{"id":155326,"date":"2018-07-05T11:21:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=155326"},"modified":"2018-07-05T11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:21:56","slug":"boston-red-sox-vs-kansas-city-royals-predictions-picks-odds-and-betting-preview-season-series-july-6-8-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/boston-red-sox-vs-kansas-city-royals-predictions-picks-odds-and-betting-preview-season-series-july-6-8-2018.html","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Predictions, Picks, Odds, and Betting Preview &#8211; Season Series July 6-8 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best of the AL East in the form of the Boston Red Sox travel to Kansas City to face the worst of the AL Central in the Kansas City Royals this Friday to start a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Read on for a preview of each of those contests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/signup\">Register here to make your picks on this MLB series<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Game by Game Betting Preview for the Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Regular Season Series Running from June 6-8, 2018<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Game 1 Friday, June 6, 8:15PM EST<br \/>\nGame 2 Saturday, June 7, 7:15PM EST<br \/>\nGame 3 Sunday, June 8, 2:15PM EST<\/p>\n<p><strong>Line:<\/strong> Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals \u2013\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\">view all MLB lines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV Broadcast: RSN, YES<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Game 1: Friday, June 6, 8:15PM EST<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Starters:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Sale (8-4, 2.41 ERA) vs. Jason Hammel (2-10, 5.56 ERA)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Pitching:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Sale has simply been sensational this season. He\u2019s also stepped it up of late, as he has a running streak of recording 11 or more in each of his last three starts. Against the Yankees\u2019 big bats on Jun. 30, Sale tossed seven scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while striking out 11 hitters in an 11-0 road win. Unlike Sale, Hammel is not having a fantastic campaign. With only two wins against 10 losses, Hammel is not exactly the kind of pitcher that inspires on the mound. The Royals have lost all of Hammel\u2019s last five starts over which he has given up 22 earned runs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hitting:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alcides Escobar is 24-for-72 with three doubles and a homer vs. Sale.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xander Bogaerts is 5-for-10 with a homer vs. Hammel.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Writer&#8217;s Prediction:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston wins, 7-2.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Game 2 Saturday, June 7, 7:15PM EST<\/h3>\n<p><b>Starters:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Price (9-6, 4.28 ERA) vs. Brad Keller (2-3, 2.09 ERA)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Pitching:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price was touched up for eight earned runs on nine hits, including five homers, in a truly unforgettable 3.1 innings worth of action on the mound during an 11-1 loss at the Bronx against the Yankees on Jul. 1 He can use his start this Friday at Kauffman Stadium to recover his stuff, as he is 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA in three career starts there. As for Keller, has pitched generally well this year. The rookie recently allowed just an earned run on six hits in 8.0 innings of a 1-0 road loss to Seattle on Jul. 1. He is 1-1 with a 1.71 ERA and 10 Ks in his last three starts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hitting:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Gordon is 4-for-17 with a pair of doubles vs. Price.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston hitters who have prior experience of batting against Keller only have a collective 1-for-5 line vs. the rookie.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Writer&#8217;s Prediction:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston wins, 5-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Game 3 Sunday, June 8, 2:15PM EST<\/h3>\n<p><b>Starters:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rick Porcello (10-3, 3.57 ERA) vs. Jakob Junis (5-10, 5.13 ERA)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Pitching:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porcello pitched for six innings and allowed two earned runs on seven hits (two homers) in a 4-3 road win over Washington. The Red Sox are 3-0 in his last three starts, and in that stretch, the 2016 AL Cy Young Award winner has gone 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 15 strikeouts. The Royals will counter him with Junis, who probably has forgotten how winning feels like. The Royals are 0-7 in his last seven starts, a stretch that includes the 9-3 home loss to Cleveland on Jul. 2 in which Junis allowed eight earned runs on nine hits (two homers) in 5.1 innings on the mound.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Hitting:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alex Gordon is 11-for-46 with two home runs vs. Porcello.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rafael Devers and Mitch Moreland are both 2-for-3 vs. Junis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Writer&#8217;s Prediction: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston wins, 5-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Writer&#8217;s Overall Series Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Sox sweep this early July three game series against the Royals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/baseball\/mlb\">Bet on the Red Sox vs Royals regular season series<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"155326\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;1,398&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best of the AL East in the form of the Boston Red Sox travel to Kansas City to face the worst of the AL Central in the Kansas City<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"155326\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;1,398&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":155327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[393,44],"tags":[32307,32305,32306,26376,354,1231,586,2378,2371,32335],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.4 - 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