Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Boston 10

Kansas City 4

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BOS
4.97
4.88
0.00
9.08
3.07
8.92
3.08

Offense
Defense
Team ERA
Offensive Hits
Offensive Walks
Defensive Hits
Defensive Walks

KC
4.07
5.37
0.00
8.14
2.49
8.86
3.38

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Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals

The Kansas City Royals get a visit from the Boston Red Sox in MLB baseball betting action on Saturday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

For the Kansas City Royals, Edinson Volquez gets the ball, charged with keeping the Boston Red Sox hitters off the base paths. He'll face Rick Porcello, 4-7 on the year.

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Team Record

Boston Red Sox

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	30-39	3-7	10-21	24-35	6-4
Home	16-18	1-4	5-11	13-16	3-2
Away	14-21	2-3	5-10	11-19	3-2
Fave	20-28	2-5	7-15	15-25	5-3
Dog	7-9	1-1	2-4	7-8	0-1
O/U	30-36-3	5-4-1	14-16-1	24-33-2	6-3-1
vs LHP	8-11	0-2	2-3	7-9	1-2
vs RHP	22-28	3-5	8-18	17-26	5-2

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	38-26	7-3	19-12	29-22	9-4
Home	21-12	2-1	10-6	15-11	6-1
Away	17-14	5-2	9-6	14-11	3-3
Fave	24-16	7-1	13-6	17-14	7-2
Dog	14-10	0-2	6-6	12-8	2-2
O/U	28-31-5	5-5	15-13-3	23-24-4	5-7-1
vs LHP	10-11	0-3	5-5	10-8	0-3
vs RHP	28-15	7-0	14-7	19-14	9-1

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Boston Red Sox

Rick Porcello (4-8) ERA: 5.61

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jun 15, 2015	ATL	L	2-4	U	6.1	-100
Jun 10, 2015	BAL	L	2-5	U	5.1	-100
Jun 3, 2015	MIN	L	0-2	U	8	-100

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (7-4) ERA: 3.33

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jun 15, 2015	MIL	W	8-5	O	5	89
Jun 10, 2015	MIN	W	7-2	O	7	92
Jun 5, 2015	TEX	L	0-4	U	5.1	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Boston Red Sox

Rick Porcello (4-8) ERA: 5.61

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 21, 2014	5-2	KC	3.1	9	4	4	2	1	Loss
Sep 10, 2014	3-0	KC	6.2	7	2	2	0	7	Loss
Jul 12, 2014	5-1	DET	7	6	1	1	3	3	Win
May 2, 2014	8-2	DET	7	4	2	2	0	6	Win
Oct 1, 2012	6-3	DET	5	4	1	1	3	3	Win

Kansas City Royals

Edinson Volquez (7-4) ERA: 3.33

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jul 3, 2013	2-1	BOS	6	7	1	1	1	6	No Decision
Jun 14, 2008	6-4	BOS	7	7	3	2	1	9	No Decision

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
Jun 19, 2015	BOS	7	-109	8	Over	Eduardo Rodriguez (L)
Jun 19, 2015	KC	3	-109	8	Over	Yohan Pino (R)
Sep 14, 2014	BOS	8	-166	7.5	Over	Joe Kelly (R)
Sep 14, 2014	KC	4	-166	7.5	Over	Jason Vargas (L)
Sep 13, 2014	BOS	1	-140	7	Over	Rubby De La Rosa (R)
Sep 13, 2014	KC	7	-140	7	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Sep 12, 2014	BOS	4	-195	7	Under	Allen Webster (R)
Sep 12, 2014	KC	2	-195	7	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Sep 11, 2014	BOS	6	-125	7.5	Over	Clay Buchholz (R)
Sep 11, 2014	KC	3	-125	7.5	Over	Liam Hendriks (R)
Jul 20, 2014	KC	0	-155	7	Under	Yordano Ventura (R)
Jul 20, 2014	BOS	6	-155	7	Under	Jon Lester (L)
Jul 19, 2014	KC	1	-125	8	Under	Danny Duffy (L)
Jul 19, 2014	BOS	2	-125	8	Under	Rubby De La Rosa (R)
Jul 18, 2014	KC	4	-126	8	Over	James Shields (R)
Jul 18, 2014	BOS	5	-126	8	Over	Clay Buchholz (R)
Aug 11, 2013	BOS	3	-104	8	Under	John Lackey (R)
Aug 11, 2013	KC	4	-104	8	Under	James Shields (R)
Aug 10, 2013	BOS	5	125	8.5	Under	Felix Doubront (L)
Aug 10, 2013	KC	3	125	8.5	Under	Jeremy Guthrie (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Boston Red Sox

Boston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
Boston is 3-11 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Boston's last 18 games on the road
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Kansas City's last 16 games at home
Kansas City is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

Injuries

Boston Red Sox

Liam Hendriks RP 60-day IL (03/25), Undisclosed
Trevor Story SS 60-day IL (04/06), Shoulder
Lucas Giolito SP Is out indefinitely, Elbow
Nick Pivetta SP 15-day IL (04/06), Elbow
Tyler Heineman C 10-day IL (04/22), Hamstring
Bryan Mata SP 15-day IL (03/28), Hamstring
Garrett Whitlock SP 10-day IL (04/17), Oblique
Romy Gonzalez 2B 10-day IL (04/11), Wrist
Brayan Bello SP 15-day IL (04/21), Back
Vaughn Grissom SS 10-day IL (03/25), Hamstring
Triston Casas 1B 10-day IL (04/21), Ribs
Chris Murphy SP 60-day IL (03/28); is out for season, Elbow
Isaiah Campbell SP 15-day IL (04/12), Shoulder

Injuries

Kansas City Royals

Carlos Hernandez P 15-day IL (03/25), Shoulder
Josh Taylor RP 60-day IL (03/25), Biceps
Jake Brentz RP 15-day IL (03/25), Hamstring

Last 5 Games

Boston Red Sox

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jun 19, 2015	KC	7-3	W	-101	8	Eduardo Rodriguez	6.1	A	Yohan Pino
Jun 18, 2015	ATL	5-2	W	-110	7	Clay Buchholz	7	A	Shelby Miller
Jun 17, 2015	ATL	2-5	L	-104	8	Joe Kelly	5	A	Alex Wood
Jun 16, 2015	ATL	9-4	W	-159	9	Wade Miley	6.1	H	Julio Teheran
Jun 15, 2015	ATL	2-4	L	-171	8	Rick Porcello	6.1	H	Williams Perez

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jun 19, 2015	BOS	3-7	L	-109	8	Yohan Pino	5.1	H	Eduardo Rodriguez
Jun 18, 2015	MIL	3-2	W	-138	7.5	Jeremy Guthrie	6	H	Jimmy Nelson
Jun 17, 2015	MIL	10-2	W	-137	7.5	Joe Blanton	5	H	Mike Fiers
Jun 16, 2015	MIL	7-2	W	-113	7	Chris Young	7	A	Matt Garza
Jun 15, 2015	MIL	8-5	W	-112	7.5	Edinson Volquez	5	A	Kyle Lohse

Stats Comparison

Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.97 4.07

Runs Allowed

4.88 5.37

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.72 4.68

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.52 5.42

Starter ERA

5.61 3.33

Stats Comparison

Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

9.08 8.14

Hits Allowed

8.92 8.86

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

7.2 10.2

Offensive Walks

3.07 2.49

Defensive Walks

3.08 3.38

Wins Last 10 Games

3 7

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.97	8	5.37	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.72	13	5.42	28
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.07	26	4.88	22
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.68	13	4.52	15