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MLB Matchup

Red Sox @ Royals

Mon, May 18 11:10 PMKauffman StadiumMLB.TV
Final
BOS 3 - 1 KC
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Odds

DraftKings
Run Line
BOS -1.5·KC +1.5
Moneyline
BOS -111·KC -108
Total
9
Red Sox
Away
Red Sox
22-30
14-13 road
L
L
L
W
W
Royals
Home
Royals
22-31
15-14 home
W
W
L
L
L

AI Analysis

LEANSoft lean — not a strong recommendation
Red Sox ML
-112· moderate risk
62%

Sonny Gray's 3.18 ERA and 4-1 record represent a meaningful pitching edge over Seth Lugo's 3.76 ERA and 1-3 record, backed by Boston's superior team ERA (3.81 vs 4.28) and WHIP (1.25 vs 1.37).

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Starting Pitchers

Sonny Gray
BOS
Sonny Gray
(5-1, 3.27)
3.27
ERA
Seth Lugo
KC
Seth Lugo
(2-4, 3.74)
3.74
ERA

Season Series — BOS 3 - KC 0

BOS 4-3 KC
May 20
BOS 7-1 KC
May 19
BOS 3-1 KC
May 18

Batting

0.239
#15
AVG
0.236
#19
0.676
#27
OPS
0.688
#22
36
#29
HR
48
#20
189
#29
R
199
#28
181
#29
RBI
192
#26
37
#15
SB
36
#16

Pitching

3.71
#9
ERA
4.16
#18
1.240
#10
WHIP
1.360
#22
421
#18
K
429
#15
157
#6
BB
213
#27
19
#9
QS
27
#2
12
#21
SV
14
#10

Bullpen & Advanced

8.4
#16
K/9
8.4
#16
0.237
#13
OPP AVG
0.241
#18
0.694
#13
OPP OPS
0.732
#23
27
#19
HLD
20
#25

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ATS Records

20-32
Overall ATS
22-31
13-14
Away/Home ATS
14-15
13-23
As Favorite
9-19
7-9
As Underdog
13-12
0-0-1
Over/Under
0-0-1
4-6
Last 10 ATS
4-6
ATS Win%
0.4%
Avg spread: -0.6
Avg margin: -0.3
ATS Win%
0.4%
Avg spread: -0.1
Avg margin: -0.5

Scoring

3.73
R/G
3.91
4.04
RA/G
4.38
-0.3
DIFF
-0.5

Injury Report

BOSRomy Gonzalez1B
60-Day-IL
BOSGarrett CrochetSP
15-Day-IL
BOSTrevor StorySS
10-Day-IL
BOSRoman AnthonyLF
10-Day-IL
BOSKutter CrawfordSP
60-Day-IL
BOSTanner HouckSP
60-Day-IL
BOSHobie HarrisRP
Day-To-Day
BOSTriston Casas1B
60-Day-IL
KCCole RagansSP
15-Day-IL
KCMatt StrahmRP
15-Day-IL
KCJames McArthurRP
60-Day-IL
KCKris BubicSP
15-Day-IL
KCAnthony SimonelliSP
Day-To-Day
KCJavier Vaz2B
Day-To-Day
KCTyson GuerreroRP
Day-To-Day
KCJonathan India2B
10-Day-IL