At Fenway Park on Friday, the Boston Red Sox (50-41) begin a three-game series versus the Kansas City Royals (51-43), at 7:10 PM ET.
The Royals are a favorite (-119) at the Red Sox (+100). The starting pitchers are Cole Ragans (5-6) for the Kansas City Royals, and Josh Winckowski (2-1) for the Boston Red Sox.
The Royals won their last contest versus the Cardinals by an 8-5 score Friday, with Michael Wacha picking up the win pitching throwing five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out three. Kyle Isbel went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively.