Red Sox vs Royals Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Kauffman Stadium as the Boston Red Sox, boasting a solid 61-50 record, gear up to clash with the equally formidable Kansas City Royals, who are sitting pretty at 63-51. The stakes are high with both teams neck-and-neck in the American League, each just 4.5 games shy of the top spot. As the sun sets tonight at 08:10 PM EST, the air will be charged not just with a mild 68.9° breeze but also the buzz of anticipation. With the betting lines tipping slightly in favor of the Royals at -150 and an over/under that promises some decent run action, this game is a rematch you won’t want to miss, especially after yesterday’s nail-biter where the Sox edged out a 6-5 victory. So, as the Royals try to ‘crown’ their efforts with a win and the Red Sox aim to ‘sock’ it to them once again, expect every pitch to be a battle royale!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 07, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ENE at 5.1 mph. Temperature is at 68.9° with 67% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	KC ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+126	-150	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+114	-136	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-12	+14	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

151W-148L

46.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

141W-155L

53.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
07/12/24	Kansas City Royals KC	6	Under	-1.5
07/12/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	1	Under	-1.5
07/13/24	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-3.5
07/13/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Under	-3.5
07/14/24	Kansas City Royals KC	4	Over	+0.5
07/14/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Over	+0.5
08/05/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	9	Over	+5.5
08/05/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+5.5
08/06/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+2.5
08/06/24	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+2.5
08/07/23	Kansas City Royals KC	2	Under	-0.5
08/07/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Under	-0.5
08/08/23	Kansas City Royals KC	9	Over	+3.5
08/08/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Over	+3.5
08/09/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Under	-1.5
08/09/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Under	-1.5
08/10/23	Kansas City Royals KC	0	Under	-6.5
08/10/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Under	-6.5
09/01/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Over	+6.5
09/01/23	Kansas City Royals KC	13	Over	+6.5
09/02/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	9	Over	+5.5
09/02/23	Kansas City Royals KC	5	Over	+5.5
09/03/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	7	Over	+1.5
09/03/23	Kansas City Royals KC	3	Over	+1.5

Red Sox Vs Over/Under

Royals Vs Over/Under

Kutter Crawford

ERA 3.807 | IP 127.7 | 7.0W-8.0L | KO 122.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-02-24	@TEX	11-6W	5.3	6	5	5	Over
07-27-24	vsNYY	11-8L	4.7	8	5	5	Over
07-21-24	@LAD	6-9L	5.0	7	6	2	Over
07-13-24	vsKC	0-5W	7.0	2	0	4	Under
07-07-24	@NYY	3-0W	7.0	4	0	4	Under
07-02-24	@MIA	8-3W	6.0	3	1	7	Over
06-21-24	@CIN	2-5L	6.3	5	5	7	Under
06-16-24	vsNYY	3-9W	6.0	3	3	9	Over
06-11-24	vsPHI	4-1L	6.0	6	4	8	Under
06-04-24	vsATL	8-3L	6.0	5	6	5	Over

Will Smith

ERA 3.894 | IP 34.7 | 0.0W-3.0L | KO 22.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-02-24	@DET	9-2W	5.7	2	2	6	Over
07-28-24	vsCHC	7-3L	5.7	8	4	7	Over
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	6.0	6	3	5	Over
07-12-24	@BOS	6-1W	7.0	4	1	7	Under
07-05-24	@COL	2-4L	7.0	5	2	8	Under
06-29-24	vsCLE	7-2L	4.7	6	5	6	Over
06-24-24	vsMIA	1-4W	6.0	4	1	11	Under
06-19-24	@OAK	1-5L	6.0	4	2	7	Under
06-14-24	@LAD	3-4L	7.0	6	3	4	Under
06-09-24	vsSEA	6-5L	6.0	3	1	9	Over
08-06-24	vsBOS	6-5L	1.0	0	0	1	Over
08-04-24	@DET	3-2W	1.0	1	0	1	Under
08-01-24	@DET	7-1W	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-29-24	@CWS	8-5W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-26-24	vsCHC	0-6W	1.0	1	0	0	Under
07-22-24	vsARI	4-10W	1.0	1	0	1	Over
07-10-24	@STL	6-4W	1.0	0	0	0	Over
07-04-24	vsTB	10-8L	1.0	3	1	0	Over
06-30-24	vsCLE	2-6W	1.0	0	0	0	Under
06-29-24	vsCLE	7-2L	1.0	1	1	0	Over

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/08	vs KC	6-5W	7	1	Over
08/07	vs KC	9-5W	18	1	Over
08/06	vs TEX	7-2W	10	4	Over
08/05	vs TEX	4-7L	11	2	Over
08/04	vs TEX	11-6W	16	3	Over
08/02	@ SEA	3-2W	10	0	Under
08/01	@ SEA	6-10L	11	1	Over
07/31	@ SEA	14-7W	16	3	Over
07/30	@ NYY	2-8L	7	2	Over
07/29	@ NYY	8-11L	13	3	Over
07/28	@ NYY	9-7W	14	1	Over
07/26	vs COL	7-20L	11	1	Over
07/25	vs COL	6-0W	11	2	Under
07/24	vs COL	8-9L	13	2	Over
07/23	vs LAD	6-9L	9	1	Over

Royals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/08	@ BOS	5-6L	8	1	Over
08/07	@ BOS	5-9L	9	1	Over
08/06	vs DET	3-2W	8	1	Under
08/05	vs DET	5-6L	9	2	Over
08/04	vs DET	9-2W	14	1	Over
08/03	vs DET	7-1W	10	3	Under
08/02	vs CWS	10-3W	16	2	Over
08/01	vs CWS	4-3W	4	1	Under
07/31	vs CWS	8-5W	15	3	Over
07/30	@ CHC	3-7L	5	1	Over
07/29	@ CHC	4-9L	9	1	Over
07/28	@ CHC	6-0W	10	1	Under
07/26	@ ARI	6-8L	12	0	Over
07/25	@ ARI	2-6L	7	0	Under
07/24	@ ARI	10-4W	15	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	8.5	10.9	0.289	0.505	0.382	0.887	0.359	0.030
#2 Rob Refsnyder	7.9	10.3	0.307	0.497	0.452	0.950	0.377	0.035
#3 Tyler O’Neill	8.4	11.2	0.269	0.548	0.412	0.959	0.381	0.075
#4 Rafael Devers	7.8	10.3	0.301	0.588	0.435	1.024	0.405	0.063
#5 Connor Wong	6.6	8.5	0.303	0.446	0.397	0.844	0.344	0.033
#6 Romy Gonzalez	6.4	8.2	0.283	0.453	0.368	0.821	0.335	0.028
#7 Danny Jansen	6.1	8.0	0.227	0.379	0.369	0.749	0.305	0.030
#8 Nick Sogard	4.9	6.4	0.312	0.312	0.438	0.750	0.304	0.000
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.7	7.4	0.258	0.418	0.304	0.722	0.300	0.033

Kansas City Royals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Michael Massey	8.4	11.1	0.255	0.484	0.297	0.781	0.324	0.052
#2 Bobby Witt Jr.	10.0	13.0	0.344	0.590	0.430	1.020	0.410	0.044
#3 Vinnie Pasquantino	8.1	10.8	0.270	0.459	0.366	0.826	0.336	0.039
#4 Salvador Perez	7.8	10.3	0.277	0.464	0.369	0.833	0.340	0.046
#4 Will Smith	5.6	11.2	nan	nan	nan	nan	0.000	nan
#5 Hunter Renfroe	6.8	9.1	0.235	0.406	0.348	0.754	0.308	0.038
#6 MJ Melendez	7.3	9.6	0.194	0.396	0.278	0.674	0.279	0.045
#7 Freddy Fermin	6.2	7.9	0.303	0.430	0.380	0.810	0.331	0.027
#8 Maikel Garcia	6.1	7.9	0.236	0.344	0.306	0.649	0.270	0.013
#9 Kyle Isbel	5.2	6.8	0.221	0.361	0.300	0.662	0.274	0.027