Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction & Picks - MLB
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Prediction:
Royals will win
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by Lou Aguila | in MLB Picks
The Kansas City Royals will attempt to push their win streak to eight games on Saturday in Game 2 of their weekend series with the Boston Red Sox at Kaufmann Stadium.
The Royals extended their win streak to seven games and captured their 16th win in 18 games after edging the Red Sox 2-1 on Friday. Once again, Kansas City leaned on their pitching as they smothered the Red Sox to 1 run over 12 innings. Starter Michael Lorenzen blanked the Red Sox over seven innings, allowing 3 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts.
Friday’s result at the Kaufmann Stadium denied the Red Sox to pull off a hat-trick of wins. Boston their only run of the night on a grounder by Rafael Devers. The Red Sox, who boasts the 10th best batting average (.250) and total runs (192), average 3.3 runs per game over their last five games.
Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Form
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L |
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0.549 | 162 | 89 | 73 |
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0.506 | 162 | 82 | 80 |
Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox Latest Matches
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Kansas City Royals - Boston Red Sox Key Points
- Boston is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games against Kansas City.
- Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games.
- Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
- Kansas City is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games against an opponent in the American League.
Our Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Fearless Forecast: Cole Ragans, Royals bullpen dominates again to get 2-0 lead on the Red Sox.
Why do you need to bet on the Royals win? – Saturday’s projected starter Cole Ragans (3.86 ERA) has led the Royals to a win in 4 of his last 5 starts. In his last two starts, Ragans powered Kansas City to straight-up and ATS wins over Colorado 7-4 and Chicago White Sox 3-0. Moreover, the Royals have won 2 of Ragan’s last 3 face-offs with the Red Sox. He averaged 1.00 allowed runs and 8.3 strikeouts in his last three starts vs. Boston.
Why don't you bet on the Red Sox? – Boston is producing 3.3 runs per game over their last five games. I expect their sluggers to keep struggling against the Royals, who are pitching a jaw-dropping 0.56 ERA over the last five games. Kansas City's bullpen is also elite, surrendering a 1.79 ERA in the same five-game stretch. Gerret Crochett (2.76 ERA) is a solid starter, but I am unsure if he can outduel Ragans with the kind of anemic offense the Red Sox have recently.
Our betting prediction for Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals: Royals -1.5 Runs.
Prediction:
Royals will win
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