Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 13, 2024

MJ Melendez leads the Kansas City Royals (52-43) into Saturday’s matchup with the Boston Red Sox (51-42) on a two-game homer streak. His Royals are underdogs for the contest, however, with bookmakers naming the Red Sox as -131 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 4:10 PM ET from Fenway Park, live on NESN. Kutter Crawford will get the ball for Boston while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-131)
• Underdog: Royals (+110)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have come away with 27 wins in the 47 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This season Boston has been victorious 19 times in 30 chances when named as a favorite of at least -131 on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 56.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Royals have won 47.3% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (26-29).
• Kansas City is 12-18 (winning 40% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +110 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Royals a 47.6% chance to win.

Red Sox vs. Royals Hitting Leaders

• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs with 21, runs batted in with 58 and his batting average of .289 is also best on his team.
• Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Devers is 10th in home runs and 21st in RBI.
• Jarren Duran has collected 107 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .468 on the year.
• Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up a team-high batting average of .327, while leading the Royals in home runs (16) and runs batted in (63).
• Witt’s home run total ranks 27th in the majors, and he is ninth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is batting .249 with 22 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 32 walks.

Red Sox vs. Royals Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-best in MLB.
• The Red Sox have pitched to a 3.64 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
• The Red Sox have a combined 1.193 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
• The Royals pitching staff ranks 22nd in MLB with a collective 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Kansas City has a 3.77 team ERA that ranks ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Royals average baseball’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.264).