Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals 6/5/19 – MLB Pick, Preview, Prediction
The Red Sox are playing the Royals in this game here and that really could be a blessing for the Red Sox. Yes, the Red Sox have been playing decent on the year, but the last few games against the Yankees were a struggle on the year and that did not help the Red Sox out that much or even help them in gaining ground in the standings. For the Royals the team has been able to get a horrible record on the season so far. Even at home, the Royals have had some problems as they are 6 games under the five hundred mark.
Boston Red Sox Preview
The Red Sox have been able to hit on the year at a clip of .260 on the season and have managed to get a total of 534 hits. The Red Sox have been able to get a total of 86 homers and have scored a total of 315 runs. Mitch Moreland is the power hitter for the Red Sox with a total of 13 homers, but he is on the 10 day disabled list. Rafael Devers has managed to hit at a clip of .316 for the Red Sox. Xander Bogaerts is the player who has been able to lead the Red Sox in RBIs this year with 39 on the year.
When it comes to pitching the Red Sox have managed to get a team ERA of 4.46 and have kept the opponent to an average of .239 this year. The Red Sox have even ended up getting a total of 573 strikeouts and have walked 196 batters on the season. Chris Sale is the starting pitcher the Red Sox are putting on the mound. Sale has been horrible this year with a 1-7 record and a 4.35 ERA on the year. He has thrown 68.1 innings while striking out 98 batters, but he has walked 19 batters and allowed 55 hits.
Kansas City Royals Preview
For the Royals, the team has been able to get a total of 491 hits and have managed to hit at a clip of .246 this year. The Royals have ended up scoring a total of 256 runs and have only hit 61 homers. The Royals leading hitter is Hunter Dozier who has been hitting at a clip of .314, but he is on the 10 day disabled list coming into this game. The power hitter for the Royals is Jorge Soler who has hit a total of 15 homers. Adalberto Mondesi is the player who has managed to hit a total of 42 RBIs this year.
Pitching has been an issue for the Royals on the year with a team ERA of 5.22 on the year with the opponents hitting easily against them with an average of .269. The Royals have struck out only 462 batters and have walked a total of 223 batters. Jakob Junis is the pitcher who the Royals are looking to have throw in this game here. Junis has managed to post a 4-5 record and has been able to get a 5.35 ERA on the year. Junis has thrown a total of 67.1 innings on the year with 61 strikeouts. He has allowed a total of 72 hits and 25 walks on the year.
Red Sox at Royals Line: Kansas City Royals +200 O/U 8.5
My FREE MLB Pick: Kansas City Royals
Yes, you read that right I like the Royals over the Red Sox and that may come as a shocker to a lot of people. However, if you look at how Sale has pitched on the season so far, all you see is a littered jumble of games that have seen him throw horrible on the season. Not to mention if you look at the way the run support has shown up for Sale, it is easy to see that it is not keeping pace with what he has been giving up and that leads me to believe that the Royals have a good chance in this game to jump on Sale and take advantage of the power the Royals pitching can put out in this game to bring home the win. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win 5-3.
