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The
fans at Kauffman Stadium will be treated to a game between the Boston
Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals when they take their seats on
Saturday.
Righthander
Tim Wakefield will take the mound for the Red Sox to start this game.
Wakefield is 6-5 this season with a 4.92 ERA.
Wakefield's
opponent in this one will be Felipe Paulino. The Royals righthander
has a 3.97 ERA to go along with a 1-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus
the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
Last
time out for Boston, they were a 7-1 winner as they battled the
Royals on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at -121
were rewarded, while the 8 combined runs moved the game UNDER for
totals bettors.
Current
streak:
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Kansas City has lost 2
straight games.
Team
records:
Boston: 76-48 SU
Kansas City: 51-75 SU
Boston
most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing
Kansas City are 6-4
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a
win are 5-5
Kansas City most recently:
When playing on
Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing
Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 3-7
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's
last 5 games
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when
playing on the road against Kansas City
Boston is 4-1 SU in its
last 5 games when playing Kansas City
Boston is 15-6 SU in its
last 21 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Kansas
City's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of
Kansas City's last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of
Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Boston
Kansas City is 1-4
SU in its last 5 games at home
Next
up:
Kansas City home to Boston, Sunday, August 21
