Series Preview: Red Sox at Kansas City Royals

Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAfter taking care of business against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park the Red Sox are hitting the road again, starting with a trip to visit the Kansas City Royals.

Making a number of investments before the 2024 season - and of course in Bobby Witt Jr. - the Royals bought themselves back into a contention window. And they’ve been hot of late. At 23-16, which would be first in the AL East, KC sits at third in the AL Central. While Boston is 2 games out of first, the Royals are 2.5 back of the division leading Detroit Tigers.

Winners of six straight and nine of their last ten, they enter with a +16 run differential, comparable to the Red…