The'Boston Red Sox (60-51) and Kansas City Royals (63-51) play the 2nd game of a 3-game series Tuesday. First pitch from Kauffman Stadium is set for 8:08 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's'lines around the'Red Sox vs. Royals odds'and make our expert'MLB picks and predictions'for the best bets.
Season series: Red Sox lead 3-1
The Red Sox won the opener 9-5 Monday. They took Royals RHP Brady Singer to task, pounding out 4 earned runs on 10 hits, with multi-RBI performances from LF Jarren Duran, C Connor Wong, and 1B Romy Gonzalez. DH Masataka Yoshida went 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored, and Boston accumulated 18 hits against the Kansas City pitching staff. The Red Sox are 33-23 on the road and 52-59 against the spread (ATS).
The Royals offense could not do much against Red Sox LHP James Paxton (6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K). Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino did hit his 16th home run of the season for Kansas City, which is 36-23 at home and 63-51 ATS.