Red Sox vs. Royals Pick
Can the Boston Red Sox take the rubber match in its series with the Kansas City Royals when the two wrap things up tonight at 2:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Red Sox are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -140 to win, while the Royals are getting odds of +130 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Ian Kennedy (1-6, 5.03 ERA) on the mound for the Royals to face Drew Pomeranz (6-4, 4.18) of the Red Sox. Pomeranz has a high ERA, but he has allowed just one earned run in four of his last six starts. He has 77 strikeouts with 24 walks this season and a WHIP of 1.40. Kennedy is coming off one of his best outings, a 6-inning, 2-hit, 1-run performance against the Angels. Still, he has allowed 35 earned runs in 62.2 innings. He has 53 strikeouts with 29 walks and a 1.21 WHIP.
The Royals won the series opener on Monday, 4-2, but the Red Sox answered with an 8-3 win on Tuesday night. Boston is now 40-31 overall and 19-20 on the road while Kansas City is 34-36 overall and 18-17 at home.
Tuesday’s game saw Chris Sale have another good start. He lasted 8.1 innings and gave up three runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts. He gave up just one run over eight innings. Boston’s hitters chased Matt Strahm after three innings. He allowed five runs on seven hits. Boston finished with a total of 13 hits. Sandy Leon and Xander Bogaerts each drove in two runs in the win while Chris Young had three hits. Mike Moustakas had his 19th home run of the season to lead KC.
The Red Sox just have too much talent for me to want to pick Kansas City. I know Kennedy has shown some improvement on the mound, but I don’t think he will fare well against this Boston lineup. Pomeranz has actually been pretty solid over recent weeks and I think that will continue today against one of the league’s lowest-scoring teams.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BOSTON RED SOX -140