At Fenway Park on Thursday, the Kansas City Royals (37-79) take on the Boston Red Sox (59-55), with first pitch at 7:10 PM ET. The starting pitchers are James Paxton (6-3) for the Red Sox, and Austin Cox (0-1) for the Royals.
How to Live Stream Red Sox vs. Royals
- Game Day: Thursday, August 10, 2023
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Red Sox and Royals Stats
- The Red Sox have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Red Sox have hit 128 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- Fueled by 393 extra-base hits, Boston ranks sixth in MLB with a .432 slugging percentage this season.
- The 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in the majors.
- Kansas City’s 5.14 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals average 1.0 home run per game to rank 25th in baseball with 111 total home runs .
- So far this season, Kansas City’s .390 slugging percentage is 24th in baseball.
Red Sox vs. Royals Key Players
- Rafael Devers paces the Red Sox with 26 home runs and 79 runs batted in.
- Justin Turner is batting .284 with 25 doubles, 17 home runs and 39 walks.
- Masataka Yoshida paces the Red Sox with a .304 batting average.
- Bobby Witt Jr. paces the Royals in home runs (20), runs batted in (68) and has posted a team-high batting average of .269.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .246 with 18 doubles, 17 home runs and 16 walks.
- Maikel Garcia is batting .278 with 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 24 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 | -262 | +214 | 10.5 | -111 | -109 |
Red Sox vs. Royals Betting Trends
- The Red Sox have been favorites in 53 games this season and won 28 (52.8%) of those contests.
- The Red Sox have played as favorites of -262 or more once this season and won that game.
- The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 58 of 113 opportunities.
- The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 101 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (32.7%) in those games.
- This season, the Royals have been victorious two times in 10 chances when named as an underdog of at least +214 or longer on the moneyline.
- Contests with the Royals have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 55 of 115 chances this season.
