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Red Sox vs. Royals Odds & Betting Predictions - May 20, 2026

Red Sox at Royals

11:40 pm • NESN

Boston Red Sox

20-27
@

Kansas City Royals

20-28
Starting Pitchers
pitcherteameraw-l
Michael Wacha logoM.WachaKansas City Royals logo2.834-2
Connelly Early logoC.EarlyBoston Red Sox logo3.213-2

Red Sox at Royals Odds

Spread, Total, Moneyline

MatchupOpenSpreadTotalMoneyline
Red Sox
20-27
+1.5
-1.5+170
o8-105
+100
Royals
20-28
u8.5
+1.5-197
u8-112
-120
location pinWednesday 11:40 p.m.
May 20, 2026
Kauffman StadiumKansas City
thermometer image65°Fahrenheit
rain image0%Rain
wind image9Wind

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Red Sox vs. Royals Public Betting Percentages

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Red Sox

Public

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Royals

50%

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Betting Trends

  • Royals are 1-4 in their last 5 games.
  • Royals are 1-4 in their last 5 games against the spread
  • Royals are 8-16 in their road games against the spread
  • The totals have gone OVER in 2 of Royals' last 5 games
  • The totals have gone OVER in 13 of Royals' 24 last games at home

Matchup History

Against the Spread (ATS) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals		19-2911-138-1610-178-12
Red Sox		18-297-1511-1411-196-10

Over/Under History

overallhome o/uaway o/ufavorite o/uunderdog o/u
Royals		21-2713-118-1616-115-15
Red Sox		20-26-15-16-115-1012-17-18-8

Straight-Up (ML) History

overallhomeawayfavoriteunderdog
Royals		20-2813-117-1712-157-13
Red Sox		20-278-1412-1314-165-11

Last 5 Matchups

dateopponentscorespreadover/undermoneyline
May 19thBOSL 1-7+1.5 LO 7.5BOS +115
May 18thBOSL 1-3+1.5 LU 9BOS -104
May 17th@STLW 2-0-1.5 WU 9.5KC +101
May 16th@STLL 2-4-1.5 LU 9STL -110
May 16th@STLL 4-5-1.5 LO 8.5STL -113

Red Sox vs. Royals Injury Updates

Red Sox Injuries

  • Tanner Houck
    SP

    Houck is out with arm

    Out

  • Triston Casas
    1B

    Casas is out with knee

    Out

  • Patrick Sandoval
    SP

    Sandoval is out with elbow

    Out

  • Kutter Crawford
    SP

    Crawford is out with wrist

    Out

  • Romy Gonzalez
    1B

    Gonzalez is out with shoulder

    Out

Royals Injuries

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    Red Sox vs. Royals Starting Lineups
    Red Sox Starting Lineup
    Projected
    PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
    Connelly Early logoLC.Early, P3-23.211.1968.50
    HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
    Jarren Duran logo1J.Duran, LF.181.247.3014
    Mickey Gasper logo2M.Gasper, C.333.355.4000
    Wilyer Abreu logo3W.Abreu, RF.291.362.4466
    Willson Contreras logo4W.Contreras, 1B.253.360.48110
    Masataka Yoshida logo5M.Yoshida, DH.259.365.3330
    Ceddanne Rafaela logo6C.Rafaela, CF.284.354.4324
    Marcelo Mayer logo7M.Mayer, 2B.219.284.3132
    Andruw Monasterio logo8A.Monasterio, SS.256.301.3971
    Nick Sogard logo9N.Sogard, 3B.286.375.4290
    Royals Starting Lineup
    Projected
    PITCHERW-LERAWHIPK/9
    Michael Wacha logoRM.Wacha, P4-22.830.9947.38
    HITTERSAVGOBPSLGHR
    Maikel Garcia logo1M.Garcia, 3B.262.328.3933
    Bobby Witt logo2B.Witt, SS.302.374.4877
    Salvador Perez logo3S.Perez, DH.201.244.3467
    Lane Thomas logo4L.Thomas, CF.198.350.2471
    Starling Marte logo5S.Marte, RF.295.347.3640
    Vinnie Pasquantino logo6V.Pasquantino, 1B.198.279.3315
    Nick Loftin logo7N.Loftin, 2B.250.377.3750
    Isaac Collins logo8I.Collins, LF.221.338.3283
    Elias Diaz logo9E.Diaz, C.211.250.4741

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    Red Sox at Royals Team Totals

    MatchupOverUnder
    Red Sox
    20-27
    N/A
    N/A
    Royals
    20-28
    N/A
    N/A