Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: NESN

Kauffman Stadium is where the Kansas City Royals (63-51) will go up against the Boston Red Sox (60-51) on Wednesday. The expected starting pitchers are Kutter Crawford and Cole Ragans.

The Red Sox have accumulated 228 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 141 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .446 and have been called out on strikes 1,068 times, while taking a walk on 345 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are notching 5.0 runs per outing, which is 4th in the league. They have earned 532 runs batted in as well as 1,023 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .264. They have earned a total of 553 runs while holding a team OBP of .330.

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The Red Sox hold a team ERA of 3.96 on the year (13th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 954 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have given up 130 long balls and 516 runs in total (21st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 300 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.99 as a team on the year. Boston has given up 936 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 440 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.18 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

Red Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 100 times in addition to having 124 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 54 holds on the year (17th in the league). The Red Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 57.4% and has come into the game in 103 save situations. They have earned 27 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 20 of 47 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 137 base runners this season and 33.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Red Sox have sent 344 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Red Sox have transformed 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 8,994 innings, which has them sitting 24th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 2,998 putouts thus far, in addition to 962 assists and 84 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them sitting 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 76 double plays.

Crawford has taken the mound for 335 innings and is sitting with 336 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.40 (164 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.190. He has conceded 302 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 97 free passes. Crawford (16-23 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.33 and he has gone up against 1,397 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Royals have a SLG% of .413 and they score 4.75 runs per game (9th in the league). They have recorded 188 doubles, while taking a walk 296 times and recording 541 runs. Kansas City is sitting with 122 long balls this season and 526 runs batted in. They have struck out on 765 occasions (29th in the league) and have 964 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have an OBP of .310 and a batting average of .253 on the year.

The Royals hold a team WHIP of 1.257 with a FIP of 3.86 as a unit on the campaign. They are currently ranked 18th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 924. The Kansas City pitching staff have given up 450 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.79 (422 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (901 strikeouts against 336 bases on balls). They have given up 104 long balls and they surrender 4.04 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

With 99 save situations, the Royals have compiled 54 holds and 17 blown saves. Kansas City has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 44 save opportunities and they have walked away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 104 times in high leverage situations and also on 86 occasions with runners on. Kansas City relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 150 inherited base runners. They are ranked 19th in the league with a save percentage of 61.4%, and they have sent 353 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

In their 9,024 innings on the diamond, the Royals have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (16th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 91 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Royals have recorded 1,046 assists, 51 errors and have a tally of 3,008 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Ragans has given up 224 base hits while earning 299 K's in 270 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 109 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.207 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.93 and he has gone up against 1,116 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Ragans (15-15 career record) is the owner of a 3.63 ERA while surrendering 7.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City

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