Sunday, August 23, 2015

Fenway Park

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Probable Pitchers: Edinson Volquez (11-7) vs. Eduardo Rodriguez (7-5)

The Boston Red Sox welcome the Kansas City Royals to Fenway Park on Sunday. The probable starters are Edinson Volquez for the Royals and Eduardo Rodriguez for the Red Sox. The opening line for this matchup has Kansas City at +125 and Boston at -135. The over/under was set at 8. The Royals, with a 67-54 run line record, cover the spread 55% of the time. They also have a 51-59 over/under record. The Red Sox are 55-67 against the run line and have a 64-53 over/under record. They cover the spread 45% of the time.

The Royals show up with a 73-48 record, including 31-28 on the road. Starting pitcher Edinson Volquez holds a 11-7 record with an earned run average of 3.20 and a WHIP of 1.26. In his starts, the Royals are 17-8 over his 152 innings pitched this season while giving up 134 hits during those innings. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 11-11. He is getting 4.9 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 301 hits on the season and have an earned run average of 2.36. The bullpen has struck out 367 and walked 131 batters this season while opposing teams hit .207 against them. Kansas City has a team average of 8.32 hits allowed per game and are averaging 6.88 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.56, they are 7th in the league.

As a team, Kansas City is batting .268, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .258 average away from home. The Royals on-base percentage sits at .320, which puts them at 10th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .404. With 141 hits, Eric Hosmer leads the team while his team ranks 6th in hits per game with 9.12.

Boston is 33-30 at home while holding a 56-66 overall record on the season. With an earned run average of 4.48, Eduardo Rodriguez will come into this game holding a 7-5 record and a 1.24 WHIP. In his starts, the Red Sox are 9-6 and he has allowed 80 hits over 86.1 innings pitched this season. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 10-5. He is getting 5.2 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 402 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 4.30. The Red Sox bullpen has struck out 345 batters and walked 136 this season while opposing teams have hit .262 against them. Boston has a team average of 9.36 hits per game and are averaging 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.59, they are 28th in the league.

As a team, they are batting .265, good for 5th in the league while putting together a .292 average at home. The Red Sox on-base percentage sits at .326, which puts them at 5th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .412. With 142 hits, Xander Bogaerts leads the team while his team ranks 4th in hits per game with 9.2.

In terms of team defense, the Royals have a fielding percentage of .985 with 66 total errors, 1,210 assists and 3,238 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Red Sox have accumulated 73 errors while having 1223 assists and 3,259 put outs leading to a .984 fielding percentage.

Kansas City Royals Betting Trends

The Kansas City Royals are 51-59 against the over/under so far this season

The Kansas City Royals are 67-54 against the run line so far this season

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 64-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Boston Red Sox are 55-67 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Kansas City Royals

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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