How to Watch Royals vs. Red Sox: TV Channel & Live Stream - August 5

Updated Aug. 5, 2024 3:22 p.m. ET

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Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will see James Paxton at the rubber for the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a three-game series, Monday at 8:10 PM ET.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the Royals vs. Red Sox matchup.

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Royals vs. Red Sox Game Information & How to Watch

When: Monday, August 5, 2024 at 8:10 PM ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
TV: Watch on BSKC
Box Score: Fox Sports

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Royals vs. Red Sox Prediction

Score Prediction: Royals 5, Red Sox 4
Total Prediction: Under 10 runs
Win Probabilities: Royals 55%, Red Sox 45%

Royals vs. Red Sox Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
7/14/2024	Red Sox	-1.5	9.5	-145	+122	5-4 BOS
7/13/2024	Red Sox	-1.5	9	-136	+115	5-0 BOS
7/12/2024	Royals	-1.5	9	-113	-107	6-1 KC
9/3/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-191	+161	7-3 BOS
9/2/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-177	+150	9-5 BOS
9/1/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-202	+169	13-2 KC
8/10/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10.5	-232	+191	2-0 BOS
8/9/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	11	-228	+187	4-3 BOS
8/8/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-183	+155	9-3 KC
8/7/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	9.5	-201	+169	6-2 BOS

Royals Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	5.9
HR	16
ERA	3.55
K/9	6.4

Royals Player Insights

Witt has a team-best batting average of .344, and leads the Royals in home runs (20) and runs batted in (79).
Of all batters in baseball, Witt's home run total ranks him 23rd, and his RBI tally puts him sixth.
Vinnie Pasquantino's 79 runs batted in lead his team.
Pasquantino is 71st in home runs and sixth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Pasquantino carries an eight-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last 10 games he is hitting .326 with a double, four home runs, a walk and 13 RBI.
Salvador Perez has hit a team-best 20 home runs.
Maikel Garcia has 19 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 31 walks while batting .236.

Royals Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
July 31	@ White Sox	W 10-3	Brady Singer vs Drew Thorpe
August 1	@ Tigers	W 7-1	Seth Lugo vs Keider Montero
August 2	@ Tigers	W 9-2	Cole Ragans vs Tarik Skubal
August 3	@ Tigers	L 6-5	Michael Lorenzen vs Tyler Holton
August 4	@ Tigers	W 3-2	Michael Wacha vs Alex Faedo
August 5	Red Sox	-	Brady Singer vs James Paxton
August 6	Red Sox	-	Seth Lugo vs Brayan Bello
August 7	Red Sox	-	Cole Ragans vs Kutter Crawford
August 9	Cardinals	-	Michael Lorenzen vs Miles Mikolas
August 10	Cardinals	-	Michael Wacha vs Andre Pallante
August 12	@ Twins	-	TBA vs TBA

Learn more about this Royals vs. Red Sox matchup on Fox Sports.

Red Sox Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	7.1
HR	20
ERA	6.60
K/9	8.3

Red Sox Player Insights

Jarren Duran is batting .296 with 34 doubles, 13 triples, 14 home runs and 40 walks, while getting on base at a rate of .355.
Duran's home run total places him 78th in MLB, and he is 50th in RBI.
Duran carries a six-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .362 with four doubles, two triples, two home runs, three walks and seven RBI.
Rafael Devers proven to be a run producer as he leads his team with 25 home runs and 70 runs batted in, with a team-best .305 batting average.
Devers is 10th in homers and 19th in RBI among all MLB hitters this season.
Tyler O'Neill is hitting .268 with 16 doubles, 22 home runs and 38 walks.
Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .257 with 16 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 12 walks.

Red Sox Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
July 30	Mariners	L 10-6	James Paxton vs Luis Castillo
July 31	Mariners	W 3-2	Brayan Bello vs George Kirby
August 2	@ Rangers	W 11-6	Kutter Crawford vs José Ureña
August 3	@ Rangers	L 7-4	Tanner Houck vs Cody Bradford
August 4	@ Rangers	W 7-2	Nick Pivetta vs Nathan Eovaldi
August 5	@ Royals	-	James Paxton vs Brady Singer
August 6	@ Royals	-	Brayan Bello vs Seth Lugo
August 7	@ Royals	-	Kutter Crawford vs Cole Ragans
August 9	Astros	-	Tanner Houck vs Ronel Blanco
August 10	Astros	-	Nick Pivetta vs Spencer Arrighetti
August 11	Astros	-	James Paxton vs Hunter Brown