Red Sox and Royals Open a 3-Game Set

Royals and Red Sox Both Play Well

The fans at Royals Stadium will see the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on Monday. Both teams have won seven of their last 10 and the Royals are now within striking distance of the leaders. Since May 10th the Royals are 21-14 to get them to only two games below .500 since they were 7-9 early in the season.

The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Hector Velazquez in this one. Right hander Velazquez is 1-1 this season with a 6.48 ERA. Velazquez will make his second career start. The Red Sox hope it goes better than his debut May 18 in Oakland. In five innings, he allowed six runs and nine hits.

Starting this game for the Royals will be Jason Hammel. The right hander has a 5.05 ERA to go along with a 3-6 record this season. Wednesday in San Francisco, Hammel allowed one run and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings. In his last three starts, Hammel is 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA and holding opponents to a .218 average (17-for-78).

Oddsmakers opened the Red Sox as -113-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total opened at 9.5. The Royals are now a -110-moneyline favorite and the total has held steady.

Last time out for Kansas City, they were a 7-3 winner as they battled the LA Angels on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at -108 were rewarded, while the 10 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.

The Red Sox were a 6-5 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Houston Astros. That made winners of bettors who got Boston at 108 on the moneyline, while the total score (11) was good news for OVER bettors.

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Boston	39-30	-$125.00	5-7	34-23	34-23	5-7	30-34-5	0.42
Kansas City	33-35	$225.00	7-10	26-25	10-16	23-19	31-34-3	-0.48

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

Hector Velazquez (1-1) ERA: 6.48

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
May 18, 2017	OAK	L	3-8	O	5	-$100.00

J Hammel (3-6) ERA: 5.05

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Jun 14, 2017	SF	W	7-2	O	6.2	$150.00
Jun 8, 2017	HOU	L	1-6	U	7	-$100.00
Jun 3, 2017	CLE	W	12-5	O	6.2	$168.00

Bullpen

Boston's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.
Kansas City's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Boston Red Sox - Hector Velazquez

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
No Recent Starts vs. Opponent.

Kansas City Royals - J Hammel

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Jul 28, 2013	5-0	BOS	5.1	6	3	3	5	3	Loss
Jun 5, 2012	8-6	BAL	5	5	2	1	3	7	No Decision
May 5, 2012	8-2	BAL	6.2	4	2	2	1	8	Win
Jun 24, 2010	13-11	BOS	4	7	4	4	1	4	No Decision
Jul 27, 2007	7-1	BOS	5.1	2	2	2	2	4	Loss

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Aug 28, 2016	KC	10	BOS	4	-146	9	O	Yordano Ventura (R)	Eduardo Rodriguez (L)	10	9	4	4	2	5
Aug 27, 2016	KC	3	BOS	8	-160	8	O	Danny Duffy (L)	David Price (L)	6	12	3	3	9	3
Aug 26, 2016	KC	6	BOS	3	-155	9.5	U	Ian Kennedy (R)	Steven Wright (R)	9	15	4	2	4	11
May 18, 2016	BOS	5	KC	2	150	7	P	David Price (L)	Edinson Volquez (R)	10	6	6	1	8	6
May 18, 2016	BOS	2	KC	3	100	8	U	Steven Wright (R)	Ian Kennedy (R)	9	5	1	1	13	6
May 17, 2016	BOS	4	KC	8	125	7.5	O	Rick Porcello (R)	Yordano Ventura (R)	8	11	2	4	7	5
Aug 23, 2015	KC	8	BOS	6	-117	8.5	O	Edinson Volquez (R)	Eduardo Rodriguez (L)	14	11	1	1	2	7
Aug 22, 2015	KC	6	BOS	3	125	9	P	Yordano Ventura (R)	Matt Barnes (R)	12	9	2	4	3	8
Aug 21, 2015	KC	2	BOS	7	137	8.5	O	Johnny Cueto (R)	Henry Owens (L)	4	14	1	0	5	6
Aug 20, 2015	KC	1	BOS	4	-108	9	U	Danny Duffy (L)	Wade Miley (L)	6	10	1	2	8	5

MLB Betting Trends

Boston Red Sox 39-30
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing on the road against Kansas City

Kansas City Royals 33-35
Kansas City is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Kansas City is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Kansas City's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games at home
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Kansas City's last 15 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas City's last 8 games when playing at home against Boston

Team Last 5 Games

Boston Red Sox

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jun 18, 2017	HOU	6-5	W	108	9	D Price	5	Joe Musgrove	A
Jun 17, 2017	HOU	1-7	L	101	9	R Porcello	6	David Paulino	A
Jun 16, 2017	HOU	2-1	W	116	9	D Pomeranz	6.1	M Fiers	A
Jun 15, 2017	PHI	0-1	L	-250	8	C Sale	8	Nick Pivetta	A
Jun 14, 2017	PHI	7-3	W	-118	10	Brian Johnson	2.2	J Hellickson	A

Kansas City Royals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Jun 18, 2017	LAA	7-3	W	-108	8.5	J Vargas	6	J Ramirez	A
Jun 17, 2017	LAA	0-9	L	128	9	Jake Junis	5.1	Alex Meyer	A
Jun 16, 2017	LAA	3-1	W	-102	9	I Kennedy	6	J Chavez	A
Jun 15, 2017	LAA	7-2	W	101	8.5	Matt Strahm	5	R Nolasco	A
Jun 14, 2017	SF	7-2	W	150	7.5	J Hammel	6.2	J Cueto	A

Weather in
Kansas City - United States

 82°F

Partially cloudy
Humidity is 45%
Wind is West 9 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for Kansas City

Next up:
Boston at Kansas City Tuesday, June 20

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