Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: Bally Sports Kansas City

The Kansas City Royals (61-49) are welcoming the Boston Red Sox (57-50) at Kauffman Stadium on Monday. The starting pitchers will be James Paxton and Brady Singer.

Boston is slugging .438 and have been rung up 1,030 times, while taking a walk on 333 occasions. They have accrued 502 runs batted in and 968 base knocks this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .260. The Red Sox have hit 216 doubles as a squad and have hit 131 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 522 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .327. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 5th in baseball.

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Their K/BB ratio is 3.16 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Red Sox pitchers have given up 121 home runs in addition to 496 total runs (20th in the league). Boston has conceded 904 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 421 earned runs. The Red Sox have an earned run average of 3.93 on the year (13th in the league), and the staff has struck out 922 hitters. They have walked 292 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a unit on the season.

The Red Sox have dispatched 330 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 131 base runners so far this season and 33.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 27 saves so far this year and have blown 20 out of their 47 chances to get a save. The Red Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 57.4% and has come into the game in 102 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 53 holds this year (16th in the league). Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 95 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Boston Red Sox have earned a total of 2,893 putouts this year, as well as 934 assists and 81 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which ranks 30th in MLB, and have a total of 74 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 68.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,679 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball.

Paxton (72-41 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.72 and he has faced 3,952 opposing batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 865 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 313 free passes. His earned run average is 3.78 (396 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.249. Paxton has thrown 943 innings and is sitting with 1,001 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Kansas City Royals have compiled a team OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .252 on the campaign. They have struck out on 732 instances (30th in baseball) and have a total of 924 base hits. Kansas City has compiled 117 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 505 RBIs. The Royals hold a slugging percentage of .412 and they have an average of 4.72 runs per contest (9th in baseball). They have hit 181 doubles, while walking 289 times as well as recording 519 runs.

The Royals have a WHIP of 1.248 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.85 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 883. The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 431 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.78 (405 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (874 strikeouts vs 321 free passes). They have allowed 101 homers and they concede 4.02 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Kansas City has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 40 save chances and they have converted 26 saves. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 338 relief pitchers onto the field this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 97 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.5% of 145 inherited runners. With 93 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 52 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The Kansas City Royals have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (6th in professional baseball). The Royals have 1,005 assists, 50 errors and have a total of 2,895 putouts so far this season. In 8,685 innings on the diamond, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (15th in professional baseball).

Singer (35-37 career mark) is the owner of a 4.17 ERA while conceding 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 2,689 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 292 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.311 and having a FIP of 4.1. In his MLB career, Singer has given up 629 base knocks while earning 590 K's in 630 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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