Red Sox-Royals Pointers

The Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Kauffman Stadium. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Tim Wakefield in this game. Wakefield has a 6-8 record and a 3.77 ERA this season. The Royals will counter Wakefield with Luke Hochevar. Righthander Hochevar has a 5.42 ERA to go along with a 6-9 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 147-moneyline favorites versus the Royals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Jason Bay was 4-for-5 with two runs batted in, as the Red Sox cruised past the Royals 8-2 on Tuesday night. Boston cashed as -160 road favorites as the teams played over the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Jed Lowrie plated two runs for the Red Sox, while Josh Beckett gave up two runs over 6 2-3 innings to earn the victory for Boston. Alex Gordon went 2-for-3 at the dish for Kansas City, as Brian Bannister allowed three runs over four innings to take the loss for the Royals. Team records: Boston: 65-49 SU Kansas City: 53-61 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 3-7 Before playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After playing Kansas City are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Minnesota are 1-9 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Kansas City Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Kansas City Kansas City is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games Kansas City is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Boston Kansas City is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home Kansas City is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston Next up: Boston at Chi White Sox, Friday, August 8 Kansas City home to Minnesota, Friday, August 8