Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox Odds

Power Ranking

Kansas City 2

Boston 7

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KC
4.07
5.34
0.00
8.16
2.47
8.88
3.37

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

BOS
4.96
4.85
0.00
9.02
3.04
8.93
3.06

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Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox battle the visiting Kansas City Royals on Friday in MLB betting odds action at Fenway Park.

The match puts starter James Shields for the Kansas City Royals on the hill facing Clay Buchholz for the Boston Red Sox. Shields brings a 9-5 mark to the game, while Buchholz is 4-5 to date on the season.

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Team Record

Kansas City Royals

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	48-46	4-6	18-22	40-42	8-4
Home	22-25	1-3	8-10	18-22	4-3
Away	26-21	3-3	10-12	22-20	4-1
Fave	25-22	0-2	10-11	22-20	3-2
Dog	22-23	4-3	8-11	17-21	5-2
O/U	44-45-5	4-5-1	22-17-1	39-39-4	5-6-1
vs LHP	12-13	0-2	4-4	9-11	3-2
vs RHP	36-33	4-4	14-18	31-31	5-2

Team Record

Boston Red Sox

	All	Last 10	vs Div	vs AL	vs NL
Record	43-52	5-5	16-22	37-46	6-6
Home	23-26	3-4	8-11	19-20	4-6
Away	20-26	2-1	8-11	18-26	2-0
Fave	27-33	4-5	8-14	24-27	3-6
Dog	15-18	1-0	7-8	12-18	3-0
O/U	38-54-3	6-4	17-20-1	34-46-3	4-8
vs LHP	16-17	2-2	6-8	15-16	1-1
vs RHP	27-35	3-3	10-14	22-30	5-5

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Kansas City Royals

James Shields (9-5) ERA: 3.70

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 12, 2014	DET	L	1-5	U	7	-100
Jul 7, 2014	TB	W	6-0	U	7	118
Jul 1, 2014	MIN	L	2-10	O	5	-100

Boston Red Sox

Clay Buchholz (5-5) ERA: 5.46

Date	OPP	SU	Score	O/U	IP	Money
Jul 13, 2014	HOU	W	11-0	O	9	76
Jul 7, 2014	CHW	L	0-4	U	7	-100
Jul 1, 2014	CHC	L	1-2	U	6.1	-100

Pitcher Recent Starts vs Opponent

Kansas City Royals

James Shields (9-5) ERA: 3.70

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Aug 11, 2013	4-3	KC	7	7	3	2	3	5	Win
Apr 20, 2013	4-3	BOS	6	4	1	1	3	8	No Decision
Jul 15, 2012	7-3	BOS	5	11	6	6	3	5	Loss
Apr 16, 2012	1-0	TB	8.1	4	0	0	2	5	Win
Sep 16, 2011	4-3	BOS	7	7	4	4	3	4	Loss

Boston Red Sox

Clay Buchholz (5-5) ERA: 5.46

Date	Score	Winner	IP	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Walks	Strikeouts	Decision
Apr 20, 2013	4-3	BOS	8	8	2	2	1	6	Win
May 29, 2010	1-0	BOS	7	4	0	0	4	4	Win
Apr 11, 2010	8-6	BOS	5	7	3	2	2	1	Win
Sep 24, 2009	10-3	BOS	6.2	5	0	0	0	8	Win
Aug 4, 2008	4-3	KC	6	7	4	4	3	4	Loss

Head to Head Detail

Search MLB Database	Teams	Runs Scored	Line	Total	O/U	Pitcher
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)
Apr 21, 2013	KC	5	-155	8.5	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Apr 21, 2013	BOS	4	-155	8.5	Over	Allen Webster (R)
Apr 21, 2013	KC	4	-155	8	Under	Ervin Santana (R)
Apr 21, 2013	BOS	2	-155	8	Under	Ryan Dempster (R)
Apr 20, 2013	KC	3	-139	8	Under	James Shields (R)
Apr 20, 2013	BOS	4	-139	8	Under	Clay Buchholz (R)
Aug 27, 2012	KC	1	-111	9.5	Under	Luke Hochevar (R)
Aug 27, 2012	BOS	5	-111	9.5	Under	Daisuke Matsuzaka (R)
Aug 26, 2012	KC	6	-142	9.5	Over	Will Smith (L)
Aug 26, 2012	BOS	8	-142	9.5	Over	Felix Doubront (L)
Aug 25, 2012	KC	10	100	9.5	Over	Jeremy Guthrie (R)
Aug 25, 2012	BOS	9	100	9.5	Over	Aaron Cook (R)

Betting Odds Trends

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Kansas City is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Boston

Betting Odds Trends

Boston Red Sox

Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 16 of Boston's last 22 games at home
Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Kansas City

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

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 O'Neill RF 7-day IL (04/16), Facial
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
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

Last 5 Games

Kansas City Royals

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 13, 2014	DET	5-2	W	+125	8.5	Bruce Chen	5.1	H	Justin Verlander
Jul 12, 2014	DET	1-5	L	-125	8	James Shields	7	H	Rick Porcello
Jul 11, 2014	DET	1-2	L	+117	8.5	Danny Duffy	6	H	Anibal Sanchez
Jul 10, 2014	DET	4-16	L	-112	8	Jeremy Guthrie	4	H	Drew Smyly
Jul 9, 2014	TB	5-4	W	+111	6.5	Yordano Ventura	5	A	Alex Cobb

Boston Red Sox

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Date	OPP	Score	SU	Line	Total	Starter	IP	Location	Opp. Starter
Jul 13, 2014	HOU	11-0	W	-131	8	Clay Buchholz	9	A	Brad Peacock
Jul 12, 2014	HOU	2-3	L	-127	8.5	Jake Peavy	7	A	Brett Oberholtzer
Jul 11, 2014	HOU	8-3	W	-138	7.5	John Lackey	6	A	Scott Feldman
Jul 10, 2014	CHW	4-3	W	-153	8	Jon Lester	7	H	Jose Quintana
Jul 9, 2014	CHW	5-4	W	+107	7.5	Rubby De La Rosa	5	H	Chris Sale

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Boston Red Sox

Runs Scored

4.07 4.96

Runs Allowed

5.34 4.85

Team ERA

0.00 0.00

Runs Scored Road vs. Home

3.44 5.20

Runs Allowed Road vs. Home

5.26 5.19

Starter ERA

3.70 5.46

Stats Comparison

Kansas City Royals

Boston Red Sox

Offensive Hits

8.16 9.02

Hits Allowed

8.88 8.93

Bullpen Innings Pitched Last 3

8.2 4

Offensive Walks

2.47 3.04

Defensive Walks

3.37 3.06

Wins Last 10 Games

4 5

Supergrid

	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.07	27	4.85	22
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	3.44	30	5.19	22
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.96	8	5.34	28
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	5.20	5	5.26	28