Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays, at Kauffman Stadium, August 29, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview

Date
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #2 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
85° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Monday, 28 Aug 2017
Royals favored: 53.1% to 46.9%
Score: Royals 5.21 to 5.16

Tampa Bay Rays

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Tampa Bay Rays
Record 66-67
Manager Kevin Cash
Game # 134
On This Date 7-13
Standing 4th (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 34-33
Away 32-34
Extra Innings 8-5
vs. RHP 51-46
vs. LHP 15-21
1-Run Games 17-21
vs. East 26-31
vs. Central 14-11
vs. West 16-17
Inter-League 10-8

TBR Last 10 Games

Alex Cobb (#53, 29, RHP, 9-8, 3.69)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Kansas City Royals
Record 64-66
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 135
On This Date 23-20
Standing 3rd (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 11-19
Home 35-31
Away 29-35
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 49-46
vs. LHP 15-20
1-Run Games 16-13
vs. East 14-12
vs. Central 24-29
vs. West 19-15
Inter-League 7-10

KCR Last 10 Games

Jake Junis (#65, 24, RHP, 5-2, 4.68)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 08, 2017KCR7@TBR3
Tue, May 09, 2017KCR7@TBR6(12)
Wed, May 10, 2017TBR12 KCR1
Thu, May 11, 2017KCR6@TBR0
Mon, Aug 28, 2017TBR12@KCR0
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Aug 29, 2017TBR@KCR8:15pm
Wed, Aug 30, 2017TBR@KCR8:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Rays Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.34 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rays Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.34 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Alexander* 49. Buchter* 33. Flynn* 64. Garcia* 40. Herrera 65. Junis 32. Maurer 61. McCarthy 26. Minor* 47. Moylan
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
18. Bourjos G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 3/.666 1/no AB 3/3.000 ···
10. Dickerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 ··· 2/4.000 ··· 3/.000 1/no AB 2/1.000 ··· 5/.650 2/1.000
21. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 5/1.467 ··· 24/.833 ···
8. Espinosa# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/1.000 6/.000 1/.000 17/1.041 1/.000
11. Hechavarria G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 1/4.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 6/1.133 ··· 20/.650 1/2.000
39. Kiermaier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/no AB 2/2.000 ··· 3/1.334 1/no AB ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
3. Longoria G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/3.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.400 1/.000 3/1.334 1/.000 1/.000 ···
13. Miller* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 5/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.250 1/2.000
7. Morrison* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/no AB 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000 20/.800 2/3.000
30. Puello G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
40. Ramos G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.500 2/2.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 14/1.340 6/.334
20. Souza G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/no AB
45. Sucre G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/no AB ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···

TBR Batters

TBR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
18. Bourjos G ·  S ·  vP 157 .226 .276 .397 .673 71 .551 86 .771 .548 25 .374 5 4 5
10. Dickerson* G ·  S ·  vP 544 .291 .337 .515 .852 399 .836 145 .895 .900 100 .736 4 3 25 1
21. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 400 .235 .345 .526 .871 317 .917 83 .705 .911 87 .702 25 2
8. Espinosa# G ·  S ·  vP 278 .164 .238 .276 .514 182 .514 96 .515 .398 15 .624 4 5 6 4
11. Hechavarria G ·  S ·  vP 249 .251 .271 .364 .635 194 .633 55 .644 .748 81 .733 2 4 4
39. Kiermaier* G ·  S ·  vP 308 .273 .342 .451 .793 202 .882 106 .620 .745 46 1.104 11 4 10 6
3. Longoria G ·  S ·  vP 564 .265 .319 .438 .757 408 .785 156 .682 .721 103 .583 4 17 7
13. Miller* G ·  S ·  vP 328 .193 .332 .320 .652 257 .659 71 .621 .600 81 .601 4 3 6 10
7. Morrison* G ·  S ·  vP 505 .247 .352 .521 .873 387 .905 118 .769 1.049 96 .772 2 32 3
30. Puello G ·  S ·  vP 7 .286 .286 .286 .571 5 .800 2 .000 1.000 7 .571 2
40. Ramos G ·  S ·  vP 152 .243 .282 .400 .682 111 .636 41 .809 .648 71 .789 6 2
20. Souza G ·  S ·  vP 527 .251 .357 .489 .846 387 .893 140 .717 .837 101 .704 13 3 28 4
45. Sucre G ·  S ·  vP 165 .255 .294 .376 .670 130 .700 35 .557 .679 25 .740 2 4
TOTAL .247 .321 .428 .749 .769 .696 .695 75 27 188 79

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 57.2 4.68 7.6 255 .269 .785 136 .785 119 .784 .752 89 .587 10 1 1
54. Alexander* G ·  S ·  vP o···ooo·o·o·oo 55.0 2.29 7.5 223 .240 .631 157 .606 66 .689 .527 47 .633 3 2
49. Buchter* G ·  S ·  vP o·XX·X···oo··· 53.0 3.23 9.3 221 .193 .680 134 .668 87 .699 .842 51 .694 10 2 2
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X············· 2.1 3.86 .0 8 .375 1.250 3 1.333 5 1.200 1.250 8 1.250
64. Garcia* G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 5.2 7.94 3.2 26 .364 1.098 23 1.162 3 .667 26 1.098 2
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 149.1 4.76 7.0 651 .266 .740 305 .766 346 .716 .693 123 .755 22 17 3
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·X···X· 48.2 3.88 8.9 209 .250 .785 103 .816 106 .746 .912 32 .911 8 5
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 130.0 5.47 7.8 553 .245 .801 292 .780 261 .825 .904 108 1.188 28 2 4
32. Maurer G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o··XX··X· 51.1 5.96 9.1 225 .278 .777 126 .862 99 .665 .553 51 1.118 5 2
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X··Xo·····X··· 29.1 2.76 4.3 127 .297 .706 80 .611 47 .869 .660 40 .875 1 1
26. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X··X···o 62.1 3.03 10.3 248 .210 .613 163 .729 85 .384 .698 47 .724 5 2 1
47. Moylan G ·  S ·  vP o···oXo·····X· 47.1 4.18 7.2 194 .203 .603 155 .509 39 .998 .530 36 .644 4 1 1
51. Vargas* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 145.1 3.72 6.9 610 .262 .744 488 .729 122 .802 .745 116 .909 19 8 4
TOTAL 4.52 7.7 .263 .757 .733 .858 155 66 24

Royals Batters (4.31 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (4.75 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.31 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (4.75 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Andriese 26. Boxberger 33. Cishek 53. Cobb 37. Colome 49. Hunter 43. Jennings* 54. Romo
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
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 4/.000 ···
53. Cabrera# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 2/.500 5/.400 14/.786 6/1.833 9/.819 ··· 1/.000
6. Cain G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.573 2/1.000 1/.000 9/.666 3/.666 6/.000 9/.722 1/.000
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/2.000 ···
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.077 3/1.334 1/2.000 11/.764 5/.400 10/.819 6/.500 1/.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.572 2/.000 3/1.666 13/.641 2/2.500 11/.546 11/.384 ···
35. Hosmer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.606 4/1.000 4/1.250 16/1.232 3/.666 8/.125 20/.372 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 1/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/3.500 ···
37. Moss* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 4/.000 2/.500 15/.343 5/.600 4/.250 4/.500 1/.000
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 2/.000 ··· 12/1.000 1/.000 6/1.166 9/.111 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.067 2/.000 5/1.600 12/.834 2/.000 1/3.000 8/.375 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 377 .254 .321 .430 .751 273 .763 104 .718 .731 46 .608 1 15 3
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 147 .257 .308 .360 .669 101 .706 46 .586 .608 48 .646 3 1
53. Cabrera# G ·  S ·  vP 543 .295 .335 .442 .776 408 .766 135 .806 .811 107 .826 1 1 16 2
6. Cain G ·  S ·  vP 532 .290 .352 .435 .786 406 .796 126 .756 .779 103 .872 23 2 13 6
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 127 .220 .268 .322 .590 78 .584 49 .599 .651 32 .906 2 5
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 519 .233 .256 .314 .570 395 .539 124 .671 .587 99 .580 4 4 3 13
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 445 .199 .284 .286 .571 322 .553 123 .615 .519 73 .413 6 4 5 1
35. Hosmer* G ·  S ·  vP 547 .318 .382 .499 .881 377 .927 170 .781 .868 104 .894 6 21 3
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 490 .282 .317 .455 .772 379 .739 111 .886 .848 115 .639 25 2 15 8
37. Moss* G ·  S ·  vP 316 .204 .291 .429 .720 256 .677 60 .903 .870 54 .880 2 17
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 494 .275 .314 .547 .860 364 .919 130 .703 .803 94 .857 35 8
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 409 .273 .301 .496 .798 284 .820 125 .745 .689 29 .281 1 21 4
TOTAL .256 .309 .416 .725 .729 .715 .725 76 18 157 59

TBR Pitchers

TBR Pitchers Table
PitcherUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
53. Cobb G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 151.1 3.69 6.0 625 .252 .713 364 .718 261 .704 .802 41 .525 18 11 4
35. Andriese G ·  S ·  vP X············· 64.0 3.38 7.7 272 .244 .739 152 .891 120 .545 .702 11 .382 10 3 1
22. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 179.1 3.66 11.3 747 .236 .682 397 .636 350 .735 .716 126 .627 22 4 2
26. Boxberger G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X·····X··· 19.1 3.72 10.2 80 .214 .704 37 .989 43 .483 .730 34 .660 4 1
33. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ·o·ooo···o···o 33.0 1.91 7.9 129 .167 .528 89 .485 40 .628 .450 37 .427 3
37. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oX·o·oo···o 58.2 3.07 7.8 247 .223 .621 125 .601 122 .641 .617 35 .294 3 1
49. Hunter G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·XX·o··X·o 48.0 2.62 9.8 188 .210 .630 110 .701 78 .525 .555 48 .835 6 4 1
43. Jennings* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··o··X··o· 52.1 3.96 7.4 227 .230 .679 119 .761 108 .584 .747 34 .782 7 3
23. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 112.0 4.82 7.6 486 .241 .801 280 .824 206 .770 .733 84 .881 27 5 3
50. Pruitt G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 71.2 5.27 6.9 315 .293 .817 178 .933 137 .667 .791 142 .768 10 8
54. Romo G ·  S ·  vP ·X·XX····X··X· 44.1 4.26 9.3 177 .215 .694 130 .675 47 .748 .844 56 .379 9 5 1
4. Snell* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 98.2 4.29 7.9 426 .242 .738 364 .776 62 .515 .764 123 .648 12 4 1
TOTAL 4.02 8.2 .242 .717 .732 .664 160 68 17

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