Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Odds

Power Ranking

Boston 10

Kansas City 4

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BOS
4.77
4.79
0.00
8.88
3.00
8.73
3.07

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

KC
4.17
5.30
0.00
8.18
2.54
8.81
3.41

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Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium hosts an MLB battle between the Kansas City Royals and the visiting Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Joe Kelly gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Boston Red Sox on this Sunday; he's 3-4 on the season. The Kansas City Royals, meanwhile, will counter with Jason Vargas, who will be looking to improve on his 11-8 mark.

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Team Record

Boston Red Sox

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	65-84	4-6	26-41	56-76	9-8
Home	31-44	2-4	11-20	27-38	4-6
Away	34-40	2-2	15-21	29-38	5-2
Fave	35-42	1-1	11-20	32-36	3-6
Dog	29-39	3-5	14-20	23-37	6-2
O/U	63-81-5	5-5	30-35-2	58-69-5	5-12
vs LHP	21-25	1-2	9-14	20-24	1-1
vs RHP	44-59	3-4	17-27	36-52	8-7

Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	81-67	5-5	31-32	66-62	15-5
Home	39-35	2-2	15-16	32-32	7-3
Away	42-32	3-3	16-16	34-30	8-2
Fave	52-34	3-2	21-18	42-31	10-3
Dog	28-32	2-3	10-14	23-30	5-2
O/U	64-77-7	4-6	31-31-1	56-66-6	8-11-1
vs LHP	21-20	0-0	6-7	14-17	7-3
vs RHP	60-47	5-5	25-25	52-45	8-2

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Boston Red Sox

Joe Kelly (4-4) ERA: 4.28

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 8, 2014	BAL	L	0-4	U	6.1	-100
Sep 2, 2014	NYY	W	9-4	O	6.2	142
Aug 27, 2014	TOR	L	2-5	U	6	-100

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (11-9) ERA: 3.56

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Sep 9, 2014	DET	L	2-4	U	5.1	-100
Sep 3, 2014	TEX	W	4-1	U	6.2	57
Aug 29, 2014	CLE	L	1-6	P	6	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Boston Red Sox

Joe Kelly (4-4) ERA: 4.28

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Jun 22, 2012	11-4	STL	6	9	3	3	0	1	Win
Jun 16, 2012	10-7	STL	4.1	7	3	2	1	3	No Decision

Kansas City Royals

Jason Vargas (11-9) ERA: 3.56

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Sep 3, 2012	4-1	SEA	7	6	1	1	0	5	Win
Jul 1, 2012	2-1	BOS	8	5	1	1	2	6	No Decision
May 14, 2012	6-1	BOS	6	7	5	5	3	3	Loss
Apr 29, 2011	5-4	SEA	7	8	4	4	2	4	Win
Jul 23, 2010	2-1	BOS	7	8	2	2	3	3	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Aug 9, 2013	BOS	6	-107	7.5	Over	Jake Peavy (R)
Aug 9, 2013	KC	9	-107	7.5	Over	Ervin Santana (R)
Aug 8, 2013	BOS	1	101	7.5	Under	Jon Lester (L)
Aug 8, 2013	KC	5	101	7.5	Under	Bruce Chen (L)

Betting Odds Trends

Boston Red Sox

Boston is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Boston's last 23 games on the road
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City's last 14 games
Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games at home
Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 6-3 SU in its last 9 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
Alec Marsh SP 15-day IL (04/25), Elbow

Last 5 Games

Boston Red Sox

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 13, 2014	KC	1-7	L	+130	7	Rubby De La Rosa	4	A	Jeremy Guthrie
Sep 12, 2014	KC	4-2	W	+183	7	Allen Webster	6	A	Yordano Ventura
Sep 11, 2014	KC	6-3	W	+115	7.5	Clay Buchholz	6.1	A	Liam Hendriks
Sep 10, 2014	BAL	6-10	L	+127	8.5	Brandon Workman	3	H	Wei-Yin Chen
Sep 9, 2014	BAL	1-4	L	+116	8.5	Anthony Ranaudo	3.1	H	Chris Tillman

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Sep 13, 2014	BOS	7-1	W	-140	7	Jeremy Guthrie	8	H	Rubby De La Rosa
Sep 12, 2014	BOS	2-4	L	-195	7	Yordano Ventura	7	H	Allen Webster
Sep 11, 2014	BOS	3-6	L	-125	7.5	Liam Hendriks	2.1	H	Clay Buchholz
Sep 10, 2014	DET	3-0	W	+102	8.5	James Shields	7	A	Rick Porcello
Sep 9, 2014	DET	2-4	L	+157	7.5	Jason Vargas	5.1	A	Max Scherzer

Stats Comparison

Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

Runs Scored

4.77 4.17

Runs Allowed

4.79 5.30

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

4.49 4.81

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

4.47 5.32

Starter ERA

4.28 3.56

Stats Comparison

Boston Red Sox

Kansas City Royals

Offensive Hits

8.88 8.18

Hits Allowed

8.73 8.81

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

9.2 9.2

Offensive Walks

3.00 2.54

Defensive Walks

3.07 3.41

Wins Last 10 Games

4 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.77	11	5.30	28
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.49	17	5.32	26
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.17	23	4.79	21
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.81	9	4.47	13