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J.D. Martinez sits at 99 hits this season, and will try to get his 100th when his Boston Red Sox (53-54) play the Kansas City Royals (42-64) on Friday at 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox are favored (-113) over the Royals (-105). Boston’s Josh Winckowski gets the start against Kansas City’s Zack Greinke.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Royals
- Game Day: Friday, August 5, 2022
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -113 | 9 |
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox are 18th in baseball with 103 home runs. They average one per game.
- The Red Sox’s .252 batting average is sixth-best in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .313.
- The Red Sox’s 8.4 strikeouts per game rank 16th in the league.
- The Red Sox average 0.8 homers per road game this season (44 total on the road).
- The Red Sox are slugging .377 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
- The club is batting .241 with 452 hits (8.4 per game) on the road this season.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers has 116 hits to go with a slugging percentage of .603, both of which lead Boston hitters this season.
- Devers ranks fourth in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging among all qualified hitters in baseball.
- Xander Bogaerts is slashing .309/.383/.455 this season and leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .838.
- Among qualifying batters, Bogaerts is seventh in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 54th in slugging percentage.
- Alex Verdugo has collected 102 base hits, an OBP of .304 and a slugging percentage of .367 this season.
- Martinez is batting .281 with a .346 OBP and 40 RBI for Boston this season.
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals have hit just 87 homers this season, which ranks 27th in the league.
- The Royals’ .245 batting average ranks 13th in the league this season.
- The Royals have an on-base percentage of .308 this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Royals are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking eighth with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 38 homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in 53 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .388 in home games this season with 141 extra-base hits.
- They are averaging 8.5 base hits per game and batting .257 as a team at home this season.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. has totaled 96 hits with a .456 slugging percentage, both team-best stats for the Royals.
- Witt Jr. is 73rd in batting average, 124th in on-base percentage and 52nd in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the majors.
- Witt Jr. enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a home run and two RBI.
- Hunter Dozier has a .310 OBP to pace his team.
- Dozier is currently 93rd in batting average, 109th in on-base percentage and 82nd in slugging percentage among all qualified batters.
- Nicky Lopez has 11 doubles, two triples and 23 walks while batting .249.
- Salvador Perez is batting .215 with 14 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and nine walks.
Red Sox vs. Royals Probable Pitchers
| Winckowski | Greinke | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | GS | 17 |
| 4-5 | W-L | 3-6 |
| 5.00 | ERA | 4.41 |
| 45.0 | IP | 87.2 |
| 16 | BB | 18 |
| 28 | SO | 50 |
