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How to Watch Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals Live Online on September 16, 2022: Streaming Options

On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:10 PM EDT, the Boston Red Sox face the Kansas City Royals. The game is airing exclusively on Bally Sports Kansas City, Fox Sports Kansas City, and NESN, which you can stream with a Live TV Streaming Service.

Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals

In Kansas City, the game is streaming on Bally Sports Kansas City (previously Fox Sports Kansas City), which is available with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM. Since Hulu, YouTube TV, fuboTV, and Sling TV do not carry Bally Sports Kansas City, this is your only option to stream Kansas City Royals games all year long.

In Boston, the game is streaming on NESN, which is available with a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM. You can also stream it on fuboTV to watch Boston Red Sox games all year long.

Can you stream Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals on MLB.TV?

If you live out-of-market, you can stream most games on MLB.TV, including Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals. You can try MLB.TV with a 7-Day Free Trial.

You can stream this game without cable on Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, & Mobile with a Live TV Streaming Service like Bally Sports+, DIRECTV STREAM, and Fubo. If you haven’t tried it before, you can get a 7-Day Free Trial of Bally Sports+.

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Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox Game Preview: Royals visit the Red Sox to begin 3-game series

Kansas City Royals (57-86, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (69-74, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Jonathan Heasley (3-8, 5.51 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Red Sox: Michael Wacha (11-1, 2.69 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 88 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -205, Royals +170; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Kansas City Royals to begin a three-game series.

Boston has gone 35-36 in home games and 69-74 overall. The Red Sox rank ninth in the AL with 136 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.

Kansas City has a 23-45 record on the road and a 57-86 record overall. Royals hitters are batting a collective .241, which ranks ninth in the AL.

Friday’s game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Royals are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 65 extra base hits (38 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs). Xander Bogaerts is 14-for-35 with two doubles, two home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Bobby Witt Jr. has 20 home runs, 27 walks and 72 RBI while hitting .247 for the Royals. Salvador Perez is 12-for-36 with a double, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .249 batting average, 3.21 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Royals: 3-7, .182 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Trevor Story: day-to-day (heel), Franchy Cordero: 60-Day IL (ankle), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (back), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Hosmer: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (finger), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Royals: Josh Staumont: 15-Day IL (biceps), Taylor Clarke: 15-Day IL (oblique), Edward Olivares: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Brentz: 60-Day IL (flexor), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (shoulder)


Jason Gurwin has has spent the last 10 years in the technology, media, entertainment industries. For The Streamable, he specializes in all things media like streaming services, devices, and cord cutting.

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