League opponents following a home loss.
- The Royals have covered the run line in four of their last five games against American League opponents following a home loss.
Why the Red Sox will beat the Royals
- The Royals have lost each of their last six games as home favorites after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have won each of the Royals’ last four games at Kauffman Stadium.
- The Royals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games after playing the previous day.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Royals’ last five games.
- The Red Sox have won the first inning in each of their last three Wednesday games as underdogs against AL Central opponents.
- The Royals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last four games as home favorites against AL East opponents.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in each of their last six Wednesday games against the Royals.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Red Sox’s last nine night games against American League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Each of the Royals’ last five home games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
Kansas City Royals Player Prop Facts
- Vinnie Pasquantino has hit at least one home run in four of the Royals’ last six games as favorites.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Royals’ last nine home games against opponents that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has scored at least one run in each of the Royals’ last nine Wednesday games at Kauffman Stadium.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Royals’ last 27 games as home favorites.
- MJ Melendez has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances with the Royals as favorites against AL East opponents.
- Vinnie Pasquantino has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Royals’ last nine home games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Bobby Witt Jr. has recorded at least one Single in each of the Royals’ last eight night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Danny Jansen has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Royals.
- Jarren Duran has recorded at least one total base in each of the Red Sox’s last 11 road games.
- Masataka Yoshida has scored at least one run in each of his last seven appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jarren Duran has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last 11 road games.
- Dominic Smith has recorded at least one Double in six of his last seven appearances against AL opponents.
- Tyler O’Neill has recorded at least one RBI in four of his last five road appearances against the Royals.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 12 Wednesday night appearances.
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Boston comes into this game after winning the first two games in this series and their offense is absolutely rolling right now. The Red Sox have had issues pitching over the last few weeks, but the offense has carried them. Boston is 34-23 on the road, while Kansas City is 36-24 at home. The Royals are starting Cole Ragans, who has been mostly solid this year. The Red Sox are going with Kutter Crawford, who has been awful in his last three outings. The Royals definitely have the pitching advantage in this game, but the Red Sox have been scoring runs in bunches. My Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox prediction is for this game to go over the total.