The Boston Red Sox (63-51) will aim to keep a six-game win streak going when they host the Kansas City Royals (56-57) on Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox are favored (-243) over the Royals (+197). Boston’s Garrett Crochet starts against Kansas City’s Ryan Bergert.

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Red Sox vs. Royals betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-243)
• Underdog: Royals (+197)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 60.3% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (41-27).
• Boston has a 7-1 record (winning 87.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -243 or shorter.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 70.8%.
• In the 113 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-56-4).
• The Red Sox are 61-52-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran is hitting .262 with 30 doubles, 12 triples, 12 home runs and 38 walks.
• Among all hitters in baseball, Duran’s home run total ranks 113th and his RBI tally ranks 31st.
• Ceddanne Rafaela’s .267 batting average paces his team.
• Rafaela ranks 91st in homers and 74th in RBI this year.
• Rafaela enters this matchup on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .350 with two doubles and two RBIs.
• Trevor Story has put up a team-best 69 runs batted in.
• Story has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 outings he is batting .306 with five doubles, three home runs, four walks and nine RBIs.
• Wilyer Abreu has shown off his power as he paces his team with 20 home runs.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Red Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB.
• Boston has the eighth-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.72).
• The Red Sox average baseball’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.301).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to allow the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (117 total, one per game).
• Boston defeated the Royals 8-5 in its last game with nine strikeouts while allowing 12 hits.

Royals betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Royals betting info

• The Royals have won 32, or 46.4%, of the 69 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Kansas City has played as an underdog of +197 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 33.7% chance of a victory for the Royals.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 47 of its 113 chances.
• The Royals are 59-54-0 against the spread in their 113 chances this season.

Royals hitting info

• Bobby Witt Jr. has been key for Kansas City with 16 home runs, 63 RBI and a batting average of .287 this season.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Witt’s home run total is 64th, and his RBI total is 31st.
• Maikel Garcia leads Kansas City in batting with a .298 average while slugging 11 homers and driving in 49 runs.
• Garcia is 125th among hitters in MLB in home runs, and 83rd in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino is among the top hitters for Kansas City with a .263 average, 19 homers and 67 RBI.
• Pasquantino heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Salvador Perez is slugging .465 this season, with a team-best 20 homers while driving in 66 runs.
• Perez brings a seven-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last 10 games he is hitting .256 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBIs.

Royals pitching rankings

• The Royals average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.1) in the majors this season.
• Kansas City has pitched to a 3.58 ERA this season, which ranks second in baseball.
• The Royals have a combined WHIP of just 1.233 as a pitching staff, which is the eighth-best in baseball this season.
• With just 115 homers allowed, the Royals rank seventh in the league at preventing long balls.
• Kansas City suffered an 8-5 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Red Sox batters while allowing 11 hits.