Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, June 30, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview

Date
Friday, June 30, 2017
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #1 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
83° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 29 Jun 2017

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Minnesota Twins
Record 40-37
Manager Paul Molitor
Game # 83
On This Date 55-50
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 16-25
Away 24-12
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 29-26
vs. LHP 11-11
1-Run Games 9-4
vs. East 6-7
vs. Central 21-17
vs. West 10-10
Inter-League 3-3

MIN Last 10 Games

Ervin Santana (#54, 34, RHP, 10-4, 2.80)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Kansas City Royals
Record 38-39
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 81
On This Date 19-26
Standing 3rd (3.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 18-12
Home 21-18
Away 17-21
Extra Innings 1-4
vs. RHP 28-27
vs. LHP 10-12
1-Run Games 9-7
vs. East 12-7
vs. Central 10-20
vs. West 11-10
Inter-League 5-2

KCR Last 10 Games

Jason Vargas (#51, 34, LHP, 11-3, 2.29)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 03, 2017MIN7 KCR1
Wed, Apr 05, 2017MIN9 KCR1
Thu, Apr 06, 2017MIN5 KCR3
Fri, Apr 28, 2017MIN6@KCR4
Sun, Apr 30, 2017MIN7@KCR5
Fri, May 19, 2017MIN4 KCR3(10)
Sun, May 21, 2017KCR6@MIN4
Sun, May 21, 2017MIN8 KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Jun 30, 2017MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Jul 01, 2017MIN@KCR2:15pm
Sat, Jul 01, 2017MIN@KCR8:35pm
Sun, Jul 02, 2017MIN@KCR2:15pm
Fri, Sep 01, 2017KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Sep 02, 2017KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Sep 03, 2017KCR@MIN2:10pm
Thu, Sep 07, 2017MIN@KCR8:15pm
Fri, Sep 08, 2017MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Sep 09, 2017MIN@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Sep 10, 2017MIN@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Twins Batters (4.52 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.14 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.52 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.14 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Vargas* 54. Alexander* 43. Feliz 40. Herrera 61. McCarthy 26. Minor* 47. Moylan 48. Soria
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· 5/1.600 ··· 3/.333 4/.000 4/.500
21. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 5/.933 4/1.750 ··· 11/1.011 1/.000 5/.800
2. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.650 2/1.000 2/.000 9/.873 1/.000 2/2.500 5/.650 12/.584
5. Escobar# G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.929 4/.500 ··· 11/.182 1/no AB 2/.000 2/1.000 7/.143
38. Gimenez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000
36. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.375 2/2.500 1/no AB 4/.500 2/.000 1/.000 2/.500 7/.572
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 1/no AB ··· 4/1.000 2/.500 3/.333 1/no AB 4/.000
7. Mauer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 38/.865 1/2.000 9/1.127 12/.929 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 19/1.226
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 6/.666 1/.000 4/.750 1/no AB 4/1.500
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 3/1.334 1/.000 4/.250 ··· 5/.000 ··· 6/.334
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 3/.333 1/.000 6/.666 1/2.000 2/2.000 5/.650 6/1.333
19. Vargas# G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.705 ··· ··· 4/1.750 1/5.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.333

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 248 .196 .268 .286 .554 181 .533 67 .611 .519 83 .536 13 1 4 3
21. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 211 .222 .318 .378 .696 154 .706 57 .669 .644 66 .686 6 1
2. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 337 .249 .335 .438 .773 268 .717 69 .994 .780 113 .803 10 5 13 3
5. Escobar# G ·  S ·  vP 192 .275 .323 .455 .778 118 .658 74 .974 .801 82 .974 1 8 2
38. Gimenez G ·  S ·  vP 109 .207 .330 .413 .743 68 .678 41 .845 .699 35 1.020 1 5
36. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 244 .250 .383 .390 .773 165 .772 79 .765 .774 85 .575 2 1 6 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 287 .245 .310 .414 .724 217 .826 70 .414 .724 85 .561 3 1 9 2
7. Mauer* G ·  S ·  vP 279 .290 .358 .405 .763 221 .815 58 .571 .766 89 .703 1 4
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 249 .247 .294 .352 .647 173 .682 76 .569 .644 55 .562 3 2 3 7
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 253 .281 .320 .468 .788 183 .812 70 .728 .535 73 .937 2 4 10 3
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 297 .270 .370 .539 .909 221 .897 76 .944 .977 95 .703 18 5
19. Vargas# G ·  S ·  vP 151 .236 .265 .424 .689 107 .809 44 .382 .690 58 .569 7 1
TOTAL .250 .325 .413 .738 .749 .707 .705 43 15 94 35

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Vargas* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 94.1 2.29 6.7 378 .247 .654 301 .604 77 .845 .630 104 .748 8 5 3
54. Alexander* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X··X·X·· 28.0 2.25 7.4 110 .222 .577 81 .499 29 .789 .608 58 .704 1 1
43. Feliz G ·  S ·  vP o·o·o········· 30.0 5.70 6.6 126 .227 .827 73 .876 53 .753 .854 30 .944 8 1
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 83.1 4.75 7.0 374 .277 .757 181 .778 193 .737 .708 134 .623 11 10 1
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··o·oo·o 31.0 4.35 9.0 130 .266 .825 67 .814 63 .835 .916 39 .902 7 1
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 35.0 5.66 7.2 162 .295 .914 91 .975 71 .835 .937 131 .938 9 1
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 74.1 4.72 7.5 306 .204 .714 159 .677 147 .754 .758 115 .737 16 2 3
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP Xo··X····X···· 11.1 3.18 4.0 45 .244 .579 31 .566 14 .607 .520 42 .623
26. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ····o···X·X··X 38.1 1.88 8.9 149 .190 .525 98 .594 51 .390 .579 42 .499 1 1 1
47. Moylan G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X····X·· 25.0 6.48 8.6 113 .265 .742 89 .543 24 1.569 .650 33 .655 2 1 1
48. Soria G ·  S ·  vP ·o···oX·o····o 32.0 3.66 11.8 141 .258 .615 75 .534 66 .703 .705 42 .635
64. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 33.2 5.61 9.9 147 .236 .774 110 .786 37 .734 .590 68 .876 6 1
34. Wood* G ·  S ·  vP ····o····X··o· 28.2 6.28 6.6 134 .304 .851 93 .844 41 .866 .806 43 .516 3 1
TOTAL 4.26 7.8 .260 .740 .696 .763 87 38 18

Royals Batters (3.97 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.47 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.97 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.47 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Santana 9. Belisle 62. Boshers* 67. Busenitz 56. Duffey 39. Hildenberger 45. Hughes 27. Kintzler 55. Rogers*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/1.400 3/.666 ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.500 3/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/2.000 ···
6. Cain G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.789 1/.000 ··· ··· 10/.200 ··· 18/.575 5/.400 4/.833
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 39/.567 6/.833 1/.000 ··· 10/1.267 ··· 29/.717 6/.000 5/.400
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 50/.715 3/.667 2/.000 ··· 6/1.500 ··· 40/.753 4/1.500 9/.444
35. Hosmer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 32/1.169 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· 10/.300 ··· 25/.664 2/.000 11/.491
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.800 ··· 5/.000 6/2.633 2/.500
37. Moss* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.733 3/.000 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· 25/.985 2/.000 ···
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.794 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 32/.714 3/.666 2/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.808 4/1.250 1/.000 ··· 10/.900 ··· 25/.985 4/2.000 6/1.100
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ···
46. Torres# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 226 .250 .319 .456 .774 167 .798 59 .708 .746 102 .693 11 1
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 68 .242 .254 .394 .648 40 .667 28 .620 .594 23 .652 2
6. Cain G ·  S ·  vP 316 .283 .354 .452 .807 231 .876 85 .616 .809 98 1.009 14 10 4
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 311 .219 .238 .286 .524 233 .481 78 .654 .543 95 .688 2 2 1 6
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 270 .195 .294 .284 .578 191 .575 79 .581 .520 82 .787 1 2 3 1
35. Hosmer* G ·  S ·  vP 322 .305 .363 .462 .826 220 .838 102 .800 .854 101 .887 3 9
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 242 .279 .320 .437 .756 179 .749 63 .778 .761 99 .638 8 1 6 4
37. Moss* G ·  S ·  vP 182 .177 .253 .366 .619 157 .526 25 1.207 .645 47 .401 1 9
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 294 .272 .310 .540 .849 219 .880 75 .760 .775 95 .950 20 5
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 280 .289 .319 .532 .851 196 .864 84 .821 .745 79 1.069 16 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 73 .159 .274 .254 .528 47 .450 26 .671 .710 8 .250 1
46. Torres# G ·  S ·  vP 27 .320 .370 .400 .770 21 .749 6 .833 .641 27 .770 1
TOTAL .246 .300 .403 .702 .701 .705 .780 36 8 90 29

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 106.0 2.80 6.9 425 .196 .623 221 .681 204 .564 .521 135 .915 15 3
9. Belisle G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·o·X·o··X· 30.1 6.53 6.5 141 .275 .825 98 .846 43 .778 .964 57 .815 4 3
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 60.1 2.98 9.0 238 .196 .577 124 .499 114 .663 .688 136 .614 5 2 1
62. Boshers* G ·  S ·  vP X··oX··X····X· 19.1 2.79 6.5 82 .250 .684 55 .687 27 .676 .710 63 .672 2 1 1
67. Busenitz G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo···X·X··X· 6.0 3.00 6.0 28 .320 .953 19 .921 9 1.000 .750 28 .953 2
56. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·X···XX····XX· 39.0 3.69 9.5 162 .223 .591 99 .553 63 .649 .469 49 .556 4
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 70.2 6.11 5.9 327 .317 .933 157 .934 170 .931 .827 126 .909 13 1 2
39. Hildenberger G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X······· 3.0 .00 9.0 13 .182 .580 7 .629 6 .500 .580 13 .580
45. Hughes G ·  S ·  vP X············· 48.2 5.55 5.9 216 .302 .859 125 .760 91 .996 .775 6 .333 10 3 3
27. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oX··oo·X·· 34.1 2.62 6.0 134 .240 .628 71 .675 63 .575 .522 39 .574 3 2 1
49. Mejia* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 51.1 4.38 7.5 231 .254 .808 191 .795 40 .864 .667 113 .745 9 3 2
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ·o···Xo··o·XX· 29.1 2.15 6.4 121 .236 .612 80 .535 41 .769 .623 43 .435 2 2
53. Santiago* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 67.0 5.37 6.6 295 .254 .781 242 .629 53 1.537 .805 25 1.087 15 7 2
TOTAL 4.79 7.0 .265 .786 .711 .826 114 37 15

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