Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 19, 2017 Matchups, Tickets, Preview

Date
Friday, May 19, 2017
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Target Field
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
69° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 18 May 2017

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Kansas City Royals
Record 17-23
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 42
On This Date 20-22
Standing 5th (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 13-17
Home 12-11
Away 5-12
Extra Innings 1-3
vs. RHP 12-17
vs. LHP 5-6
1-Run Games 6-5
vs. East 7-3
vs. Central 3-12
vs. West 6-7
Inter-League 1-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Nate Karns (#55, 29, RHP, 2-2, 4.46)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2017 Minnesota Twins
Record 20-17
Manager Paul Molitor
Game # 42
On This Date 47-53
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 15-15
Home 9-12
Away 11-5
Extra Innings 0-1
vs. RHP 13-12
vs. LHP 7-5
1-Run Games 4-3
vs. East 1-2
vs. Central 14-11
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 1-2

MIN Last 10 Games

Hector Santiago (#53, 29, LHP, 4-2, 3.80)

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
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, May 19, 2017KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, May 20, 2017KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, May 21, 2017KCR@MIN2:10pm
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

KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.30 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.30 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Santiago* 9. Belisle 47. Breslow* 56. Duffey 58. Haley 27. Kintzler 57. Pressly 55. Rogers* 32. Rucinski 39. Wilk*
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
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
6. Cain G  ·   S  ·   vP 22/.943 1/.000 2/.000 9/.222 ··· 4/.000 9/1.223 3/1.167 1/.000 ···
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.455 1/no AB ··· 8/.875 ··· 3/.333 5/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.982 6/.833 4/.000 9/1.417 ··· 6/.000 17/1.276 3/.000 1/2.000 1/no AB
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.891 3/.667 10/.700 5/1.850 ··· 4/1.500 9/1.699 8/.500 1/.000 1/.000
35. Hosmer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 31/.851 2/1.000 9/.708 9/.333 1/.000 1/.000 8/.821 10/.000 ··· 2/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/1.000 ··· 6/2.633 3/.000 2/.500 ··· ···
37. Moss* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 3/.000 4/.833 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ···
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.217 2/2.500 4/1.500 ··· ··· 3/.666 8/.542 2/.000 1/.000 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.705 4/1.250 4/.000 9/1.015 1/.000 3/2.000 10/.700 5/1.350 1/2.000 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 73 .262 .329 .369 .698 51 .797 22 .473 .819 70 .730 2 1
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 34 .303 .303 .515 .818 17 .813 17 .824 .941 23 1.043 2
6. Cain G ·  S ·  vP 161 .290 .385 .384 .769 116 .849 45 .554 .604 92 .692 11 1 1
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 51 .143 .176 .245 .421 27 .377 24 .471 .519 29 .345 1 1
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 158 .184 .214 .238 .452 120 .418 38 .564 .401 97 .416 2
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 152 .168 .283 .206 .489 104 .526 48 .397 .477 81 .475 1 1
35. Hosmer* G ·  S ·  vP 169 .289 .355 .401 .756 117 .790 52 .683 .631 102 .906 3 3
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 100 .244 .303 .411 .714 71 .627 29 .928 .767 87 .634 2 4
37. Moss* G ·  S ·  vP 107 .177 .252 .385 .638 96 .566 11 1.255 .487 61 .718 1 6
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .257 .290 .500 .790 119 .872 36 .528 .880 96 .712 10 5
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 148 .270 .311 .496 .807 108 .972 40 .362 .913 83 .817 8
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 44 .162 .295 .297 .593 30 .497 14 .812 .381 44 .593 1
TOTAL .227 .290 .357 .647 .669 .588 .671 24 4 39 12

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
53. Santiago* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 45.0 3.80 6.4 191 .235 .678 163 .558 28 1.476 .623 92 .793 6 4 2
9. Belisle G ·  S ·  vP ······oo···X·X 14.0 8.36 7.7 67 .241 .781 49 .767 18 .817 .665 38 .943 1 1
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 15.1 .59 8.8 54 .082 .289 20 .100 34 .399 .269 54 .289 1
47. Breslow* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o······Xo· 13.1 2.02 4.7 54 .213 .621 33 .722 21 .425 .679 38 .642 1 1
56. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ··X····o·X·o·· 19.1 2.79 8.4 80 .236 .612 53 .567 27 .696 .598 44 .731 2
58. Haley G ·  S ·  vP ····o······X·· 14.1 6.28 6.9 63 .281 .895 41 .936 22 .818 .950 17 1.387 3 1
45. Hughes G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 43.0 5.23 5.4 191 .302 .834 111 .765 80 .928 .894 125 .847 7 3 2
27. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP o····XoX·····X 18.0 2.00 5.0 72 .231 .582 38 .695 34 .458 .685 44 .660 1 1
57. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP X······X···oX· 14.1 6.91 11.9 61 .268 .835 40 .692 21 1.112 1.055 36 .758 3 1
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP o····ooo·o·o·o 12.1 3.65 7.3 53 .261 .659 32 .712 21 .578 .708 35 .626 2
32. Rucinski G ·  S ·  vP ············X· 3.1 5.40 13.5 15 .357 1.043 10 1.067 5 1.000 1.043 15 1.043 1
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 61.0 2.07 6.5 231 .144 .504 108 .527 123 .482 .546 132 .646 7 2
39. Wilk* G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 7.0 9.00 5.1 35 .355 1.250 22 1.379 13 1.021 1.529 35 1.250 4
TOTAL 4.24 6.9 .243 .732 .765 .796 47 17 9
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.59 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.59 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Karns 62. Alburquerque 40. Herrera 63. Maness 26. Minor* 47. Moylan 48. Soria 64. Strahm* 34. Wood*
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
16. Adrianza# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 5/1.600 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 4/.500 1/.000 ···
21. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 3/.666 3/1.667 1/.000 9/1.270 1/.000 4/1.000 3/.333 4/.500
2. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 12/.861 7/.829 ··· 2/2.500 4/.250 11/.637 3/.333 2/.000
5. Escobar# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.000 6/.334 9/.222 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 7/.143 2/3.500 ···
38. Gimenez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
36. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/2.500 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 5/.400 3/.333 ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/no AB 2/.000 3/.666 ··· 2/.000 1/no AB 3/.000 3/1.334 1/.000
7. Mauer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/3.000 8/.393 11/.884 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 18/1.299 4/.250 1/no AB
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 5/.800 ··· 2/1.500 1/no AB 3/1.333 4/.500 1/2.000
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 4/.250 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 5/.400 3/.000 1/no AB
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/4.500 1/3.000 5/.800 ··· 2/2.000 5/.650 5/1.200 1/.000 1/no AB
19. Vargas# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 3/.666 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Adrianza# G ·  S ·  vP 12 .300 .333 .400 .733 8 .804 4 .583 .500 12 .733
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 120 .178 .261 .280 .541 81 .507 39 .613 .538 65 .778 4 2 1
21. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 106 .200 .321 .356 .676 70 .687 36 .656 .546 54 .674 3 1
2. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 152 .231 .336 .392 .728 114 .671 38 .905 .760 85 .803 6 5 5 1
5. Escobar# G ·  S ·  vP 77 .229 .299 .443 .742 43 .466 34 1.089 .951 50 .678 4 1
38. Gimenez G ·  S ·  vP 49 .195 .327 .268 .595 22 .540 27 .638 .608 31 .443
36. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 110 .250 .400 .364 .764 63 .777 47 .740 .734 55 .588 1 2 1
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 133 .252 .346 .409 .755 100 .854 33 .470 .758 68 .672 2 3 1
7. Mauer* G ·  S ·  vP 134 .260 .321 .358 .679 102 .741 32 .483 .661 72 .852 2
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 138 .248 .304 .368 .672 85 .716 53 .604 .598 76 .628 2 2 2
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 130 .274 .295 .419 .714 82 .773 48 .610 .483 73 .822 1 2 3 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 151 .293 .424 .626 1.050 109 1.036 42 1.086 1.342 82 1.110 10 2
19. Vargas# G ·  S ·  vP 62 .220 .242 .458 .700 39 .966 23 .226 .756 62 .700 4
TOTAL .241 .327 .401 .728 .752 .679 .760 17 7 41 12

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
55. Karns G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 40.1 4.46 10.7 169 .234 .743 101 .727 68 .761 .463 95 .630 8 6 1
62. Alburquerque G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·X··o······ 4.0 4.50 13.5 14 .154 .368 7 .762 7 .000 .282 14 .368
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 57.2 2.97 7.0 236 .258 .685 197 .703 39 .596 .632 132 .787 2 1
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 40.2 6.20 6.9 193 .320 .857 84 1.054 109 .701 .800 122 .935 6 8 1
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP X···Xoo··X··Xo 17.0 3.71 7.9 69 .242 .791 37 .826 32 .748 .846 44 .912 4 1
63. Maness G ·  S ·  vP ·XX··X········ 3.0 6.00 3.0 16 .400 1.038 11 .855 5 1.400 1.038 16 1.038 1
26. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP o···oX···X·X·· 21.1 2.11 9.3 81 .197 .510 48 .560 33 .438 .493 48 .468
47. Moylan G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o···Xo···· 14.2 9.20 6.8 70 .317 .867 50 .604 20 1.650 .567 42 1.298 2 1 1
48. Soria G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o··oX·XX 17.2 2.04 12.2 72 .203 .526 41 .493 31 .566 .633 42 .568
64. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X··X·X· 12.1 6.57 11.7 55 .190 .763 35 .716 20 .850 .374 40 .511 3
51. Vargas* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 48.2 2.03 8.0 191 .223 .576 154 .542 37 .713 .563 117 .657 2 1 2
34. Wood* G ·  S ·  vP ·XX······X···· 14.1 10.67 6.3 74 .350 .993 48 1.053 26 .885 .865 48 .983 2
32. Young G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 17.1 7.27 6.2 89 .342 .973 52 .836 37 1.180 .934 65 1.029 4 4 1
TOTAL 4.16 8.1 .251 .715 .646 .769 40 24 9

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