Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, May 30, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #3 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
79° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Minnesota Twins
Record 22-28
Manager Paul Molitor
Game # 51
On This Date 71-96
Standing 2nd (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 11-12
Away 11-16
Extra Innings 2-5
vs. RHP 16-20
vs. LHP 6-8
1-Run Games 3-11
vs. East 3-10
vs. Central 8-4
vs. West 5-8
Inter-League 6-6

MIN Last 10 Games

Fernando Romero (#77, 23, RHP, 2-1, 1.88)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 19-36
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 56
On This Date 19-22
Standing 4th (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 14-16
Home 8-19
Away 11-17
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 9-26
vs. LHP 10-10
1-Run Games 7-10
vs. East 3-12
vs. Central 11-14
vs. West 3-7
Inter-League 2-3

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 22, RHP, 1-1, 2.01)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 28, 2018MIN8@KCR5
Tue, May 29, 2018KCR2 MIN1(14)
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, May 30, 2018MIN@KCR8:15pm
Mon, Jul 09, 2018KCR@MIN8:10pm
Tue, Jul 10, 2018KCR@MIN8:10pm
Wed, Jul 11, 2018KCR@MIN1:10pm
Fri, Jul 20, 2018MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Jul 21, 2018MIN@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Jul 22, 2018MIN@KCR2:15pm
Fri, Aug 03, 2018KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Aug 04, 2018KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Aug 05, 2018KCR@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Sep 07, 2018KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Sep 08, 2018KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Sep 09, 2018KCR@MIN2:10pm
Thu, Sep 13, 2018MIN@KCR8:15pm
Fri, Sep 14, 2018MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Sep 15, 2018MIN@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Sep 16, 2018MIN@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Twins Batters (4.04 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.04 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Adam 58. Barlow 51. Boyer 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. Adrianza# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· 3/.666 ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/ 5/1.600 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
2. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 3/1.000 1/.000 13/.718 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/2.000
5. Escobar# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/.000 4/.500 5/.000 14/.536 ··· ··· 4/1.833 1/.000
23. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/
36. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/.000 1/2.000 5/.650 6/1.300 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/2.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/.000 2/1.500 3/.333 8/.929 ··· ··· 4/.250 1/.000
24. LaMarre G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
99. Morrison* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 5/.600 1/.000 4/.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000 2/.000
40. Petit G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 3/.666 6/.900 ··· ··· 3/.666 1/3.000
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 5/.600 6/.666 ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/.000
46. Wilson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Adrianza# G ·  S ·  vP 115 .223 .283 .291 .574 81 .489 34 .772 .544 71 .591 2 0 0 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 94 .156 .183 .200 .383 75 .422 19 .222 .337 51 .303 5 0 0 0
2. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 230 .237 .309 .396 .705 182 .702 48 .714 .834 109 .714 2 2 7 4
5. Escobar# G ·  S ·  vP 201 .257 .313 .470 .783 139 .779 62 .793 .883 101 .636 1 2 7 0
23. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 98 .239 .316 .364 .680 62 .844 36 .404 .585 60 .622 0 0 2 1
36. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 133 .219 .308 .316 .624 93 .614 40 .649 .755 64 .661 0 0 1 2
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 202 .253 .337 .483 .820 144 .691 58 1.139 .809 99 .730 0 1 7 0
24. LaMarre G ·  S ·  vP 42 .289 .357 .289 .647 24 .808 18 .444 .564 15 .481 0 1 0 0
99. Morrison* G ·  S ·  vP 180 .195 .311 .338 .649 136 .662 44 .608 .659 85 .801 0 0 5 1
40. Petit G ·  S ·  vP 27 .333 .407 .333 .741 24 .839 3 .000 .667 19 .663 1 1 0 2
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 207 .302 .325 .523 .848 150 .871 57 .786 .801 103 .939 5 1 9 4
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 113 .198 .274 .426 .700 81 .770 32 .509 .685 23 .551 0 0 6 4
46. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 34 .133 .176 .300 .476 28 .470 6 .500 .218 34 .476 0 0 1 1
TOTAL .235 .309 .385 .694 .692 .700 .696 .668 17 8 48 33

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X··Xo···o·X 22.1 2.01 5.2 89 .207 .562 53 .579 36 .531 .491 41 .411 1 3 0
50. Adam G ·  S ·  vP X·X·····XX···X 9.2 2.79 11.2 40 .229 .839 24 .875 16 .739 .975 40 .839 3 0 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X············· 7.2 2.35 7.0 34 .273 .597 19 .702 15 .467 .485 19 .485 0 0 0
51. Boyer G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·o·o·X··o 20.2 11.76 3.9 104 .348 1.088 67 1.250 37 .758 1.132 50 .960 6 1 2
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 64.2 5.71 7.5 291 .276 .857 234 .920 57 .608 .918 120 .849 14 1 1
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP o···X····X···· 26.2 4.05 5.1 121 .311 .832 92 .816 29 .879 .781 58 .865 2 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 65.1 5.23 5.9 287 .286 .779 155 .812 132 .739 .808 129 .892 7 6 2
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP X·o···oo···o·· 20.2 .87 7.4 76 .213 .480 47 .553 29 .357 .500 37 .500 1 1 0
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ··oo·X·····o·· 16.2 2.70 9.2 69 .233 .675 47 .734 22 .549 .788 26 .626 1 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 67.1 3.61 8.3 281 .233 .716 154 .714 127 .718 .815 128 .750 12 1 0
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 57.2 5.15 8.4 260 .294 .841 144 .859 116 .819 .760 123 .943 9 1 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP o·oX··X····o·· 22.1 2.82 6.0 88 .244 .626 60 .479 28 .953 .388 44 .645 2 0 1
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·X········X··· 24.0 4.88 9.8 106 .250 .824 67 .965 39 .599 .841 46 .955 5 2 0
TOTAL 5.21 7.2 .277 .809 .818 .834 80 22 10

Royals Batters (3.98 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.47 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.98 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.47 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Duke* 39. Hildenberger 68. Magill 57. Pressly 43. Reed 56. Rodney 55. Rogers* 77. Romero
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
45. Almonte# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 2/.000 ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/1.037 3/.666 1/.000 19/1.137 10/.522 7/.143 6/1.166 ···
1. Goins* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/3.500 2/.000 1/2.000 ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.933 1/.000 1/.000 10/2.100 9/.222 15/1.033 12/.500 ···
25. Jay* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.929 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 3/1.334 3/.666 ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.666 1/ 5/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500 ···
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.268 2/.000 1/.000 9/.476 6/1.167 3/.666 4/.000 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.333 1/.000 13/.693 10/.425 7/.429 6/1.100 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/2.500 1/.000 ···
46. Torres# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
45. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 93 .209 .261 .326 .586 61 .652 32 .448 .509 39 .481 1 1 3 0
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 88 .169 .261 .260 .521 65 .499 23 .594 .396 25 .461 0 0 1 1
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 55 .240 .309 .320 .629 39 .506 16 .938 .539 55 .629 0 0 0 0
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 216 .231 .285 .318 .603 159 .497 57 .906 .563 97 .562 2 1 2 3
1. Goins* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .246 .278 .304 .582 61 .668 12 .167 1.005 36 .551 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 156 .278 .333 .389 .722 114 .822 42 .446 .698 89 .740 2 0 4 0
25. Jay* G ·  S ·  vP 240 .307 .364 .363 .727 171 .740 69 .691 .708 116 .808 3 2 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 241 .286 .363 .414 .777 164 .586 77 1.158 .677 106 .867 12 2 4 2
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 234 .277 .329 .502 .831 155 .912 79 .676 .900 107 .751 1 0 11 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 152 .241 .283 .475 .758 112 .739 40 .814 .715 107 .776 1 0 9 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 213 .264 .362 .451 .812 151 .699 62 1.092 .712 103 .669 3 1 7 3
46. Torres# G ·  S ·  vP 16 .267 .313 .333 .646 8 .661 8 .625 .500 16 .646 0 0 0 1
TOTAL .254 .317 .383 .700 .678 .752 .685 .707 25 8 48 27

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
77. Romero G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 28.2 1.88 9.1 116 .194 .570 77 .704 39 .319 .522 93 .559 1 2 1
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 68.2 3.67 8.8 271 .205 .609 146 .604 125 .615 .759 134 .664 9 2 1
32. Duke* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xoo···X··o··o 17.2 4.08 11.7 88 .264 .710 60 .764 28 .601 .781 34 .804 0 0 0
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 63.0 3.57 9.4 266 .222 .655 164 .615 102 .717 .484 129 .692 5 0 0
39. Hildenberger G ·  S ·  vP Xo·X··X····X·· 27.0 3.00 7.0 110 .220 .719 73 .840 37 .483 .516 54 .625 5 3 0
31. Lynn G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 50.0 5.94 9.0 233 .293 .854 143 .793 90 .950 .918 116 .772 6 0 3
68. Magill G ·  S ·  vP X··X···X···X·X 17.2 1.53 7.1 69 .231 .619 43 .711 26 .471 .529 56 .632 2 1 0
12. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 59.1 3.34 8.8 247 .236 .773 144 .792 103 .748 .786 110 .750 12 5 2
57. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ·ooo··Xo·oo··X 27.1 1.98 12.2 116 .235 .614 80 .544 36 .790 .485 49 .642 1 2 2
43. Reed G ·  S ·  vP X·ooo····oX··X 27.2 2.60 9.4 111 .245 .707 72 .593 39 .937 .735 47 .774 3 1 1
56. Rodney G ·  S ·  vP ·X······oo···· 18.0 3.00 9.0 78 .243 .692 49 .878 29 .361 .967 30 .450 3 3 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP oo····o··oX··X 20.0 5.85 7.7 84 .303 .757 49 .824 35 .665 .787 35 .651 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.12 9.0 .248 .738 .748 .685 64 21 10

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