Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Boston Red Sox (53-53) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will play the Kansas City Royals (41-64). The men taking the mound will be Josh Winckowski and Zack Greinke.

The Red Sox have tallied 237 doubles as a squad and have hit 103 balls out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .407 and have struck out 891 times, while drawing a walk on 298 occasions. As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have recorded 452 runs batted in in addition to 920 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate sits at .252. They have 474 runs while having a team OBP of .313.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.28 on the campaign (24th in the league), and the staff has struck out 891 hitters. They have walked 337 batters and their FIP is 4.04 as a team this year. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 114 home runs in addition to 494 runs (24th in baseball).

The Red Sox have dispatched 388 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 169 runners on the campaign and 35.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have 23 saves so far this year and have blown 22 of 45 chances to get a save. The Red Sox relief pitchers have a save percentage of 51.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 107 save situations. The bullpen have notched 62 holds on the campaign (9th in MLB). Red Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 116 times in addition to having 122 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have transformed 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,508 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have earned 2,836 putouts this season, in addition to 953 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and have accumulated 94 double plays.

Winckowski (4-5 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.09 while he has faced 198 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 52 hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has 16 free passes. His earned run average is 5.00 (25 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.511. Winckowski has thrown 45 innings and is sitting with 28 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Kansas City Royals have accumulated an OBP of .307 and a batting average of .244 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 828 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have recorded 865 base knocks. Kansas City has hit 85 home runs for the season as well as 381 runs batted in. The Royals hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they tally 3.80 runs per contest (27th in baseball). They have recorded 161 doubles, while getting a free base 305 times as well as recording 399 runs.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.468 in addition to having a FIP of 4.49 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.91 (768 strikeouts vs 403 free passes). They rank 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 948. They have allowed 113 home runs and they give up 5.19 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Kansas City pitching staff have surrendered 531 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.70 (481 earned runs relinquished).

Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 38 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have sent 366 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of 192 inherited runners. With 100 save situations, the Royals have recorded 58 holds and 15 blown saves.

In 8,283 innings on the field, the Royals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (26th in professional baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Royals have recorded 980 assists, 58 errors and have amassed 2,761 putouts for the year.

Greinke (222-138 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.44 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.92 and he has faced 13,073 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 1,222 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.163 and having a FIP of 3.5. In his career, Greinke has allowed 2,988 hits while earning 2,859 strikeouts in 3,197 frames.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City

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