The Boston Red Sox (69-65) will visit the Kansas City Royals (41-94), Friday at 8:10 PM ET, with both squads on losing streaks — four and six in a row, respectively. James Paxton (7-4) is the starter for the Red Sox, and Jordan Lyles (3-15) for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Red Sox vs. Royals
- Game Day: Friday, September 1, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV: MLB.tv
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Red Sox and Royals Stats
- The Red Sox strike out 8.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.47 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 14th in Major League Baseball with 159 home runs.
- Hitters for Boston rank sixth in the majors with a combined .438 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals pitching staff ranks 26th in MLB with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Kansas City has the 28th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (5.17).
- The Royals have hit the fourth-fewest home runs in MLB action this season (128).
- So far this year, Kansas City ranks 24th in baseball, slugging .389.
Red Sox vs. Royals Key Players
- Justin Turner is batting .287 with 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 44 walks.
- Rafael Devers’ 29 home runs and 89 runs batted in are both team-highs.
- Masataka Yoshida paces the Red Sox with a team-high batting average of .295.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals with 27 home runs and 82 runs batted in, while recording a team-high batting average of .276.
- Salvador Perez has 19 doubles, 19 home runs and 18 walks while batting .246.
- Maikel Garcia is hitting .277 with 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 28 walks.
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Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Odds and Trends
Red Sox vs. Royals Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -192 | +160 | 9.5 | +100 | -120 |
Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Trends
- This season, the Red Sox have been favored 63 times and won 33, or 52.4%, of those games.
- The Red Sox have a record of 6-4, a 60% win rate, when favored by -192 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- So far this season, the Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 71 of 133 games with a total.
- The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 116 games this year and have walked away with the win 36 times (31%) in those games.
- This season, the Royals have come away with a win 11 times in 52 chances when named as an underdog of at least +160 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Royals and their opponents have hit the over in 66 of their 134 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
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