Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs, at Kauffman Stadium, August 6, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Monday, August 6, 2018
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
87° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Sunday, 05 Aug 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 64-47
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 112
On This Date 66-66
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 18-12
Home 35-21
Away 29-26
Extra Innings 6-6
vs. RHP 46-38
vs. LHP 18-9
1-Run Games 15-17
vs. East 13-6
vs. Central 26-24
vs. West 17-13
Inter-League 8-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Cole Hamels (#35, 34, LHP, 6-9, 4.53)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 34-77
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 112
On This Date 27-20
Standing 5th (27.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 9-21
Home 15-37
Away 19-40
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 21-55
vs. LHP 13-22
1-Run Games 12-20
vs. East 4-18
vs. Central 20-27
vs. West 7-26
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Jakob Junis (#65, 25, RHP, 6-11, 5.12)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Aug 06, 2018CHC@KCR8:15pm
Tue, Aug 07, 2018CHC@KCR8:15pm
Wed, Aug 08, 2018CHC@KCR8:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

CHC Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (5.02 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.14 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.02 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.14 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Adam 33. Flynn* 39. Hammel 54. Hill* 65. Junis 37. Maurer 61. McCarthy 43. Peralta 57. Sparkman
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
5. Almora G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 13/.154 ···
13. Bote G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 19/1.082 ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· 26/.746 ···
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/1.667 ···
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· ··· 6/.334 ··· 41/1.761 ···
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 8/1.333 ···
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/.000 ···
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 17/1.145 ··· ··· 6/.167 ··· 7/.715 ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 349 .302 .337 .409 .746 241 .704 108 .840 .696 61 .454 1 2 4 2
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 433 .300 .333 .585 .918 324 .907 109 .952 .999 93 1.041 19 5 24 10
13. Bote G ·  S ·  vP 74 .328 .419 .508 .927 36 .901 38 .954 .774 27 1.214 3 3 2 0
7. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 119 .259 .319 .315 .634 77 .694 42 .514 .534 41 .590 0 0 0 0
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 396 .281 .371 .450 .821 288 .807 108 .859 .751 69 .762 4 1 9 10
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 340 .245 .371 .426 .796 241 .851 99 .669 .857 73 .681 5 1 12 4
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 375 .283 .347 .417 .763 294 .762 81 .768 .792 91 .765 1 1 7 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 138 .283 .358 .325 .683 118 .729 20 .349 .597 26 .790 0 1 0 3
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 451 .266 .361 .451 .812 338 .890 113 .589 .694 100 1.081 4 3 17 5
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 386 .263 .332 .370 .702 279 .667 107 .796 .726 80 .506 4 0 5 13
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 379 .247 .365 .481 .846 306 .902 73 .606 .778 72 .732 3 3 20 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 344 .310 .395 .456 .851 249 .909 95 .708 .966 69 .970 2 3 8 1
TOTAL .267 .345 .426 .771 .777 .754 .757 .769 49 27 120 69

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 116.0 5.12 8.2 509 .268 .818 262 .796 247 .843 .824 68 .897 26 5 3
50. Adam G ·  S ·  vP ·oXo···X··oX·· 28.0 5.46 10.0 122 .240 .855 66 .901 56 .774 1.053 39 .758 7 1 2
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 138.0 4.70 8.2 612 .262 .764 508 .783 104 .673 .848 138 .678 21 4 2
49. Fillmyer G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 30.1 3.86 5.3 129 .252 .692 56 .887 73 .529 .528 74 .716 3 1 0
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o···X·o··· 55.1 4.07 5.5 246 .304 .815 168 .789 78 .873 .790 67 .731 3 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X··X····o 111.0 6.00 6.0 508 .313 .858 269 .940 239 .764 .900 38 .910 15 5 3
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP o··o·o·oo·o·o· 32.1 5.29 9.2 144 .276 .778 87 .899 57 .591 .774 29 .846 4 2 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 82.1 3.39 5.9 344 .251 .654 195 .620 149 .697 .585 97 .786 3 4 1
37. Maurer G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··o··X··o 16.0 10.69 6.2 85 .386 1.133 40 1.180 45 1.094 1.354 21 .873 4 0 2
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X·o··o··X···XX 45.2 3.74 5.3 189 .247 .694 123 .549 66 .981 .460 34 1.007 5 1 3
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP o····X·o····X· 14.2 3.07 8.6 61 .200 .604 26 .612 35 .594 .686 28 .626 0 0 0
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 59.0 6.41 9.0 260 .271 .840 138 .742 122 .946 .823 92 .807 12 3 1
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o···X··X·· 11.2 5.40 9.3 56 .313 .875 27 .813 29 .936 .771 46 .798 1 0 0
TOTAL 5.36 7.3 .280 .810 .808 .813 150 38 21
KCR Batters vs CHC Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.72 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (5.52 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.72 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (5.52 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 21. Chatwood 43. Chavez 41. Cishek 6. Edwards 35. Hamels* 20. Kintzler 47. Rosario* 46. Strop 37. Wilson*
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 ··· 4/.750 1/.000 ··· 6/.334 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 7/.572 2/1.000 ··· 11/.909 3/1.334 ··· ··· 2/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 6/.334 ··· ··· ··· ···
21. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 4/.833 16/1.125 1/.000 21/.458 4/.750 ··· 4/.250 2/.000
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.600 8/.500 2/1.000 ··· 29/.361 7/.000 ··· 3/.000 4/.250
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.733 9/.708 3/1.666 ··· 23/.768 4/1.500 ··· 3/.667 6/1.700
7. Herrera# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 3/1.334 ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 2/1.500 ··· 14/.857 6/2.633 ··· ··· 2/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/2.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 9/.333 6/1.333 ··· 18/.461 4/2.000 ··· 3/.000 3/.000
14. Phillips* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 112 .200 .286 .330 .616 80 .585 32 .692 .712 73 .528 0 0 1 1
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 141 .184 .270 .280 .550 98 .530 43 .596 .633 26 .885 0 0 2 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 218 .213 .271 .342 .612 148 .623 70 .581 .574 46 .678 1 2 5 4
21. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 277 .235 .307 .401 .708 195 .783 82 .524 .828 81 .698 1 0 10 2
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 405 .200 .251 .273 .524 296 .481 109 .641 .512 66 .553 5 1 3 8
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 363 .250 .322 .357 .679 265 .761 98 .457 .601 79 .727 4 2 7 2
7. Herrera# G ·  S ·  vP 159 .257 .291 .358 .649 107 .666 52 .613 .648 71 .699 1 4 1 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 474 .307 .375 .436 .811 335 .726 139 1.002 .801 94 .868 25 6 7 4
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 107 .269 .283 .413 .696 79 .723 28 .620 .592 49 .865 11 3 3 5
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 19 .125 .263 .313 .576 14 .812 5 .000 19 .576 0 0 1 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 378 .232 .270 .432 .702 283 .684 95 .755 .631 92 .913 1 1 19 0
14. Phillips* G ·  S ·  vP 52 .188 .250 .333 .583 38 .635 14 .445 .542 38 .701 0 0 1 0
TOTAL .241 .301 .375 .676 .677 .673 .677 .740 60 25 97 53

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········X 119.1 4.53 9.3 523 .255 .798 446 .803 77 .766 .680 72 .771 23 15 2
21. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP ····o·····X··· 95.0 4.93 7.8 443 .241 .766 199 .578 244 .907 .705 73 .824 9 9 2
43. Chavez G ·  S ·  vP X··X·o··X·X·X· 68.0 3.18 8.3 277 .251 .703 184 .701 93 .708 .588 56 .564 11 1 1
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo··o··o·X·X· 51.1 1.93 10.0 210 .188 .592 135 .550 75 .667 .490 45 .529 2 0 0
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP X·X·o··X···X·· 35.1 2.80 13.5 147 .197 .582 89 .526 58 .667 .595 39 .554 2 5 0
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 132.2 4.07 7.5 550 .252 .728 306 .764 244 .683 .754 115 .790 20 8 2
20. Kintzler G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·X···o·o·Xo 45.1 3.38 6.4 185 .246 .669 108 .652 77 .692 .562 38 .459 2 0 4
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 130.2 3.44 6.9 549 .243 .737 425 .710 124 .831 .743 114 1.050 19 9 4
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 92.1 3.90 5.5 394 .270 .706 277 .730 117 .649 .640 96 .868 7 6 6
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 113.2 4.12 8.0 488 .245 .748 381 .771 107 .669 .736 90 .682 16 5 4
47. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP X·o······X···X 33.0 3.00 5.7 142 .252 .750 84 .786 58 .698 .692 42 1.123 5 1 1
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP ·oX····o···o·· 45.0 2.80 8.8 182 .204 .584 112 .487 70 .744 .629 37 .661 3 0 0
37. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o····o··· 42.2 3.38 11.8 185 .201 .654 109 .691 76 .602 .675 32 .677 4 0 1
TOTAL 3.82 8.1 .239 .710 .680 .785 118 57 24

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