Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, May 2, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
Start Time
1:05et (local)
Venue
Fenway Park
Series
Game #3 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
59° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Tuesday, 01 May 2018

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 8-21
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 30
On This Date 19-22
Standing 5th (7.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 5-15
Last 30 8-21
Home 3-12
Away 5-9
Extra Innings 1-3
vs. RHP 2-15
vs. LHP 6-6
1-Run Games 5-5
vs. East 1-4
vs. Central 6-10
vs. West 1-5
Inter-League 0-2

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#41, 29, LHP, 0-3, 5.40)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Boston Red Sox
Record 21-8
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 30
On This Date 45-51
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 21-8
Home 10-4
Away 11-4
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 19-5
vs. LHP 2-3
1-Run Games 8-3
vs. East 14-5
vs. Central 1-1
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 2-0

BOS Last 10 Games

Drew Pomeranz (#31, 29, LHP, 0-1, 7.27)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 30, 2018BOS10 KCR6
Tue, May 01, 2018KCR7@BOS6(13)
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, May 02, 2018KCR@BOS1:05pm
Fri, Jul 06, 2018BOS@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Jul 07, 2018BOS@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Jul 08, 2018BOS@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.52 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (5.72 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.52 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (5.72 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Barnes 37. Hembree 61. Johnson* 46. Kimbrel 31. Pomeranz* 39. Smith 76. Velazquez
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
45. Almonte# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/.000 2/.000 ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 3/1.167 1/ 2/.000
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.666 1/.000 3/.666
21. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 16/.392 7/.286 1/.000 1/.000
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.071 3/.000 2/1.500 3/.000 5/1.500 1/ 3/.666
1. Goins* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.619 7/.453 1/.000 1/.000 5/.800 1/2.000 2/.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 2/.000 2/1.000 3/3.500 4/.250 1/.000 3/.000
25. Jay* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/1.500 1/.000 4/.000 4/.833 1/2.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 3/.333 2/2.500 1/.000 6/.367 ··· 4/.500
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 3/.000 2/.500 2/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.867 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 6/1.267 2/2.000 1/.000
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/2.500 4/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
45. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 54 .224 .296 .367 .664 37 .810 17 .307 .713 54 .664 1 1 2 0
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 60 .176 .283 .235 .519 46 .597 14 .214 .521 50 .514 0 0 0 1
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 94 .205 .287 .301 .588 64 .450 30 .867 .537 81 .533 0 1 2 3
21. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 107 .216 .290 .320 .609 70 .694 37 .452 .526 96 .591 0 0 3 1
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 115 .216 .281 .343 .624 88 .495 27 1.060 .760 101 .606 1 1 1 3
1. Goins* G ·  S ·  vP 37 .257 .297 .314 .612 32 .646 5 .400 .382 36 .629 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .259 .317 .362 .680 46 .835 17 .243 .522 49 .776 1 0 1 0
25. Jay* G ·  S ·  vP 120 .264 .342 .302 .644 84 .637 36 .656 .736 102 .641 1 2 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 130 .261 .333 .391 .725 85 .519 45 1.089 .871 112 .767 4 2 3 1
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .299 .333 .573 .906 78 1.057 45 .653 .739 106 .934 1 0 8 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 41 .308 .341 .436 .777 29 .985 12 .258 .733 41 .777 1 0 1 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 106 .306 .434 .494 .928 69 .769 37 1.220 1.101 95 1.009 0 1 3 2
TOTAL .247 .317 .371 .688 .672 .723 .676 .708 10 8 24 17

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Pomeranz* G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 8.2 7.27 11.4 40 .306 .986 34 1.112 6 .333 1.170 40 .986 3 0 1
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP X··o·X·····X·· 11.1 2.38 12.7 46 .135 .445 27 .389 19 .522 .508 31 .412 0 2 0
37. Hembree G ·  S ·  vP X··Xo·o···o·X· 15.1 4.11 9.4 65 .263 .713 44 .818 21 .473 .947 49 .838 2 0 1
61. Johnson* G ·  S ·  vP XX·X·······o·· 18.0 6.00 9.5 81 .307 .865 59 .928 22 .699 1.029 56 .933 3 0 0
46. Kimbrel G ·  S ·  vP X·X··Xoo·····o 12.2 1.42 11.4 48 .163 .560 28 .228 20 1.017 .671 37 .605 2 1 0
22. Porcello G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 40.1 2.23 8.5 157 .199 .488 89 .450 68 .534 .473 134 .464 1 0 0
24. Price* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 33.1 3.78 7.6 138 .242 .722 115 .742 23 .625 .935 114 .811 4 0 0
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 26.1 4.78 9.9 115 .238 .688 98 .736 17 .371 .777 115 .688 3 1 0
41. Sale* G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 42.0 2.14 10.9 167 .204 .606 141 .577 26 .760 .582 127 .667 4 2 1
39. Smith G ·  S ·  vP XX···o···o··oo 9.2 4.66 10.2 45 .256 .817 29 .918 16 .620 .775 36 .753 1 3 0
76. Velazquez G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X······X·· 22.0 2.05 6.1 92 .267 .699 56 .629 36 .806 .706 69 .724 2 1 0
TOTAL 3.38 9.3 .231 .661 .742 .685 26 11 3
BOS Batters vs KCR Pitchers
BOS Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Red Sox Batters (5.69 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.55 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.69 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.55 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 58. Barlow 51. Boyer 41. Duffy* 33. Flynn* 40. Herrera 54. Hill* 56. Keller 61. McCarthy 64. Smith
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. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/2.667 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
50. Betts G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 6/1.166 ··· 5/.400 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 3/.000 9/.778 ··· 5/.800 ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/
19. Bradley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 7/1.286 3/.000 4/1.167 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
3. Leon# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
5. Lin* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 7/1.000 24/.526 1/.000 9/.597 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 ···
18. Moreland* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 2/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 5/.400 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
36. Nunez G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/2.000 10/.400 1/.000 7/1.571 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
13. Ramirez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 9/.611 6/1.166 ··· 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ···
23. Swihart# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/2.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 120 .257 .358 .406 .764 94 .858 26 .412 .984 96 .828 5 0 1 0
50. Betts G ·  S ·  vP 109 .337 .431 .717 1.149 82 1.205 27 .979 1.181 84 1.203 3 1 8 0
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 60 .375 .400 .679 1.079 48 1.144 12 .833 1.152 32 1.152 0 0 3 1
19. Bradley* G ·  S ·  vP 106 .194 .283 .301 .584 77 .722 29 .245 .492 86 .620 2 0 2 0
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 122 .264 .320 .445 .765 96 .769 26 .749 .740 99 .756 1 1 4 6
3. Leon# G ·  S ·  vP 32 .129 .156 .129 .285 20 .461 12 .000 .423 27 .264 1 0 0 0
5. Lin* G ·  S ·  vP 35 .194 .286 .258 .544 25 .781 10 .000 .764 35 .544 0 0 0 0
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 116 .337 .388 .567 .955 94 1.019 22 .699 1.040 94 1.058 0 0 5 0
18. Moreland* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .323 .384 .600 .984 57 1.084 16 .646 1.176 63 1.125 1 0 4 0
36. Nunez G ·  S ·  vP 105 .240 .276 .400 .676 78 .827 27 .228 .726 83 .661 1 1 3 1
13. Ramirez G ·  S ·  vP 116 .311 .379 .447 .826 92 .843 24 .766 .855 92 .816 3 1 3 0
23. Swihart# G ·  S ·  vP 21 .150 .190 .200 .390 14 .445 7 .286 .625 16 .313 0 0 0 0
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 88 .185 .241 .235 .476 68 .436 20 .600 .410 69 .427 0 0 0 3
TOTAL .271 .337 .449 .785 .856 .554 .826 .812 17 4 34 12

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 31.2 5.40 8.0 142 .254 .787 119 .808 23 .664 .629 122 .667 5 0 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 3.0 3.00 3.0 15 .333 .733 9 .667 6 .833 .733 15 .733 0 0 0
51. Boyer G ·  S ·  vP X·o····X··o··· 10.0 13.50 2.7 54 .386 1.213 35 1.576 19 .459 1.250 43 1.065 4 1 2
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP o·X··X···X···o 14.2 3.68 3.7 63 .291 .801 50 .809 13 .769 .812 56 .693 1 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 36.2 4.91 4.7 158 .254 .684 91 .717 67 .637 .694 132 .666 3 3 0
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP X··ooo···o·o·· 10.2 .84 10.1 39 .179 .462 23 .609 16 .250 .458 31 .516 1 1 0
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP oo··X··o··o··· 10.1 4.35 7.8 43 .237 .704 31 .683 12 .764 .478 38 .766 1 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 38.1 3.29 7.0 153 .199 .688 86 .693 67 .681 .502 128 .769 9 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo·o····o·o 10.1 3.48 5.2 44 .286 .747 28 .913 16 .450 1.035 38 .868 1 2 0
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 31.0 3.48 8.1 137 .268 .754 71 .762 66 .746 .747 114 .814 4 1 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X·X·o·X··Xo··X 10.2 2.53 5.1 44 .256 .600 28 .566 16 .661 .638 44 .600 0 0 0
53. Skoglund* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 21.2 6.23 7.9 92 .244 .753 75 .764 17 .662 .789 92 .753 3 2 0
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP o··X···X··X··· 13.2 4.61 9.2 60 .213 .712 34 .789 26 .606 .742 57 .664 2 1 0
TOTAL 5.28 6.8 .266 .781 .725 .779 39 15 3

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