The Kansas City Royals (24-16) will aim to keep a seven-game win streak intact when they host the Boston Red Sox (20-20) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Royals (+101) are not favored to extend the streak against the Red Sox (-121). Boston’s Garrett Crochet and Kansas City’s Cole Ragans will start this matchup.

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Red Sox vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-121)
• Underdog: Royals (+101)
• Over/under: 7

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have put together a 17-14 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 54.8% of those games).
• Boston has gone 12-10 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (54.5% winning percentage).
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.8% in this contest.
• Boston has combined with opponents to go over the total 18 times this season for an 18-20-2 record against the over/under.
• The Red Sox are 18-22-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Alexander Bregman has accumulated a team-high batting average of .316, while pacing the Red Sox in home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30).
• Among hitters in MLB play, Bregman ranks 11th in home runs and eighth in RBI.
• Wilyer Abreu has shown off his power as he paces his team with nine home runs.
• Abreu ranks 11th in home runs and 18th in RBI among hitters in MLB play.
• Rafael Devers is batting .253 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 29 walks.
• Devers has safely hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .235 with a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Jarren Duran is hitting .251 with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 10 walks.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston’s 3.79 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 18th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.295).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to surrender 36 total home runs at a clip of 0.9 per game (11th-fewest in the majors).
• Boston struck out 12 Royals batters while giving up eight hits in a 2-1 loss in its last game.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 11, or 47.8%, of the 23 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Kansas City is 6-11 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +101 or more on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.8% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 13 of its 40 chances.
• The Royals are 21-19-0 against the spread in their 40 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City with a batting average of .318. He’s also hit five home runs with 23 RBI.
• Witt’s home run total ranks 69th in MLB, and he is 32nd in RBI.
• Maikel Garcia has 43 hits and an OBP of .386 to go with a slugging percentage of .493 this season.
• Garcia ranks 104th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 90th in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino leads the club in homers (six) and runs batted in (24) this season.
• Pasquantino has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a walk and two RBIs.
• Jonathan India has 32 hits and an OBP of .338 to go with a slugging percentage of .319 this season.
• India enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. In his last 10 outings he is batting .293 with three doubles, a home run, five walks and four RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.1 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 2.81 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined 1.153 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• With just 33 homers allowed, the Royals rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City earned a 2-1 win in its most recent game, striking out 10 Red Sox batters while allowing six hits.