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Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox odds, predictions, picks and best bets

Johnny Rosenstein  |  Sportsbook Wire

The Kansas City Royals (41-74) and Boston Red Sox (60-56) play the rubber match of a three-game series at Fenway Park Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. Eastern.

Tuesday: The Royals - a +180 underdog - won 6-2 behind Jorge Soler's pair of two-run homers as KC snapped a seven-game skid. The Red Sox won 7-5 Monday, ending an eight-game skid.

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Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox: Projected Starting Pitchers

RHP Glenn Sparkman vs. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez

Sparkman is 3-7 with a 5.58 ERA and a 51/24 K-BB ratio in 21 appearances, including 3-6 with a 5.96 ERA in 13 starts. Last outing: Allowed six runs on six hits and three walks with four K's in 4 2/3 innings of a no-decision, 11-9 loss at the Minnesota Twins Friday. Misc.: 1-4 with an 8.08 ERA (35 ER, 39 IP) in his last seven starts, but he tossed a complete-game, five-hit shutout vs. the Chicago White Sox July 16. Career vs. Red Sox: 0-0 with a 12.38 ERA in four games (one start).

Rodriguez is 13-5 with a 4.19 ERA and a 139/50 K-BB ratio in 23 starts. Last outing: Had a seven-game win streak snapped, yielding four runs on five hits and six walks with eight K's in 6 2/3 innings of a 4-2 loss at the New York Yankees Friday. Misc.: 7-0 with a 3.02 ERA (19 ER, 56 2/3 IP) in nine starts from June 14-July 27. Career vs. Royals: 2-1 with a 5.46 ERA in six starts, including an 8-3 win at Kansas City June 4 (5 2/3 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 7 K).

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox: By the Numbers

  • The Royals had lost eight in a row to the Red Sox before Tuesday's victory.
  • The Royals are 4-9 in Sparkman's starts. The Red Sox are 17-6 in Rodriguez's starts.

  • Soler is a career .368 hitter (7-for-19) with three HRs and seven RBI in five games at Fenway.
  • The Red Sox lead the season series 4-1 and it won last year's season series 5-1.

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox: Picks and Betting Tips

</div> <p> <strong>Moneyline</strong>: The pitching matchup favors the <strong>Red Sox</strong> ( <strong>-325</strong>), but the price is too high. At +255, the Royals are tempting, but this is a pass.</p> <p> <strong>Run line</strong>: The Red Sox (-1.5, -160) are risky here, too. It's MLB's second-worst RL team at 49-67, but it's a safer play than the moneyline. The Royals ( <strong>+1.5</strong>, <strong>+135</strong>) are a little better on the RL at 55-60.</p> <p> <strong>Over/under</strong>: The <strong>OVER 10.5</strong> ( <strong>-115</strong>) is the STRONGEST PLAY.</p> <ul> <li> <p>The Red Sox are 17-6 O/U in Rodriguez's starts; the Royals are 8-4 O/U in Sparkman's starts.</p> </li> <li> <p>The Red Sox are the second-best over team in the majors at 69-44-3. The Royals are 58-51-6.</p> </li> <li> <p>The Red Sox are also MLB's second-best over home team at 35-21.</p> </li> </ul> <p> <strong>Johnny's record since July 19</strong>: 30-15-1.</p> <p> <strong>Strongest MLB plays since All-Star break</strong>: 16-7.</p> <p> <em>Follow Johnny on Twitter <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JohnnyParlay11"> <strong>@JohnnyParlay11</strong> </a> and follow SportsbookWire at <strong> <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/SportsBookWire">@SportsbookWire</a>.</strong> </em> </p> <p><strong>MORE:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/jalen-hurts-oklahoma-heisman-alabama-stats-passing-highlights/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Jalen Hurts solidifies spot as a Heisman favorite with another monster game</a></p> <p><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/how-to-watch-washington-state-vs-utah-ncaa-football-live-stream-schedule-tv-channel-start-time/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">How to Watch Washington State vs. Utah, NCAA Football Live Stream, Schedule, TV Channel, Start Time</a></p> <p><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/06/mystery-steelhead-caught-wedding-ring-attached-solved/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Mystery of fish caught with wedding ring attached solved</a></p> <p><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/nfl-defense-rankings-2019-season-patriots-broncos-vikings/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">All 32 NFL teams' 2019 defenses, ranked</a></p> <p><a href="https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/09/ad-astra-brad-pitt-explained-right-wrong/?utm_source=USATAPP&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=inline-related">Where Ad Astra went right and where it went very wrong</a></p></body></html>

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