Kansas City at Boston

This is the fourth game of a brutal 10-game trek for a bad Kansas City squad that is on a 1-9 slide. The Royals are #24 in runs scored and on-base percentage, #26 in slugging, and 15-45 on the road versus a right-handed starter. Kansas City starter Mike Montgomery (6.34 ERA) is just what the struggling Red Sox need with batters hitting .340 off of him. Defending champion Boston is off a disastrous week where nothing went right, but there is loads of talent on this team. The Red Sox offense is tops in runs scored, second in on-base percentage, and fourth in slugging. Rick Porcello has been better at home this season and has yet to face the punchless Royals. The Red Sox are 63-21 against teams with a winning percentage below .400, plus 47-23 when Porcello faces a losing team. Look for the humiliated home team to win a one-sided game. Play Boston on the runline.