Kansas City Royals Run Line at -141
Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals · MLB Baseball
The Matchup
This was a MLB Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals. Played at Kauffman Stadium. Starting pitchers: Sonny Gray for BOS, Seth Lugo for KC. Market: Run Line. Pick was logged at the time the lines were posted; every model probability and signal value frozen on this page reflects that moment, not retrospective data.
Why We Took This Side
- FIP edge (home starter quality): +3.93
- Rolling wOBA (offense form): +0.31
- Outs Above Average (defense): -0.34
Each driver above is a numerical signal feed-in to the model at pick time. Strongly positive values support the side we took; near-zero values mean that input had no opinion. Read more in the methodology.
Looking Back
The Kansas City Royals pick lost. The model's signals pointed this way at the time, but baseball — and probability — both reserve the right to disagree on any given night. The pitching matchup at the time showed a FIP edge of +0.21 (lower is better) in favor of the home starter.