Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-145) Kansas City (+125)

Kauffman Stadium is the site where the Kansas City Royals (42-64) will attempt to beat the Boston Red Sox (53-54) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Boston at -145 and Kansas City is sitting at +125. The over/under is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Nathan Eovaldi and Daniel Lynch.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB. They have earned 477 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .313. The Red Sox have accrued 239 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 103 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 455 runs batted in and 926 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .252. Boston has a slugging rate of .406 and have struck out 900 times, while drawing a walk on 302 occasions.

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Red Sox pitchers have yielded 116 home runs and 501 runs in total (24th in the league). They have walked 340 batters and their FIP sits at 4.05 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.31. The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.31 over the course of the season (24th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 897 batters.

The Red Sox have dispatched 390 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 base runners so far this year and 35.5% of those players earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 23 saves so far this season and have missed out on 22 of their 45 save chances. The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save percentage of 51.1% and stepped onto the hill in 107 save situations. The relievers have a total of 62 holds for the year (9th in the league). Red Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 116 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Red Sox have transformed 68.7% of balls in play into outs in their 8,580 innings, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have earned 2,860 putouts so far this season, as well as 962 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which puts them in 19th in MLB, and have earned 95 double plays.

Eovaldi has taken the ball for 1,236 innings and has accounted for 1,043 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.18 (574 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.324. He has conceded 1,284 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) with 352 walks. Eovaldi (66-68 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.83 and he has gone up against 5,268 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Royals have a team slugging percentage of .378 and they are earning 3.83 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have hit 162 doubles, while taking a walk 308 times as well as scoring 406 runs. Kansas City has compiled 87 home runs on the campaign and 388 runs batted in. They have struck out on 834 occasions (23rd in the league) and have a total of 876 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .308 in addition to a team batting average of .245 on the season.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.465 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.47 as a team on the campaign. They are sitting at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 954. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 534 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.69 (484 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.91 (777 strikeouts vs 407 bases on balls). They have allowed 113 dingers and they surrender 5.17 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 192 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 101 save situations, the Royals have recorded 58 holds and 16 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 59.0%, and they have sent 369 relievers onto the field so far this season. Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 39 save chances and they have walked away with 23 saves.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 97 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 990 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 2,788 putouts for the season. In their 8,364 innings played, the Royals have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (26th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Lynch has allowed 166 base knocks and he has 135 strikeouts in 144 innings. He has allowed 83 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.590 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.11 and he has faced 661 hitters during his MLB career. Lynch (8-13 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.16 earned run average while giving up 10.3 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+125)

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