MLB MATCHUP REPORT

August 5, 2025, 7:10 | Fenway Park

Kansas City Royals (56-56) VS Boston Red Sox (62-51)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline 195
-240

206
-230
190
-230
196
-222
Spread 1.5 -105
-1.5 -115

1.5 -110
-1.5 -110
1.5 -105
-1.5 -115
1.5 -103
-1.5 -109
Total 8 o -110
8 u -110
o
u
8 o -110
8 u -110
8 o -110
8 u -110
8 o -107
8 u -107

SMART CHART

KC
NAME
BOS
3.67
OFFENSE
4.96
3.77
DEFENSE
4.27
0.00
TEAM ERA
0.00
8.17
OFFENSIVE HITS
8.71
2.43
OFFENSIVE WALKS
3.18
7.90
DEFENSIVE HITS
8.29
3.04
DEFENSIVE WALKS
3.30

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord Moneyvs LHP vs RHPFave DogO/U Diff
Kansas City 56-56 $-125 13-8 43-48 22-20 31-35 46-65-1 -0.10
Boston 62-51 $279 18-15 44-36 40-26 20-21 52-57-4 0.69

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

Ryan Bergert (1-0) ERA: 2.78
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 29, 2025 NYM W 7-1 P 4 $105
Jul 11, 2025 PHI W 4-2 U 4.2 $140
Jun 24, 2025 WSH W 4-3 U 3 $56
Garrett Crochet (12-4) ERA: 2.17
Event DateOpponent ResultScore OU ResultIp Money
Jul 26, 2025 LA W 4-2 U 6 $60
Jul 20, 2025 CHC W 6-1 O 6 $74
Jul 12, 2025 TB W 1-0 U 9 $55

BULLPEN

Kansas City's relievers have pitched 8 innings in the last 3 games.
Boston's relievers have pitched 8.2 innings in the last 3 games.

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

Kansas City Royals

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision

Boston Red Sox

DateScore WinnerIp HitsRuns Earned RunsWalks StrikeoutsDecision
May 10, 2025 10-1 BOS 7 7 1 1 1 9 Win
Apr 7, 2024 5-3 KC 5 3 2 2 0 5 No Decision

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.64 29 4.29 15
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 4.09 23 4.04 12
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 4.95 4 3.77 2
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 5.23 4 3.76 2

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away PitcherHome Pitcher Away HitsHome Hits Away WalksHome Walks Away StrikeoutsHome Strikeouts
May 11, 2025 BOS 3 KC 1 -135 8.5 U Lucas Giolito (R) Seth Lugo (R) 8 4 1 1 8 7
May 10, 2025 BOS 10 KC 1 -115 7 O Garrett Crochet (L) Cole Ragans (L) 15 9 4 1 12 11
May 9, 2025 BOS 1 KC 2 -110 9 U Hunter Dobbins (R) Michael Lorenzen (R) 6 8 0 4 10 12
Aug 7, 2024 BOS 4 KC 8 -140 8.5 O Kutter Crawford (R) Cole Ragans (L) 6 7 2 5 9 8
Aug 6, 2024 BOS 6 KC 5 -122 8.5 O Brayan Bello (R) Seth Lugo (R) 7 8 5 3 7 11
Aug 5, 2024 BOS 9 KC 5 -135 10 O James Paxton (L) Brady Singer (R) 18 9 2 2 8 7
Jul 14, 2024 KC 4 BOS 5 -142 9.5 U Brady Singer (R) Brayan Bello (R) 9 14 2 2 7 8
Jul 13, 2024 KC 0 BOS 5 -135 9 U Seth Lugo (R) Kutter Crawford (R) 4 12 1 1 6 10
Jul 12, 2024 KC 6 BOS 1 -101 9 U Cole Ragans (L) Cooper Criswell (R) 9 5 2 2 2 10
Sep 3, 2023 BOS 7 KC 3 155 10 P Chris Sale (L) Taylor Clarke (R) 9 8 2 3 5 10

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Boston Red Sox

Boston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas City
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Kansas City
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Kansas City

Kansas City Royals

Kansas City is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games
Kansas City is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 7 games on the road
Kansas City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

Kansas City Royals

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 56-56 28-28 28-28 22-20 31-35 46-65-1 13-8 43-48
Last 10 7-3 4-2 3-1 4-1 3-2 6-4 2-0 5-3
vs Div 15-15 11-6 4-9 12-7 3-7 11-18-1 3-0 12-15
vs AL 33-37 16-19 17-18 13-14 18-22 26-43-1 6-7 27-30
vs NL 23-19 12-9 11-10 9-6 13-13 20-22 7-1 16-18

Boston Red Sox

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/Uvs LHP vs RHP
Overall 62-51 37-21 25-30 40-26 20-21 52-57-4 18-15 44-36
Last 10 8-2 5-1 3-1 3-1 5-0 4-5-1 4-0 4-2
vs Div 20-13 13-8 7-5 10-7 8-4 14-17-2 6-4 14-9
vs AL 41-36 24-16 17-20 25-21 14-11 35-39-3 12-11 29-25
vs NL 21-15 13-5 8-10 15-5 6-10 17-18-1 6-4 15-11

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Kansas City Royals

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Aug 3, 2025 TOR 7-4 W 125 8 Seth Lugo 4.2 Chris Bassitt A
Aug 2, 2025 TOR 2-4 L 120 8 Noah Cameron 6.1 Max Scherzer A
Aug 1, 2025 TOR 9-3 W 135 7.50 Michael Wacha 8 Kevin Gausman A
Jul 30, 2025 ATL 1-0 W -120 9.50 Angel Zerpa 1 Joey Wentz H
Jul 29, 2025 ATL 9-6 W -125 9.50 Seth Lugo 5.2 Erick Fedde H

Boston Red Sox

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineTotal StarterIp Opposing Starterlocation
Aug 3, 2025 HOU 6-1 W 110 8 Lucas Giolito 8 Framber Valdez H
Aug 2, 2025 HOU 7-3 W -135 9.50 Walker Buehler 4.1 Colton Gordon H
Aug 1, 2025 HOU 2-1 W 105 8 Cooper Criswell 7 Hunter Brown H
Jul 30, 2025 MIN 13-1 W 100 8 Brayan Bello 7 Zebby Matthews A
Jul 29, 2025 MIN 8-5 W -125 9 Lucas Giolito 6 Pierson Ohl A