The Kansas City Royals come into today’s matchup against the Red Sox with an MLB best seven game winning streak. Five of those wins the opposition has scored one run or less, including the Red Sox in yesterday’s opener with one run. Saturday’s starter Cole Ragans has not pitched beyond five innings in each of his last three starts. The Red Sox also got to him last season with two home runs. Back the Red Sox to end the Royals win streak.

Both teams have been hitting lefties rather well this season. Boston is hitting .252 as a team on the season against them while the Royals are hitting .242. Garrett Crochet has been excellent on the road, 1.65 ERA, and faces a Kansas City lineup hitting .301 over their last seven days, but this is a low total, and it keeps dropping. Cole Ragans has only allowed more than three runs, once at home in his last four starts and has a favorable matchup against a Red Sox team hitting .232 over their last seven days.