MLB matchup
05/09/20257:40 PMKauffman StadiumKansas City, Missouri73°F · Cloudy-Dry

Red Sox84 – 71vsRoyals67 – 88

Sharp side
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Sharp total
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Model forecast

Projected outcome

A projection is not available because one or both teams do not have sufficient qualifying history.
Matchup intelligence

Team grades

TeamLineupStarterOverall
Boston Red SoxB-CC+
Kansas City RoyalsCDD+
Sportsbook context

Game lines

A dash means that book has not supplied a usable price.

ESPN BET
TeamMoneylineRun line
BOS-110-1.5 (+150)
KC-110+1.5 (-180)
Total 8.5Over -130Under +110
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Last 10 games

Boston Red Sox

Overall5–5–0W–L–TRun line6–4–0W–L–PO/U5–5–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
5/8/25vs TEXW 5–0W -1.5U 9.5
5/7/25vs TEXW 6–4W -1.5O 9.5
5/6/25vs TEXL 1–6L +1.5U 8.5
5/4/25vs MINL 4–5L -1.5O 8.5
5/3/25vs MINL 3–4W +1.5U 9.5
5/2/25vs MINW 6–1W +1.5U 8.5
5/1/25@ TORL 2–4L -1.5U 8.5
4/30/25@ TORL 6–7L -1.5O 9.5
4/29/25@ TORW 10–2W -1.5O 7.5
4/27/25@ CLEW 13–3W -1.5O 7.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Kansas City Royals

Overall9–1–0W–L–TRun line7–3–0W–L–PO/U3–7–0O–U–P
DateOpponentResultRun lineTotal
5/8/25vs CHWW 10–0W -1.5O 8.5
5/7/25vs CHWW 2–1L -1.5U 8.5
5/6/25vs CHWW 4–3L -1.5U 8.5
5/5/25vs CHWW 3–0W -1.5U 7.5
5/4/25@ BALW 11–6W +1.5O 9.5
5/3/25@ BALW 4–0W -1.5U 8.5
5/2/25@ BALL 0–3L +1.5U 9.5
5/1/25@ TBW 8–2W +1.5O 8.5
4/30/25@ TBW 3–0W +1.5U 7.5
4/29/25@ TBW 3–1W +1.5U 8.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Team comparison

Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Red Sox and Royals
Statistic
N/A (8.2)HitsN/A (8.2)
N/A (1.8)DoublesN/A (1.8)
N/A (1.0)Home RunsN/A (1.0)
N/A (13.3)Total BasesN/A (13.4)
N/A (3.2)WalksN/A (3.2)
N/A (8.2)StrikeoutsN/A (7.8)
N/A (0.7)Stolen BasesN/A (0.8)

Starting pitcher context

Expected starters

Red SoxHunter DobbinsConfirmed
RoyalsMichael LorenzenConfirmed

Starting lineups

Boston Red SoxConfirmed
  1. 1Jarren DuranLF
  2. 2Rafael DeversDH
  3. 3Alex Bregman3B
  4. 4Kristian Campbell2B
  5. 5Wilyer AbreuRF
  6. 6Trevor StorySS
  7. 7Abraham Toro1B
  8. 8Connor WongC
  9. 9Ceddanne RafaelaCF
Kansas City RoyalsConfirmed
  1. 1Jonathan IndiaLF
  2. 2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
  4. 4Salvador Perez1B
  5. 5Maikel Garcia3B
  6. 6Michael Massey2B
  7. 7Mark CanhaRF
  8. 8Freddy FerminC
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF


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