Kansas City Royals (36-76) vs Boston Red Sox (57-53)
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox 8/7/2023 – The Royals won seven of their last eight games after a strong week of action. Free MLB daily picks indicates that they will attempt to maintain their winning streak by defeating the Red Sox, which would be their eighth victory in their previous nine games. Kansas City scores 3.89 runs per game on average. They have the 22nd-best league batting average (.238). They rank 25th in slugging percentage (.386) and 29th in on-base percentage (.297).
The Royals’ star bat was Bobby Witt Jr. He leads the squad in batting average (.268), home runs (20), and RBI (67). The pitching for Kansas City is poor; they allow 5.30 runs per game. The Royals’ opponents’ batting average against them is .263, which ranks 26th in the league. Their 1.41 WHIP ranks 25th, while their 5.18 ERA is 28th. Ragans’ most recent start resulted in a 4-0 victory over the Mets despite only allowing seven hits and no runs in six innings.
The Red Sox dropped their last four games and aren’t playing well. They will attempt to end their losing run with a victory versus the Royals, which would be their second victory in the previous six games. Boston scores 4.93 runs per game on average. Their league-leading batting average of .263 places them fourth. They are seventh in on-base percentage (.330) and sixth in slugging percentage (.433).
Rafael Devers tops the squad with 26 home runs and 79 RBI, while Masataka Yoshida leads Boston with a .307 batting average. The pitching for Boston was not strong; the squad allowed 4.58 runs per game. The Red Sox are 24th in the league with a .255 opponent batting average. Their 1.31 WHIP ranks 19th, while their 4.30 ERA is 17th. Bello’s latest start resulted in a 6-4 victory over Seattle despite his eight hits and four runs allowed in six innings.
Royals vs. Red Sox Game Info
| When: | August 7, 2023 7:10 PM ET |
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| Where: | Fenway Park in Boston, MA |
| TV: | NESN |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Cole Ragans (3–3, 4.33 ERA) vs Brayan Bello (8–6, 3.79 ERA)
Ragans (3-6 career win-loss record) faces 325 hitters in the major leagues and has a 4.62 FIP. He has 33 free passes and gives up 74 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings). He has a WHIP of 1.420 and an earned run average of 4.66 (39 ERs allowed). In his pro baseball career, Ragans threw 75 innings and produced 62 strikeouts.
In 161 innings pitched so far, Crawford struck out 160 batters while surrendering 156 hits. He has a WHIP of 1.277, a FIP of 4.2, and a total of 85 earned runs allowed. He faced 676 hitters in his professional baseball career, and his K/BB ratio is 3.20. Crawford (8-12 career record) has a 4.74 ERA and allows 8.7 hits per nine innings pitched.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City Royals +176
Total Odds: 10
Kansas City Royals Betting Trends
The total went OVER in 5 of Kansas City’s last 6 matches.
The Kansas City Royals are 7-2 SU in their last 9 matches.
Kansas City Royals are 7-13 SU in their last 20 matches against Boston.
The Kansas City Royals are 3-14 SU in their last 17 matches on the road.
Kansas City Royals are 2-9 SU in their last 11 matches when playing on the road against Boston.
The total went OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 matches played in August.
The total went OVER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 6 matches played on a Monday.
Boston Red Sox Betting Trends
The total went UNDER in 8 of Boston’s last 12 matches.
Boston Red Sox are 1-7 SU in their last 8 matches.
The total went OVER in 6 of Boston’s last 8 matches against Kansas City.
The total went UNDER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 matches at home.
Boston Red Sox are 7-1 SU in their last 8 matches when playing at home against Kansas City.
The Boston Red Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches against an opponent in the American League.
The total went OVER in 13 of Boston’s last 20 matches against an American League Central Division opponent.
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox 8/7/2023 Betting Picks
Seven of the Royals’ last eight games ended in victories. Winning sports picks suggest that they scored 22 runs in their last three games, demonstrating how well they are playing offensively. Given that Bello pitched poorly lately, allowing 13 runs in his last three outings, expect them to do well offensively in this game. He gave up five runs in each of his previous two home starts, and with Boston’s bullpen now having trouble, they won’t be able to slow down the Royals in this contest.
Six of the Red Sox’s previous eight games ended in defeat and two of their last three were at home. They only scored 10 runs in their last three games, showing poor offensive play. Because Ragans was excellent for the Royals since they acquired him from Texas, giving up just one run in two starts, and will not have any issue slowing down Boston’s frigid bats in this game, their offensive struggles will continue. Kansas City should cover the money line.
Free Pick and Prediction: Kansas City Royals will win 7-3.