At Fenway Park on Monday, the Boston Red Sox (62-51) open a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals (56-56), at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Royals are an underdog (+135 on the moneyline) when they take on the Red Sox (-160). The Boston Red Sox will hand the ball to Brayan Bello (7-5, 3.19 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Royals will turn to Bailey Falter (7-5, 3.73 ERA).
The Red Sox won their last game against the Astros yesterday by a 6-1 score. Ceddanne Rafaela went 3 for 3 with an RBI to lead them offensively. Lucas Giolito picked up the win on the strength of eight innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out four.
The Royals picked up a 7-4 victory over the Blue Jays yesterday. Kyle Isbel (2 for 4 with a double and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Hunter Harvey got the win on the mound after going one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.
Before the Red Sox vs. Royals matchup, here is what you need to prepare for Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Red Sox (-160, bet $160 to win $100)Underdog: Royals (+135, bet $100 to win $135)Over/under: 9Red Sox vs. Royals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, August 4, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Boston, MassachusettsStadium: Fenway ParkTV channel: NESN and FDSKCLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Red Sox stats and trendsRed Sox betting recordsThis season, the Red Sox have won 40 out of the 67 games, or 59.7%, in which they’ve been favored.Boston has entered 19 games this season favored by -160 or more and is 11-8 in those contests.The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.5% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 52 of 112 chances this season.The Red Sox are 60-52-0 against the spread in their 112 chances this season.Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)Bello makes the start for the Red Sox, his 19th of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.19 ERA and 83 strikeouts through 110 2/3 innings pitched.In his most recent time out on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed seven innings against the Minnesota Twins, allowing one earned run while surrendering five hits.The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.19, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents have a .244 batting average against him.Bello has 11 quality starts under his belt this year.Bello will look to last five or more innings for his 12th straight start. He’s averaging 5.8 frames per outing.In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.The opposing Royals offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 913 total hits and 29th in MLB play with 411 runs scored. It has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.384) and ranks 28th in home runs (97) in all of MLB.Red Sox batting statsThe Red Sox’s 140 home runs rank ninth in Major League Baseball.Hitters for Boston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .432 team slugging percentage.The Red Sox rank seventh in MLB with a .253 team batting average.Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking fourth with 560 total runs this season.The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .323 this season, which ranks eighth in the league.Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.0 whiffs per contest.Royals stats and trendsRoyals betting recordsThe Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 68 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (47.1%) in those games.This year, Kansas City has won seven of 14 games when listed as at least +135 or worse on the moneyline.The Royals have an implied victory probability of 42.6% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.Contests with Kansas City has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 46 of 112 chances this season.The Royals have an against the spread record of 59-53-0 in 112 games with a line this season.Bailey Falter (Royals probable starter)The Royals will send Falter (7-5) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 7-5 with a 3.73 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 113 1/3 innings pitched.His most recent appearance was for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday when the lefty tossed five innings against the San Francisco Giants, surrendering one earned run while giving up two hits.The 28-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.73, with 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opponents are hitting .232 against him.Falter enters this outing with seven quality starts under his belt this year.Falter will try to build upon a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance).In five of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.The opposing Red Sox offense has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and ranks ninth in home runs hit (140) in all of MLB. They have a collective .253 batting average, and are second in the league with 983 total hits and fourth in MLB action scoring 560 runs.The 28-year-old ranks 32nd in ERA (3.73), 27th in WHIP (1.182), and 58th in K/9 (5.6) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Royals batting statsThe Royals are third-worst in MLB play with 97 home runs.So far this season, Kansas City ranks 24th in the majors with a .384 slugging percentage.The Royals rank 18th in MLB with a .243 batting average.Kansas City is the second-lowest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.7 runs per game (411 total).The Royals are 27th in MLB with a .300 on-base percentage.