Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 6, 2024

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Tuesday when the Kansas City Royals (63-51) and Boston Red Sox (60-51) take to the field at 8:10 PM ET, live on BSKC. Bobby Witt Jr. is batting .343 for the Royals (-136 favorites on the moneyline) while Rafael Devers leads the underdog Red Sox (+115) with a .307 average. Seth Lugo takes the mound for Kansas City while Brayan Bello is Boston’s starter for the contest.

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Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-136)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+115)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Royals have been victorious in 34, or 65.4%, of the 52 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This season Kansas City has come away with a win 22 times in 30 chances when named as a favorite of at least -136 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 57.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have put together a 29-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 52.7% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +115 or longer, Boston has a record of 10-11 (47.6%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 46.5% chance to win.

Royals vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Witt leads Kansas City in batting average (.343), home runs (20) and runs batted in (80) this season.
• Among hitters in MLB, Witt is 23rd in homers and seventh in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is a key run producer for Kansas City with a .265 average, 16 homers and 80 RBI.
• Jarren Duran is batting .295 with 35 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks.
• Duran is 79th in home runs and 38th in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Devers’ 25 home runs, 70 RBI and .307 batting average all pace his team.

Royals vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 24th in MLB.
• The Royals have pitched to a 3.79 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• Royals pitchers have a 1.258 WHIP this season, 15th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• Boston’s 3.98 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Red Sox average baseball’s 12th-ranked WHIP (1.238).