{"id":81102,"date":"2023-09-02T09:54:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/09\/02\/boston-red-sox-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-september-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T09:54:42","slug":"boston-red-sox-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-september-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/09\/02\/boston-red-sox-vs-kansas-city-royals-mlb-betting-preview-september-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals MLB Betting Preview | September 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span data-dsid-content=\"ct14-nid11622-qid6375-syid7413-mid808292\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Salvador Perez leads the Kansas City Royals (42-94) into a matchup against the Boston Red Sox (69-66) a game after he homered twice in a 13-2 win over the Red Sox. The Red Sox are favorites (-226) against the Royals (+186) in this outing, which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Saturday. Tanner Houck starts for Boston, and Alec Marsh is Kansas City&#8217;s pick to start.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s time to get your parents, spouse, co-workers, third cousin and mailman together again. MLB pools are back! Hit your own home run with RunYourPool today.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#0034ce\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.articles.runyourpool.com\/baseball-pools.cfm?source=ds&amp;effort=4200\">Start here &gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Royals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game Day:<\/strong> Saturday, September 2, 2023<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Time:<\/strong> 7:10 PM ET<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stadium:<\/strong> Kauffman Stadium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<caption>Red Sox vs Royals Betting Information<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Favorite Moneyline<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Total<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Red Sox<\/td>\n<td>-226<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How Do I Watch the Red Sox vs. the Royals?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>TV Channel:<\/strong> BSKC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Red Sox Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Red Sox Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Red Sox rank 15th in baseball with 160 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.<\/li>\n<li>Boston is third in MLB with a .264 batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Red Sox rank fifth in baseball with a .330 on-base percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Boston&#8217;s batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the ninth-lowest average in MLB.<\/li>\n<li>The Red Sox have hit 81 homers on the road this season (1.2 per game).<\/li>\n<li>Boston has a .411 slugging percentage and is averaging 3.3 extra-base hits per game on the road.<\/li>\n<li>Away from home this season the team averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .244.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Red Sox Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Justin Turner is batting .285 with 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 44 walks. He has an on-base percentage of .354 while slugging .484.<\/li>\n<li>He ranks 17th in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging among all qualified batters in baseball.<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Devers leads Boston in total hits (129) this season while batting .265 with 57 extra-base hits. He&#8217;s slugging .502 with an on-base percentage of .339.<\/li>\n<li>His batting average ranks 59th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 45th, and his slugging percentage 19th.<\/li>\n<li>Masataka Yoshida leads Boston in slugging percentage (.454) powered by 44 extra-base hits.<\/li>\n<li>Alex Verdugo is batting .275 with a .338 OBP and 53 RBI for Boston this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Royals Stats &amp; Trends<\/h2>\n<h3>Royals Batting<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Royals rank 26th in Major League Baseball with just 132 home runs as a team.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City ranks 20th in MLB with a .242 team batting average.<\/li>\n<li>The Royals have an on-base percentage of .298 this season, which ranks 29th in the league.<\/li>\n<li>Kansas City ranks 15th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.<\/li>\n<li>They&#8217;ve hit 66 homers, an average of 1.0 per game, in 67 home contests this season.<\/li>\n<li>In 67 home games this season, it is slugging .410 with 194 hits going for extra bases.<\/li>\n<li>In 67 home games this season, they have a batting average of .256 while averaging 8.6 base hits per contest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Royals Key Batters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bobby Witt Jr. has put up an on-base percentage of .319, a slugging percentage of .507, and has 151 hits, all club-bests for the Royals (while batting .279).<\/li>\n<li>Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, his batting average is 26th, his on-base percentage is 99th, and he is 17th in slugging.<\/li>\n<li>Witt Jr. takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI.<\/li>\n<li>Perez is batting .250 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 18 walks. He&#8217;s slugging .427 with an on-base percentage of .293.<\/li>\n<li>Including all qualified players, he ranks 96th in batting average, 132nd in on-base percentage and 86th in slugging percentage.<\/li>\n<li>Maikel Garcia is batting .279 with 17 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 29 walks.<\/li>\n<li>MJ Melendez has 27 doubles, four triples, 12 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .231.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Red Sox vs. Royals Probable Pitchers<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table class=\"table\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Tanner Houck (BOS)<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"col\">Pitcher<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">Alec Marsh (KC)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3 &#8211; 8<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">W\/L<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">0 &#8211; 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">76.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">IP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">49.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.93<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">ERA<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">5.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.291<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">WHIP<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">1.561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">8.2<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">K\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">10.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">3.3<\/td>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\" scope=\"row\">BB\/9<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">4.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\n<h2>Red Sox vs. Royals Injury Updates<\/h2>\n<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Sox: Jarren Duran: 10 Day IL (Toe), Pablo Reyes: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Brennan Bernardino: 15 Day IL (Covid-19), Joely Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Hip), Corey Kluber: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kaleb Ort: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zack Kelly: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 60 Day IL (Knee)<\/li>\n<li>Royals: Nick Pratto: 10 Day IL (Groin), Daniel Lynch: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), John McMillon: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Brad Keller: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Josh Staumont: 60 Day IL (Neck), Vinnie Pasquantino: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Brentz: 60 Day IL (Elbow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recent Scores and Betting Lines for the Red Sox and Royals (Last 10 Games)<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salvador Perez leads the Kansas City Royals (42-94) into a matchup against the Boston Red Sox (69-66) a game after he homered twice in a 13-2 win over the Red Sox. 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