Saturday, August 22, 2015

Fenway Park

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Probable Pitchers: Yordano Ventura (7-7) vs. Matt Barnes (3-3)

The Kansas City Royals visit Fenway Park on Saturday to play the Boston Red Sox. The probable starters are Yordano Ventura for the Royals and Matt Barnes for the Red Sox. The opening line for this matchup has Kansas City at -141 and Boston at +131. The over/under was set at 9. The Royals, with a 67-53 run line record, cover the spread 56% of the time. They also have a 50-59 over/under record. The Red Sox have a 63-53 over/under record and a 54-67 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 45% of the time.

The Royals head into this matchup with a 73-47 record, including 31-27 on the road. Yordano Ventura has a 7-7 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.82 and a 1.31 WHIP. The Royals are 9-10 over his 108.1 innings pitched and he's also given up 105 hits over that time period. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 8-10. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently 2.38 and they've given up 300 hits on the season. Teams are hitting .207 against the bullpen while being struck out 364 times and walking 131 times this season. As a team, Kansas City has allowed 8.27 hits per nine innings while striking out 6.88 batters per nine. They are 7th in the league in team earned run average at 3.54.

As a team, Kansas City is batting .269, good for 3rd in the league while putting together a .260 average away from home. Ranked at 10th in the league in on-base percentage, the Royals sit at .321 and they hold a .405 team slugging percentage. They rank 5th in baseball with 9.17 hits per game and Eric Hosmer leads the team with 140.

With a 32-30 home record, Boston will hope to improve on their 55-66 overall mark. Matt Barnes has a record of 3-3 while sporting an earned run average of 6.59 on the year with a 1.87 WHIP. The Red Sox have a record of 0-1 over the 27.1 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 40 hits. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 1-0. He is getting 2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently at 4.31 and they have given up 402 hits on the season. Teams are hitting .262 against the Red Sox bullpen while being struck out 344 times and walking 136 times this season. As a team, Boston has allowed 9.41 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.62 batters per nine. They are 28th in the league in team earned run average at 4.62.

As a team, they are batting .264, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .291 average at home. Ranked at 5th in the league in on-base percentage, the Red Sox sit at .326 and they hold a .410 team slugging percentage. They rank 6th in baseball with 9.17 hits per game and Xander Bogaerts leads the team with 141.

The Royals have committed 64 errors and have combined for 1,200 assists and 3,214 put outs leading to a .986 team fielding percentage. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 72 errors, accumulating 1214 assists and compiling 3,232 put outs.

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 50-59 against the over/under so far this season

The Kansas City Royals are 67-53 against the run line so far this season

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 63-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 54-67 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas City Royals

08/21/15 3B Mike Moustakas Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Boston Red Sox
08/21/15 2B Omar Infante Back is expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Boston Red Sox
07/22/15 P Jason Vargas Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/22); out for season
07/09/15 LF Alex Gordon Groin Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/9)
05/17/15 P Brian Flynn Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/16)
04/06/15 P Tim Collins Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/6)

Boston Red Sox

08/15/15 P Steven Wright Concussion 7-day DL (8/15)
08/11/15 P Koji Uehara Wrist Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/8), out for season
08/02/15 P Rick Porcello Tricep Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/30)
07/25/15 2B Dustin Pedroia Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/23)
07/11/15 P Clay Buchholz Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (7/11)
05/29/15 P Brandon Workman Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/3)
05/28/15 P Anthony Varvaro Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/29)
05/13/15 P Justin Masterson Arm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/13)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/30), out for season

Tony's Pick: Take the Royals

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