Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, July 9, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Monday, July 9, 2018
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Target Field
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
79° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Sunday, 08 Jul 2018

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 25-64
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 90
On This Date 20-18
Standing 5th (24.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 3-17
Last 30 4-26
Home 11-35
Away 14-29
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 12-46
vs. LHP 13-18
1-Run Games 10-17
vs. East 3-15
vs. Central 12-17
vs. West 7-26
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#41, 2018, LHP, 4-8, 5.19)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Minnesota Twins
Record 39-48
Manager Paul Molitor
Game # 88
On This Date 47-56
Standing 2nd (9.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 24-20
Away 15-28
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 30-33
vs. LHP 9-15
1-Run Games 5-16
vs. East 9-11
vs. Central 17-13
vs. West 7-12
Inter-League 6-12

MIN Last 10 Games

Jose Berrios (#17, 2018, RHP, 8-7, 3.54)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 28, 2018MIN8@KCR5
Tue, May 29, 2018KCR2 MIN1(14)
Wed, May 30, 2018KCR11 MIN8
DateAwayHomeTime
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

KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.48 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.57 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.48 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.57 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 38. Belisle 17. Berrios 32. Duke* 39. Hildenberger 68. Magill 57. Pressly 43. Reed 56. Rodney 55. Rogers*
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
45. Almonte# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 2/.000 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
21. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 3/.000 5/.400 ··· ··· 2/ 4/.000 4/.250 1/.000
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 12/1.250 17/1.037 3/.666 1/.000 19/1.137 10/.522 7/.143 6/1.166
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 11/1.080 5/.933 1/.000 1/.000 11/1.878 9/.222 15/1.033 12/.500
7. Herrera# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 11/.819 ··· 6/.666 1/ 5/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 6/1.166 8/.268 2/.000 1/.000 10/.425 6/1.167 3/.666 4/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 13/.616 3/.000 3/.333 1/.000 14/.643 10/.425 7/.429 6/1.100

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
45. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 150 .180 .262 .286 .547 104 .631 46 .353 .655 37 .476 2 2 3 0
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 35 .313 .371 .438 .809 20 .771 15 .862 .522 35 .809 0 0 0 0
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 115 .165 .243 .233 .476 80 .480 35 .470 .496 19 .485 0 0 1 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 172 .208 .267 .327 .594 119 .589 53 .603 .589 80 .519 1 2 4 2
21. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .240 .302 .417 .719 131 .823 61 .489 .655 47 .732 0 0 7 1
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 335 .194 .243 .272 .515 244 .440 91 .721 .531 79 .311 3 1 3 7
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 280 .243 .321 .335 .656 202 .728 78 .469 .699 83 .531 5 0 5 2
7. Herrera# G ·  S ·  vP 84 .250 .265 .350 .615 58 .639 26 .560 .503 71 .674 1 4 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 376 .303 .371 .429 .800 256 .686 120 1.027 .763 93 .868 16 5 5 2
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 55 .222 .236 .352 .588 39 .572 16 .625 .652 55 .588 4 1 1 2
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 363 .254 .309 .468 .777 242 .836 121 .662 .733 83 .660 3 0 17 7
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 282 .213 .255 .376 .632 206 .633 76 .628 .693 87 .388 1 1 11 0
TOTAL .238 .298 .364 .662 .656 .675 .652 .575 42 19 70 50

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 114.1 3.54 9.0 456 .209 .640 220 .634 236 .645 .495 130 .734 17 4 1
38. Belisle G ·  S ·  vP o·o·····Xo··X· 20.1 6.20 5.3 90 .298 .813 50 .840 40 .781 .855 46 .981 2 2 0
32. Duke* G ·  S ·  vP ····o·o·X·X··· 31.0 2.90 9.3 144 .266 .647 96 .739 48 .472 .580 39 .641 0 0 0
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 107.2 3.59 8.8 452 .229 .676 252 .673 200 .680 .777 139 .740 12 1 1
39. Hildenberger G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··o·X·o··· 43.0 2.93 8.0 177 .215 .685 116 .732 61 .596 .754 46 .612 5 6 0
31. Lynn G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 86.1 5.21 8.9 395 .270 .779 235 .707 160 .886 .626 113 .771 8 3 4
68. Magill G ·  S ·  vP X······X·X···· 33.1 3.51 8.4 138 .248 .749 73 .749 65 .750 .849 58 .974 7 2 0
12. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 96.2 4.28 9.5 421 .253 .795 240 .745 181 .862 .830 130 .752 15 8 2
57. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o·X·X·Xo· 41.2 3.89 13.0 184 .264 .738 120 .778 64 .655 .889 47 .745 5 5 2
43. Reed G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·o·X·o··· 40.0 4.28 8.1 170 .289 .821 105 .697 65 1.041 .825 38 .975 7 1 1
56. Rodney G ·  S ·  vP ·XXo··X···X··· 31.1 3.16 10.1 135 .240 .633 78 .763 57 .447 .462 40 .578 3 6 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP o·····oX··X·o· 35.1 4.33 9.2 143 .278 .723 85 .861 58 .521 .564 39 .796 3 0 1
50. Slegers G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 11.1 2.38 4.0 45 .214 .695 30 .852 15 .400 .577 22 .577 2 1 0
TOTAL 4.33 8.9 .254 .748 .711 .770 109 45 13
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.56 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.56 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Adam 41. Duffy* 33. Flynn* 54. Hill* 37. Maurer 61. McCarthy 43. Peralta 72. Romero* 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
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 40/.653 1/.000 ··· 4/.000 3/.000 9/.985 1/.000 ···
5. Escobar# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 16/.688 6/.334 ··· 2/1.500 4/1.833 4/.250 ··· ···
23. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
36. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 18/1.233 5/.650 ··· 4/1.500 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 8/.000 4/.250 ··· ··· 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 ···
7. Mauer* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 22/.511 3/.667 ··· ··· 1/2.000 9/.611 3/1.000 ···
99. Morrison* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.000 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/5.000 5/.600 ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 12/1.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ···
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 11/.733 3/.666 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.666 ··· 2/2.000 ···
46. Wilson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 14 .357 .357 .500 .857 6 .667 8 1.000 14 .857 0 0 0 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .267 .302 .483 .785 52 .728 11 1.064 1.058 49 .697 1 0 3 0
2. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 380 .222 .305 .402 .708 290 .716 90 .679 .635 104 .673 5 3 13 8
5. Escobar# G ·  S ·  vP 350 .270 .326 .524 .849 240 .937 110 .651 .850 100 .701 1 3 14 3
23. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 174 .268 .339 .395 .734 120 .812 54 .562 .771 47 .994 0 0 4 1
36. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 250 .241 .320 .355 .675 173 .643 77 .743 .630 72 .737 0 0 4 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 335 .229 .313 .407 .721 240 .649 95 .900 .804 88 .615 3 2 10 0
7. Mauer* G ·  S ·  vP 246 .259 .355 .349 .704 186 .674 60 .800 .763 79 .591 0 0 2 2
99. Morrison* G ·  S ·  vP 291 .192 .289 .357 .646 217 .661 74 .600 .636 75 .621 1 0 10 3
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 29 .269 .345 .346 .691 21 .976 8 .000 .686 29 .691 1 0 0 0
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 367 .301 .342 .536 .878 252 .948 115 .726 .923 105 .799 6 2 18 6
46. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 94 .134 .207 .232 .438 77 .450 17 .378 .639 41 .323 0 0 1 1
TOTAL .238 .309 .400 .709 .719 .680 .731 .675 29 12 91 56

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·· 100.2 5.19 7.7 448 .263 .804 376 .836 72 .640 .750 105 .722 19 3 1
50. Adam G ·  S ·  vP XX····X··X···· 19.1 4.66 9.3 83 .239 .901 52 .888 31 .896 .673 24 .764 6 1 2
49. Fillmyer G ·  S ·  vP X···X···X····· 13.1 3.38 3.4 55 .250 .661 27 .849 28 .486 .642 55 .661 1 1 0
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X·····X· 39.2 4.08 4.8 179 .316 .847 129 .851 50 .835 .853 37 .893 2 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 102.1 6.16 5.8 470 .312 .853 255 .941 215 .748 .833 129 1.029 14 4 3
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o······X·o 25.0 5.40 9.4 112 .260 .731 70 .767 42 .668 .699 27 .923 2 2 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 60.2 2.52 5.2 247 .238 .603 160 .628 87 .552 .601 103 .600 1 4 0
37. Maurer G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo··o···X···· 10.2 12.66 5.9 58 .404 1.257 33 1.346 25 1.147 1.233 35 1.093 4 0 1
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o·····X·o 37.1 3.38 5.8 151 .222 .617 100 .467 51 .927 .730 45 .658 3 1 2
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP X···oX·····o·X 7.2 1.17 9.4 33 .222 .586 18 .583 15 .582 .452 33 .586 0 0 0
72. Romero* G ·  S ·  vP oX············ 8.0 6.75 9.0 46 .378 1.024 26 1.300 20 .663 1.357 9 .778 1 2 0
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ··X······o··o· 38.1 5.40 9.2 168 .268 .858 105 .858 63 .857 .673 48 .728 8 2 0
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP X············· 1.2 16.20 10.8 10 .500 1.250 5 1.150 5 1.350 10 1.250 0 0 0
TOTAL 5.35 7.1 .277 .810 .786 .804 126 35 14

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