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J.D. Martinez will try to notch his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when his Boston Red Sox (53-53) take on the Kansas City Royals (41-64) on Thursday at 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox are favored (-138) over the Royals (+117). Nick Pivetta starts for Boston while Kansas City will counter with Kris Bubic.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Royals
- Game Day: Thursday, August 4, 2022
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -138 | 9 |
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox are 18th in MLB action with 103 home runs. They average one per game.
- The Red Sox rank sixth in the majors with a .252 batting average.
- The Red Sox’s .313 on-base percentage is 16th in baseball.
- The Red Sox strike out 8.4 times per game to rank 15th in the league.
- The Red Sox have hit 44 homers away from home this season (0.8 per game).
- The Red Sox are averaging 3.1 extra-base hits per game while slugging .379 away from home.
- Away from home this season the team averages 8.4 hits per game and is batting .242.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers leads Boston in total hits (115) this season while batting .322 with 54 extra-base hits.
- Among qualifying hitters, Devers is fourth in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 15th, and he is fourth in slugging.
- Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .847. He has a slash line of .312/.387/.460 this season.
- Among qualifying batters, Bogaerts ranks sixth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging percentage.
- Alex Verdugo has 102 hits this season and has a slash line of .264/.304/.368.
- Martinez is batting .284 with a .350 OBP and 40 RBI for Boston this season.
Royals Stats & Trends
Royals Batting
- The Royals rank 27th in Major League Baseball with just 85 home runs as a team.
- The Royals have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
- The Royals have an on-base percentage of .307 this season, which ranks 21st in the league.
- The Royals have shown patience at the plate this season with the eighth-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.9) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 36 homers, an average of 0.7 per game, in 52 home contests this season.
- In 52 home games this season, they’re slugging .385 with 138 hits going for extra bases.
- In home games this season, they’re batting .256 with 8.5 base hits per contest.
Royals Key Batters
- Bobby Witt Jr. has racked up 94 hits with a .455 slugging percentage, both team-best stats for the Royals.
- Including all qualified hitters, Witt Jr. is 75th in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 126th and he is 51st in slugging.
- Hunter Dozier leads his team with a .314 OBP.
- Dozier’s batting average ranks 84th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 106th, and he is 77th in slugging.
- Nicky Lopez is batting .248 with 11 doubles, two triples and 21 walks.
- Salvador Perez is hitting .211 with 14 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and nine walks.
Red Sox vs. Royals Probable Pitchers
| Pivetta | Bubic | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 16 |
| 8-8 | W-L | 2-6 |
| 4.47 | ERA | 5.45 |
| 118.2 | IP | 74.1 |
| 44 | BB | 39 |
| 114 | SO | 61 |
