Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction 05/09/2025 | MLB

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The Boston Red Sox will begin a six-game series this Friday against AL Central division rivals when they visit the Kansas City Royals, who have shown solid performance recently.

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals: Red Sox Moneyline

The Red Sox have been very inconsistent this season, with an offense that has potential but doesn’t produce regularly, and pitchers who often struggle. However, they’ll have rookie Hunter Dobbins on the mound here, who has done a good job in his first three starts, winning two and losing one. For their part, the Royals have a much better record, but mainly thanks to their great pitching, given that they’ve struggled a lot to score runs on offense, averaging 3.39 runs per game. The Royals will have Michael Lorenzen on the mound, who has been one of their weaker starters, so we expect the Red Sox to take advantage of that and take the win, with Dobbins having the opportunity to continue his good pace against the deficient home offense.

Injuries for Boston Red Sox:

M. Yoshida Out.

T. casas Out.

W. Buehler Out.

Injuries for Kansas City Royals:

A. Marsh Out.

J. McArthur Out.

S. Long Out.

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals: Under 9

The Royals’ offense is the fourth worst in the league, so even an inconsistent Red Sox bullpen will be able to stop them in this game. However, the Royals’ bullpen is one of the best in the league, and even if Lorenzen doesn’t have a great outing, they could help him out. Therefore, it’s best to expect a low-scoring game.

Boston Red Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction

The Royals have had a splendid performance at home this season, so this won’t be an easy game for the Red Sox. However, considering they have a much better offense, we expect them to take this first game of the series.

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