T.M. Selection: Boston Red Sox.

I like the Boston Red Sox to win this game against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. The Red Sox haven't looked really good this year as they have slipped below .500 now and are the last place team in their division. They have looked a lot better in their games lately though and I think they are going to bounce back here after that loss yesterday. They have won a majority of their games in their previous 8 games, and I expect a good effort from them here to try and split this series with the Royals. Runs haven't been a problem for them lately since they are putting up runs in their games but I expect their pitching to be a lot better in this game and shut down the Royals here, who really don't have a good offense this year. Kutter Crawford (3-3, 3.86 ERA) is up for the Red Sox here and he hasn't looked very good in a lot of starts this year, but he has been improving in his most recent starts and is starting to look a lot better in those. He has only given up 1 run in both of his 2 most recent starts, and I can see him shutting down this Royals lineup now that he is getting in a groove. He pitched against 2 better lineups in his 2 most recent starts too, and I expect him to continue pitching well in this game. Brad Keller (5-12, 4.61 ERA) is up for the Royals here and he has looked terrible in his starts this year, especially in his previous starts as of late. He just gave up 8 runs in his most recent start but giving up a ton of runs in games has been a common theme for him this year. He has given up 3+ runs in 3 starts in a row now and this Red Sox lineup has still been putting up runs lately. I expect Keller to have another bad start here and I see the Red Sox splitting this series. I like the Red Sox to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Red Sox.