Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 5/10/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+162) Kansas City (-196)

The Kansas City Royals (22-16) welcome the Boston Red Sox (19-19) at Kauffman Stadium on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Red Sox at +162 while the Royals are sitting at -196. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Garrett Crochet and Cole Ragans.

The Red Sox have hit 74 two-baggers as a team and have hit 45 baseballs out of the park. Boston has a slugging percentage of .422 and have struck out 341 times, while drawing a walk on 135 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are putting up 4.9 runs per outing, which ranks them 7th in MLB. They have 177 runs batted in and 335 hits on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .255. They have racked up 186 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .329.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.01 this year (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 319 batters. Red Sox pitchers have yielded 36 long balls and also 172 total runs (21st in the league). They have walked 114 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.76 as a unit on the year. Boston has allowed 327 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 151 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Red Sox relievers have compiled a save rate of 52.9% and stepped onto the hill in 29 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 runners for the year with 44.4% of those players crossed the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 27 times in addition to having 34 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 113 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 11 holds for the year (28th in the league). They have compiled 9 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of 17 save opportunities.

The Baltimore Orioles have a total of 1,016 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 347 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .978 which ranks 30th in the majors, and they have turned 32 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,048 innings on the field, which ranks them 26th in pro baseball.

Crochet has taken the ball for 268 frames and is sitting with 350 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.06 (91 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.138. He has conceded 212 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 93 walks. Crochet (12-21 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.01 while he has gone up against 1,107 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Kansas City has a total of 27 home runs for the year to go along with 129 RBIs. They have tallied 64 two-baggers, while walking 102 times and scoring 129 runs. The Kansas City Royals have accounted for a team OBP of .301 and a team batting average of .239 this year. The Royals hold a slugging % of .362 and they are recording 3.39 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have struck out on 260 instances (29th in MLB) and have accounted for 300 base knocks.

The Kansas City pitching staff have yielded 123 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 2.99 (112 earned runs yielded). They have given up 33 dingers and they allow 3.28 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.187 in addition to having a FIP of 3.65 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (304 strikeouts against 114 walks). They are sitting at 9th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 286.

Sitting with 41 save situations, the Royals have accumulated 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Kansas City has called on relievers to enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations in addition to 28 occasions with runners on base. Kansas City bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of 39 inherited runners. They are ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 76.5%, and they have sent 115 relievers to the mound this season.

In 3,036 innings on the field, the Royals hold a defensive efficiency of 71.8% (7th in baseball). The Kansas City Royals have turned 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in baseball). The Royals have 348 assists, 14 errors and have accounted for 1,012 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his MLB career, Ragans has surrendered 289 hits while he has tallied 420 strikeouts in 357 innings. He has given up a total of 139 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.187 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.11 and he has gone up against 1,476 batters so far in his MLB career. Ragans (20-18 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.50 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kansas City (-196)

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