Series Preview: Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals with Probable Pitchers 5/9-5/11

Series Preview: Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox with Probable Pitchers 8/4-8/6

Boston Red Sox (20-19) at Kansas City Royals (23-16)

Game 1:

Date:
 Friday, May 9
Time: 7:40 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN/FDSNKC

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 7:10 PM
Broadcast: NESN/FDSNKC

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, May 11
Time: 2:10 PM
Broadcast: NESN/FDSNKC

Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster

Probable Starting Pitchers

Boston White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

Game 1: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.78 ERA) vs. Michael Lorenzen (3-3, 4.23 ERA)

Dobbins is 2-1 with a 3.78 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a 7.0 K/9. In his last start, he went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on seven hits. He walked two and struck out two. Lorenzen is 3-3 with a 4.23 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and a 7.7 K/9. In his last start, he went 4.2 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out five.

Game 2: Garrett Crochet (3-2, 2.02 ERA) vs. Cole Ragans (2-1, 3.79 ERA)

Crochet is 3-2 with a 2.02 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and a 10.3 K/9. In his last start, he went five innings, giving up one run on four hits. Ragans is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and a 14.4 K/9. In his last start, he went five shutout innings, giving up three hits. He walked two and struck out 11.

Game 3: Lucas Giolito (0-1, 8.38 ERA) vs. Seth Lugo (3-3, 2.84 ERA)

Giolito is 0-1 with an 8.38 ERA, a 1.86 WHIP, and an 8.4 K/9. In his last start, he went 3.2 innings, giving up six runs on ten hits. He walked one and struck out two. Lugo is 3-3 with a 2.84 ERA, a 1.11 WHIP, and a 6.6 K/9. In his last start, he went 6.2 innings, giving up two runs, one earned, on seven hits. He walked three and struck out three.

Get Your Inside The Diamonds Merchandise Here

Team Leaders:

Boston Red Sox

AVG: Alex Bregman – .318
HR: Alex Bregman – 9
RBI: Alex Bregman – 30
W: Walker Buehler – 4
ERA: Garrett Crochet – 2.02
K: Garrett Crochet – 56

Kansas City Royals

AVG: Maikel Garcia – .323
HR: Vinnie Pasquantino – 6
RBI: Vinnie Pasquantino – 22
W: Kris Bubic – 4
ERA: Kris Bubic – 1.71
K: Cole Ragans – 57

Next Up:

Boston: May 12-14 at Detroit Tigers
Kansas City: May 12-14 at Houston Astros

Leave a Reply

Game Recap: Red Sox Ace Struggles

The Boston Red Sox started their three-game series in Minnesota with a loss to the Twins 13-6 tonight, thanks in part to a seven-run inning in the second inning. Minnesota got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Luke Keaschall doubled, scoring one run, Ryan Jeffers singled, scoring one run, and Brooks Lee singled, scoring two runs. The […]

Read More
Philadelphia Phillies Roster Transactions | Inside The Diamonds

Philadelphia Phillies Roster Moves 04/13/2026

The Philadelphia Phillies will start a three-game series tonight against the Chicago Cubs. They’re coming off a series loss to the Diamondbacks over the weekend in which they were outscored 12-11. They’ve dropped five of their last seven games, averaging 2.6 runs per game while allowing 4.4 runs per game. Not the start the Phillies […]

Read More
St. Louis Cardinals Roster Transactions | Inside The Diamonds

St. Louis Cardinals Roster Moves 04/13/2026

The St. Louis Cardinals will start a three-game series against the Cleveland Guardians tonight. They’re coming off a series loss to the Boston Red Sox over the weekend. They’re 3-2 in their last five games, averaging four runs per game while allowing five runs per game. Ahead of tonight’s game, they designated left-handed pitcher Jared […]

Read More