Royals vs. Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 6

By Lineups Staff | Aug 06, 2024, 5:12pm | Updated: 3 weeks ago

A pair of the league’s top hitters go head-to-head when the Kansas City Royals (63-51) and Boston Red Sox (60-51) meet at 8:10 PM ET on Tuesday, at Kauffman Stadium. Bobby Witt Jr. has a .343 batting average (first in league) for the Royals, while Rafael Devers ranks seventh at .307.

The probable starters are Seth Lugo (13-5) for the Royals and Brayan Bello (10-5) for the Red Sox.

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Royals vs. Red Sox Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Time: 8:10 PM ET
TV: BSKC
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Venue: Kauffman Stadium
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Lugo – KC (13-5, 2.57 ERA) vs Bello – BOS (10-5, 5.13 ERA)

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Royals Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Seth Lugo

The Royals will hand the ball to Lugo (13-5) for his 24th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed eight innings while giving up one earned run on four hits in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
The 34-year-old has an ERA of 2.57, a 3.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.018 in 23 games this season.
In 23 starts this season, he’s earned 17 quality starts.
Lugo has 23 starts in a row of five innings or more.
He has finished five appearances without allowing an earned run in 23 chances this season.
Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 2.57 ERA ranks first, 1.018 WHIP ranks 11th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 50th.

Seth Lugo vs. Red Sox

The Red Sox rank fifth in MLB with 553 runs scored this season. They have a .264 batting average this campaign with 141 home runs (sixth in the league).
The right-hander has faced the Red Sox one time this season, allowing them to go 10-for-24 with three doubles, a home run and five RBI in five innings.

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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Brayan Bello

The Red Sox will send Bello (10-5) out for his 21st start of the season. He is 10-5 with a 5.13 ERA and 103 strikeouts through 107 2/3 innings pitched.
The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners, when he tossed 6 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 5.13, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings in 20 games this season. Opponents are batting .275 against him.
Bello heads into this matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this year.
Bello will look to build on a seven-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 frames per appearance).
In one of his 20 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.

Brayan Bello vs. Royals

The opposing Royals offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is eighth in the league with 964 total hits and ninth in MLB action with 541 runs scored. They have the 10th-ranked slugging percentage (.413) and are 18th in all of MLB with 122 home runs.
Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Bello has pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits while striking out three.

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