How to Watch Red Sox vs. Royals: TV Channel & Live Stream - May 9

Updated May. 9, 2025 3:23 p.m. ET

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Alexander Bregman and the Boston Red Sox will take on Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on Friday at 7:40 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.

Here's everything you need to know to watch the Red Sox vs. Royals matchup.

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Red Sox vs. Royals Game Information & How to Watch

When: Friday, May 9, 2025 at 7:40 p.m. ET
Where: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
TV: Watch on FDSKC, NESN
Box Score: Fox Sports

Red Sox vs. Royals Prediction

Score Prediction: Royals 5, Red Sox 4
Total Prediction: Under 9 runs
Win Probabilities: Red Sox 55%, Royals 45%

Red Sox vs. Royals Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
8/7/2024	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-143	+121	8-4 KC
8/6/2024	Royals	-1.5	8.5	-128	+108	6-5 BOS
8/5/2024	Royals	-1.5	10	-132	+112	9-5 BOS
7/14/2024	Red Sox	-1.5	9.5	-145	+122	5-4 BOS
7/13/2024	Red Sox	-1.5	9	-136	+115	5-0 BOS
7/12/2024	Royals	-1.5	9	-113	-107	6-1 KC
9/3/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-191	+161	7-3 BOS
9/2/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-177	+150	9-5 BOS
9/1/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10	-202	+169	13-2 KC
8/10/2023	Red Sox	-1.5	10.5	-232	+191	2-0 BOS

Red Sox Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	5.6
HR	16
ERA	3.43
K/9	7.2

Red Sox Player Insights

Bregman's nine homers and 30 RBI both lead the Red Sox, on top of his team-high .318 average.
Among all MLB hitters, Bregman is 11th in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage, and sixth in slugging.
Wilyer Abreu's nine home runs pace his team.
Abreu ranks 10th in home runs and 16th in RBI in the bigs.
Rafael Devers is hitting .255 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 29 walks.
Jarren Duran is batting .259 with nine doubles, four triples, two home runs and 10 walks.

Red Sox Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
May 3	Twins	L 4-3	Hunter Dobbins vs Bailey Ober
May 4	Twins	L 5-4	Garrett Crochet vs Chris Paddack
May 6	Rangers	L 6-1	Lucas Giolito vs Nathan Eovaldi
May 7	Rangers	W 6-4	Tanner Houck vs Tyler Mahle
May 8	Rangers	W 5-0	Brayan Bello vs Jack Leiter
May 9	@ Royals	-	Hunter Dobbins vs Michael Lorenzen
May 10	@ Royals	-	Garrett Crochet vs Cole Ragans
May 11	@ Royals	-	Lucas Giolito vs Seth Lugo
May 12	@ Tigers	-	Tanner Houck vs Jackson Jobe
May 13	@ Tigers	-	Brayan Bello vs Casey Mize
May 14	@ Tigers	-	TBA vs Tarik Skubal

Royals Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	9-1
Runs Per Game	4.8
HR	14
ERA	1.52
K/9	7.6

Royals Player Insights

Witt has put up a team-leading 23 runs batted in.
Among all batters in the majors, Witt is 66th in home runs and 28th in RBI.
Witt carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .455 with four doubles, two home runs, a walk and eight RBIs.
Maikel Garcia's .326 batting average paces his team.
Garcia ranks 100th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 79th in RBI.
Vinnie Pasquantino paces the Royals in home runs (six) and runs batted in (23).
Jonathan India has seven doubles, a home run and 20 walks while hitting .237.

Royals Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
May 4	@ Orioles	W 11-6	Michael Lorenzen vs Kyle Gibson
May 5	White Sox	W 3-0	Cole Ragans vs Shane Smith
May 6	White Sox	W 4-3	Seth Lugo vs Sean Burke
May 7	White Sox	W 2-1	Michael Wacha vs Jonathan Cannon
May 8	White Sox	W 10-0	Kris Bubic vs Davis Martin
May 9	Red Sox	-	Michael Lorenzen vs Hunter Dobbins
May 10	Red Sox	-	Cole Ragans vs Garrett Crochet
May 11	Red Sox	-	Seth Lugo vs Lucas Giolito
May 12	@ Astros	-	Michael Wacha vs Hayden Wesneski
May 13	@ Astros	-	Kris Bubic vs Framber Valdez
May 14	@ Astros	-	Michael Lorenzen vs Ryan Gusto