Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals | May 9, 2025

FINAL May 9, 2025 • MLB Ballpark

Boston Red Sox

👑 Kansas City Royals

MLB PREVIEW • May 9, 2025 Featured Matchup

MLB Matchup: Boston Red Sox travels to play Kansas City Royals at MLB Ballpark.

Boston Red Sox

Visiting Side

Kansas City Royals

Home Side

Team Matchup Analysis Tale of the Tape

Circled Game Matchup Projection

35%

Boston Red Sox

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65%

Kansas City Royals

Projected Score BOS 2.2 - KAN 6.9

Data Confidence High

Data Used 5 of 6 categories

Boston Red Sox has a better road record than Kansas City Royals's home record.
Kansas City Royals boasts a more productive batting lineup.
Kansas City Royals has the lower team ERA and stronger pitching.

Boston Red Sox

STAT

Kansas City Royals

53.7% Win % 42.6%

87-75 Overall Record 69-93

41-40 Home Record 41-40

46-35 Away Record 28-53

0.00 Runs / G 4.26

.103 Team BA .247

.271 Team OPS .718

10.13 Team ERA 4.77

2.13 WHIP 1.41

29 AB (At Bats) 5438

0 R (Runs) 690

3 H (Hits) 1345

1 2B (Doubles) 293

0 3B (Triples) 19

0 HR (Home Runs) 170

0 RBI (Runs Batted In) 656

4 TB (Total Bases) 2186

1 BB (Walks) 512

11 SO (Strikeouts) 1272

0 SB (Stolen Bases) 130

.103 AVG .247

.133 OBP .316

.138 SLG .402

.271 OPS .718

-0.9 RC (Runs Created) 708.7

.033 BB/PA .084

0.09 BB/K 0.40

4.87 P/PA 3.81

1 XBH (Extra Base Hits) 482

30 PA (Plate Appearances) 6083

0.0 AB/HR 32.0

10.13 ERA 4.77

2.13 WHIP 1.41

8.0 IP (Innings) 1424.1

12 H (Hits Allowed) 1424

9 ER (Earned Runs) 755

2 HR (HR Allowed) 210

5 BB (Walks Allowed) 582

4 K (Strikeouts) 1173

4.5 K/9 (K Per 9) 7.4

0 W (Wins) 69

1 L (Losses) 93

0 SV (Saves) 38

1.000 FP (Fielding %) 0.987

0 E (Errors) 78

5 DP (Double Plays) 293

30 TC (Total Chances) 5817

24 PO (Putouts) 4273

6 A (Assists) 1466

3.8 RF (Range Factor) 36.3

Situational Context Environment

Venue Advantage Host Kansas City Royals plays on familiar turf at MLB Ballpark.

Conditions Conditions: Dome/Indoor

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Why Boston Red Sox Could Win

Boston Red Sox brings a Team ERA of 10.13 and Batting Average of .103 into the matchup.

Why Kansas City Royals Could Win

Kansas City Royals counters with a Team ERA of 4.77 and Batting Average of .247.

Deciding Factor

The deciding factor will be if Kansas City Royals's superior pitching can dominate the matchup.

Game Details

MLB Ballpark

Dome/Indoor

Attendance

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Closing Odds

Line: NL | O/U: TBD

Pitching & Leaders

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Boston Red Sox (9.5%) Kansas City Royals (90.5%)

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