Red Sox vs Royals Picks and Prediction – 5/9/2025

The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Kansas City Royals. Boston improved to 6-4 with Wednesday’s 6-4 victory over the Texas Rangers, snapping a three-game losing streak. Boston will conclude a three-game series with the Rangers on Thursday. The Red Sox are second in the American League East, 2 ½ 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 .327 with 9 home runs, 30 RBI, 48 hits, and an on-base percentage of .401 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 Friday, Boston will send Hunter Dobbins to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA, 13 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Kansas City Royals improved to 22-16 following Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Kansas City has won each of the first three games of its four-game series versus Chicago, which concludes on Thursday. The Royals have won five straight and eight of the last nine. Kansas City is third in the American League Central, two games behind first-place Detroit. 

Maikel Garcia is batting .307 to lead Kansas City. Vinnie Pasquantino is the leader in home runs with five and RBI with 21. Bobby Witt Jr is the leader in hits with 39 and on-base percentage at .378. Kansas City is batting .231 with a .338 slugging percentage. On Friday, Kansas City will send Michael Lorenzen to the mound. The right-hander is 3-3 with a 4.23 ERA, 33 Ks, and 14 BBs.

Despite both starting pitchers not performing well last time out, the advantage here goes to Kansas City, as the Royals have won each of the last five and Boston has lost five of the last seven. The Royals are 9-1 in the last 10 played at home. Boston starter Hunter Dobbins was hit hard last time out, allowing four runs on seven hits across 5.2 innings. Kansas City starter Michael Lorenzen was hit hard last time out, allowing five runs on seven hits across 4.2 innings. Final Score Prediction: Kansas City Royals win 5-3.