The Kansas City Royals (51-43) will visit the Boston Red Sox (51-41), Saturday at 4:10 PM ET, in the first of a two-game series.
The Royals are road underdogs (+110) versus the Red Sox (-131). The Red Sox will give the ball to Kutter Crawford (5-7) against the Royals and Seth Lugo (11-3).
The Red Sox defeated the Athletics by a 7-0 score in their most recent game Thursday. Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead them offensively while Tanner Houck earned the win after throwing six innings without giving up an earned run on two hits, while striking out six.