How to Watch Red Sox at Royals (May 9): Stream MLB Live, TV Channel

Hunter Dobbins and the Red Sox will face off with Michael Lorenzen and the Royals on Friday night in the first game of this three-game series.

On Friday, the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals will take the field for the first time this weekend at Kauffman Stadium for a three-game series in Kansas City, Missouri. The Red Sox will take the field this weekend with a record just over the .500 mark at 20-19. They are the No. 2 team in the AL East with a two-game lead over the divisional-leading New York Yankees. They nearly swept the Texas Rangers in their last series, losing just the first game, 6-1. They won the final two games 6-4 and 5-0.

How to Watch Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals Today:

Game Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Game Time: 7:40 p.m. ET

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

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On the other side, the Royals are three games up on Boston with a 23-16 record. They stand tied with the Cleveland Guardians as the No. 2 team in the AL Central, just 2.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers. They swept the Chicago White Sox in their last series in four games by a total run count of 19-4.

Hunter Dobbins will take the mound for Boston to start this series on the road. The right-hander is 2-1 this season with a 3.78 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 16.2 total innings. He has started three games this season and lost his only one in his last start. He allowed four earned runs on seven hits with two strikeouts over 5.2 innings. That was his worst start of the season.

On the other side of the half inning, Michael Lorenzen will take the mound for Kansas City in the first inning. The right-hander is 3-3 this season with a 4.23 ERA and 33 strikeouts through 38.1 innings this year. He threw his worst start of the season in his last outing as well. He gave up five earned runs on seven hits over just 4.2 innings. He also struck out only five batters and gave up four home runs.

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