Red Sox host the Royals on 6-game home win streak
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Kansas City Royals (56-57, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (63-51, second in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Ryan Bergert (1-0, 2.78 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 34 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (12-4, 2.23 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 175 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -243, Royals +197; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep their six-game home win streak intact when they play the Kansas City Royals.
Boston has a 38-21 record in home games and a 63-51 record overall. The Red Sox have gone 44-18 in games when they record eight or more hits.
Kansas City is 56-57 overall and 28-29 in road games. Royals pitchers have a collective 3.58 ERA, which ranks second in the majors.
Tuesday’s game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Red Sox are up 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu ranks fifth on the Red Sox with 33 extra base hits (13 doubles and 20 home runs). Jarren Duran is 13 for 41 with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 12 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Maikel Garcia has 28 doubles, five triples, 11 home runs and 49 RBIs while hitting .298 for the Royals. Bobby Witt Jr. is 11 for 39 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 8-2, .275 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
Royals: 6-4, .240 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Roman Anthony: day-to-day (back), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Royals: Steven Cruz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Jac Caglianone: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Michael Lorenzen: 15-Day IL (oblique), Cole Ragans: 60-Day IL (rotator cuff), Mark Canha: 10-Day IL (elbow), Michael Massey: 10-Day IL (ankle), Alec Marsh: 60-Day IL (shoulder), James McArthur: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.