The Kansas City Royals (52-44) will visit the Boston Red Sox (52-42), in the final game of a three-game series, Sunday at 1:35 PM ET.
The Red Sox are favored (-129 moneyline odds to win) when they host the Royals (+108). The scheduled starters are Brayan Bello (9-5) for the Boston Red Sox, and Brady Singer (5-5) for the Kansas City Royals.
Yesterday, the Red Sox claimed a 5-0 win over the Royals, with Kutter Crawford (7.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 4 K) earning the win for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers finished 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive attack. Seth Lugo (5.0 IP, 5 R, 10 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss for the Royals.
Get ready for the Red Sox vs. Royals with everything you need to know about Sunday’s game, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-129, bet $129 to win $100)
- Underdog: Royals (+108, bet $100 to win $108)
- Over/under: 9.5
Red Sox vs. Royals: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, July 14, 2024
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have won 28, or 58.3%, of the 48 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Boston is 21-11 this season when entering a game favored by -129 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 56.3% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 45 of its 94 games with a total this season.
- The Red Sox have an ATS record of 44-50-0 in 94 games with a spread this season.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)
- Bello will try to grab his 10th win when he gets the start for the Red Sox, his 17th of the season. He is 9-5 with a 5.40 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Oakland Athletics, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up nine hits.
- In 16 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up a 5.40 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .277 to opposing hitters.
- Bello is looking to secure his fifth quality start of the year.
- Bello will try to continue a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 frames per appearance).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Royals offense has the 12th-ranked slugging percentage (.405) and ranks 17th in MLB play with 99 home runs. It has a collective .246 batting average, and is 15th in MLB with 784 total hits and 13th in MLB action scoring 438 runs.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox’s 110 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Boston rank sixth in the majors with a combined .423 team slugging percentage.
- The Red Sox rank eighth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
- Boston has scored the 12th-most runs in the majors this season with 441 (4.7 per game).
- The Red Sox have an OBP of .321 this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- Boston ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have been underdogs in 56 games this season and have come away with the win 26 times (46.4%) in those contests.
- This year, Kansas City has won 15 of 35 games when listed as at least +108 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 48.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Kansas City and its opponents have gone over in 40 of its 96 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Royals are 53-43-0 against the spread in their 96 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
- Singer gets the start for the Royals, his 19th of the season. He is 5-5 with a 2.93 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 101 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Colorado Rockies, when the righty tossed seven innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
- In 18 games this season, the 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.93, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .230 against him.
- Singer enters this game with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
- Singer is seeking his seventh straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 frames per start.
- He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will face a Red Sox offense that ranks 12th in the league with 441 total runs scored while batting .253 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .423 slugging percentage (sixth in MLB play) and has hit a total of 110 home runs (eighth in the league).
- The 27-year-old’s 2.93 ERA ranks 10th, 1.174 WHIP ranks 35th, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 37th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals are 17th in MLB action with 99 home runs. They average one per game.
- So far this year, Kansas City ranks 12th in baseball, slugging .405.
- The Royals have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
- Kansas City scores the 13th-most runs in baseball (438 total, 4.6 per game).
- The Royals’ .305 on-base percentage ranks 21st in MLB.
