Red Sox vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 5/10/2025

The Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Kansas City Royals. Boston improved to 20-19 with Wednesday’s 5-0 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Red Sox won two of three over Texas in the series. The Red Sox are second in the American League East, two games behind the first-place New York Yankees. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB predictions.

Alex Bregman is batting .318 with 9 home runs, 30 RBI, 48 hits, and an on-base percentage of .392 to lead Boston in the five categories. Wilyer Abreu is tied for the lead in home runs with 9 and second in RBI with 25. Boston is batting .255 with a .422 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Boston will send Garrett Crochet to the mound. The left-hander is 3-2 with a 2.02 ERA, 56 Ks, and 20 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals improved to 23-16 following Thursday’s 10-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City swept its four-game series versus Chicago. The Royals have won six straight and nine of the last 10. Kansas City is tied for second in the American League Central with Cleveland, 2 ½ games behind first-place Detroit. 

Maikel Garcia is batting .326 to lead Kansas City and has a team-high .392 on-base percentage. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with six. Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in RBI with 23 and hits with 39. Kansas City is batting .245 with a .369 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Kansas City will send Cole Ragans to the mound. The left-hander is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA, 57 Ks, and 11 BBs.

Boston will pick up a victory on the road Saturday when visiting the Kansas City Royals, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in five of Boston's last seven and 10 of Kansas City's last 14. Boston starter Garrett Crochet has had two consecutive strong outings, allowing three runs on eight hits across 12 innings. Kansas City starter Cole Ragans has had just one strong outing in the last three appearances, which was his most recent when not allowing any runs in three innings last Monday. Final Score Prediction: Boston Red Sox win, but our best play is UNDER 4-2.