On Monday, August 5 at 8:10 PM ET, the Kansas City Royals (63-50) host the Boston Red Sox (59-51) at Kauffman Stadium. Brady Singer will get the ball for the Royals, while James Paxton will take the mound for the Red Sox.

Ahead of Kansas City matching up against Boston, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.

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Where to Watch Royals vs. Red Sox

  • Date: Monday, August 5, 2024
  • Time: 8:10 PM ET
  • TV Channel: BSKC
  • Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri
  • Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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Pitching Matchup

Royals: Brady Singer

  • The Royals will send Singer (8-6) to make his 23rd start of the season. He is 8-6 with a 2.88 ERA and 115 strikeouts through 125 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty's most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox, when he tossed seven innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.88, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents have a .232 batting average against him.
  • Singer is seeking his fourth straight quality start.
  • Singer is seeking his fourth straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.7 innings per appearance on the mound.
  • In three of his 22 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.

Red Sox: James Paxton

  • Paxton makes the start for the Red Sox, his 20th of the season. He is 8-3 with a 4.52 ERA and 69 strikeouts over 93 2/3 innings pitched.
  • The lefty's most recent appearance came on Tuesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he went 4 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • The 35-year-old has an ERA of 4.52, with 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .249 against him.
  • Paxton has collected six quality starts this season.
  • Paxton has put together 12 starts this campaign where he pitched five or more innings.
  • In four of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Royals Red Sox
4.7 Runs Scored (PG) 4.9
3.9 Runs Allowed (PG) 4.6
.253 Batting AVG .262
.241 Batting AVG Against .245
121 Home Runs 140
103 Home Runs Allowed 129

Royals Offensive Leaders

  • Bobby Witt Jr.'s batting average this season is .344, and he has a .390 on-base percentage and a .590 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 15.5%, and his walk rate is 6.8%. He has 20 homers and 79 RBI, plus 94 runs scored and 25 stolen bases on 35 attempts.
  • So far this year, Vinnie Pasquantino is hitting .266, with a .322 on-base percentage and a .447 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 12.5%, and his walk rate is 7.7%. He has 15 home runs and 79 RBI, plus 50 runs scored.
  • Salvador Perez's current batting average is .279, and he has 20 home runs and 75 RBI, plus 46 runs scored. He has a .336 on-base percentage, and a .472 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 19.4%, and his walk rate is 6.7%.
  • Also for the Royals, Maikel Garcia's batting average is .236, with a .628 OPS (.285 on-base, .343 slugging). He has six homers and 45 RBI, plus 69 runs scored and 27 stolen bases on 28 attempts. His strikeout rate is 15.2%, and his walk rate is 6.5%.

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Red Sox Offensive Leaders

  • Jarren Duran is batting .296/.355/.515 this season with a walk rate of 7.8% and a strikeout rate of 21.8%. In addition, he's swatted 14 homers while knocking in 55 runs and scoring 78 times. Plus, he's stolen 26 bases on 30 attempts.
  • In 429 plate appearances, Rafael Devers is hitting .305/.382/.607 this season with a walk rate of 11.2% and a K rate of 23.3%. Additionally, he's slammed 25 home runs while driving in 70 runs and scoring 73 times.
  • This season, Tyler O'Neill has posted a batting average of .268 with an OPS of .900 (.357 OBP; .544 SLG), while clubbing 22 dingers with 59 runs and 45 RBI. He's drawing free passes at an 11.1% clip and fanning 31.9% of the time.
  • At the plate, Ceddanne Rafaela has posted a .257 batting average along with a .286 OBP and .419 SLG in 411 PAs. He's also swatted 13 homers with 57 RBI and 55 runs scored, including 16 stolen bases, while putting up a 25.5% strikeout rate and 2.9% walk rate.

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