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    Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox will play Zack Greinke and the Kansas City Royals on Friday at 8:10 PM.

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    Game Info, Bogaerts Props for Red Sox vs Royals

    • Game Day: Friday, August 5, 2022
    • Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
    • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
    • Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
    Hits Home Runs RBI
    Over/Under 1.5 0.5 0.5
    Over Odds +185 +360 +125

    Bogaerts in 2022

    • Bogaerts is hitting .309 with 28 doubles, nine home runs and 41 walks.
    • Bogaerts’ home runs rank 136th in MLB and he ranks 74th in RBI in MLB.
    • In 70.6% of his games this season (72 of 102), Bogaerts has recorded a hit, and in 31 of those games (30.4%) he’s recorded at least two hits.
    • In nine of 102 games this season, Bogaerts has homered (8.8%). He’s gone deep in 2.1% of his trips to the dish in 2022.

    Last Five Games

    Opponent Date H/AB R HR RBI K BB SB
    Royals August 4 0-for-4 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Astros August 3 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 0 0
    Astros August 1 0-for-4 0 0 0 2 0 0
    Brewers July 31 2-for-5 1 0 2 2 0 0
    Brewers July 30 1-for-3 0 0 1 0 2 0

    Royals Pitching in 2022

    • Greinke (3-6) gets the starting nod for the Royals in his 18th start of the season. He’s put together a 4.41 ERA in 87 2/3 innings pitched, with 50 strikeouts.
    • In 17 games this season, the 38-year-old has a 4.41 ERA and 5.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .276 to opposing hitters.
    • The 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Royals pitching staff ranks 27th in the league.
    • Royals pitchers combine to rank 14th in baseball in home runs surrendered (113 total, 1.1 per game).
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