Kansas City at Boston

This is the fifth game of a brutal 10-game trek for a bad Kansas City squad on a 1-10 slide, losing 7-5 last night. The Royals have committed multiple errors five times since the All-Star break. They are #24 in runs scored and on-base percentage, #26 in slugging, and 15-46 on the road versus a right-handed starter. Kansas City is 2-6 in the last eight starts made by Jakob Junis (5.03 ERA), who has an ERA of 9.64 against Boston this season in an 8-0 defeat. Despite a rough nine days, defending champion Boston is still loaded with talent. The Red Sox offense is tops in runs scored, second in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. The Red Sox are 63-21 against teams with a winning percentage below .400. Look for the home team to win a one-sided game. Play Boston on the runline.