A series opener between the Kansas City Royals (63-50) and Boston Red Sox (59-51) is scheduled for Monday at 8:10 PM ET, at Kauffman Stadium.
The favored Royals (-134 on the moneyline) play at home against the Red Sox (+114). The Royals will give the ball to Brady Singer (8-6) versus the Red Sox and James Paxton (8-3).
The Royals won 3-2 over the Tigers yesterday in their last Game. MJ Melendez went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively while Chris Stratton was picked up the victory after throwing one inning without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out one.
The Red Sox knocked off the Rangers 7-2 yesterday. Jarren Duran went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI, and Cam Booser got the win, throwing 1 1/3 innings without giving up a hit or an earned run.
Get ready for the Royals vs. Red Sox with everything you need to know ahead of Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Royals (-134, bet $134 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
- Over/under: 10
Royals vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, August 5, 2024
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Royals stats and trends
Royals betting records
- The Royals have entered the game as favorites 51 times this season and won 34, or 66.7%, of those games.
- Kansas City has a record of 22-9, a 71% win rate, when favored by -134 or more by sportsbooks this season.
- The Royals have a 57.3% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Kansas City and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of 113 games with a total.
- The Royals have an ATS record of 63-50-0 in 113 games with a spread this season.
Brady Singer (Royals probable starter)
- Singer (8-6) takes the mound for the Royals in his 23rd start of the season. He’s put together a 2.88 ERA in 125 2/3 innings pitched, with 115 strikeouts.
- His most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, when the right-hander tossed seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
- The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.88, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.
- Singer is aiming for his fourth quality start in a row.
- Singer will try to build upon a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 innings per appearance).
- In three of his 22 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will match up with a Red Sox offense that is batting .262 as a unit (second in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .444 (second in MLB) with 140 total home runs (sixth in MLB).
- Singer has pitched 2 2/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits while striking out three against the Red Sox this season.
- The 28-year-old’s 2.88 ERA ranks ninth, 1.160 WHIP ranks 32nd, and 8.3 K/9 ranks 37th among qualifying pitchers this season.
Royals batting stats
- The Royals’ 121 home runs rank 17th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Kansas City have combined for a team rank of 11th in the majors with a .412 team slugging percentage.
- The Royals’ .253 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
- Kansas City has scored the ninth-most runs in the majors this season with 536.
- The Royals have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.310).
- Kansas City is the best at avoiding strikeouts in MLB this season with only 758 as a team.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have come away with 28 wins in the 54 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, Boston has won 10 of 21 games when listed as at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 46.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Boston and its opponents have gone over in 57 of its 110 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Red Sox are 51-59-0 against the spread in their 110 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
James Paxton (Red Sox probable starter)
- Paxton makes the start for the Red Sox, his 20th of the season. He is 8-3 with a 4.52 ERA and 69 strikeouts through 93 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the lefty tossed 4 1/3 innings against the Seattle Mariners, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
- In 19 games this season, the 35-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.52, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .249 against him.
- Paxton has six quality starts under his belt this season.
- Paxton will look to pick up his 13th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 4.9 innings per appearance.
- He has had four appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will match up with a Royals offense that ranks 10th in the league with 955 total hits (on a .253 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .412 (11th in the league) with 121 total home runs (17th in MLB action).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox average 1.3 home runs per game to rank sixth in MLB play with 140 total home runs.
- This season, Boston ranks second in the majors, slugging .444.
- The Red Sox have the second-best batting average in the league (.262).
- The offense for Boston is No. 5 in MLB, scoring 4.9 runs per game (544 total runs).
- The Red Sox’s .328 on-base percentage ranks fifth-best in baseball.
