Red Sox play the Royals after Yoshida's 4-hit game

Updated Aug. 6, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

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Boston Red Sox (60-51, third in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (63-51, third in the AL Central)

Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.13 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Royals: Seth Lugo (13-5, 2.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 127 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Royals -136, Red Sox +115; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Kansas City Royals after Masataka Yoshida's four-hit game on Monday.

Kansas City is 63-51 overall and 36-23 in home games. The Royals rank 10th in the AL with 122 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Boston has a 60-51 record overall and a 33-23 record in road games. The Red Sox are 32-10 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth meeting between these teams this season. The Red Sox hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bobby Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a .343 batting average, and has 31 doubles, 10 triples, 20 home runs, 34 walks and 80 RBI. Hunter Renfroe is 14-for-40 with two home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with a .307 batting average, and has 28 doubles, five triples, 25 home runs, 49 walks and 70 RBI. Jarren Duran is 15-for-47 with a home run and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Royals: 6-4, .273 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .328 batting average, 5.64 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Royals: John Schreiber: 15-Day IL (knee), Dan Altavilla: 60-Day IL (oblique), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (biceps), Kyle Wright: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Red Sox: Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Martin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Vaughn Grissom: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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