St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals, at Busch Stadium III, May 21, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Monday, May 21, 2018
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Busch Stadium
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
76° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Sunday, 20 May 2018

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 14-32
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 47
On This Date 19-24
Standing 5th (8.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 11-19
Home 7-18
Away 7-14
Extra Innings 1-3
vs. RHP 5-23
vs. LHP 9-9
1-Run Games 6-9
vs. East 3-12
vs. Central 10-13
vs. West 1-5
Inter-League 0-2

KCR Last 10 Games

Ian Kennedy (#31, 33, RHP, 1-4, 4.98)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 25-19
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 45
On This Date 78-45
Standing 2nd (1.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 18-12
Home 14-9
Away 11-10
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 17-15
vs. LHP 8-4
1-Run Games 8-7
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 14-7
vs. West 3-4
Inter-League 3-3

STL Last 10 Games

Miles Mikolas (#39, 29, RHP, 5-0, 2.63)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, May 21, 2018KCR@STL8:15pm
Tue, May 22, 2018KCR@STL8:15pm
Wed, May 23, 2018KCR@STL1:15pm
Fri, Aug 10, 2018STL@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Aug 11, 2018STL@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Aug 12, 2018STL@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

KCR Batters vs STL Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.96 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (5.78 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.96 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (5.78 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 60. Brebbia 27. Cecil* 49. Hicks 56. Holland 59. Mayers 39. Mikolas 26. Norris 64. Tuivailala
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 ··· ··· ··· 5/.200 ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 9/.222 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 10/.347 1/.000
1. Goins* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 10/.733 ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 8/.268 ··· 1/ ··· ··· 7/.858 1/.000
25. Jay* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.500 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 31/.690 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 9/.777 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 6/.334 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 8/.875 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
46. Torres# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
45. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 84 .195 .253 .325 .578 56 .638 28 .440 .639 49 .479 1 1 3 0
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 75 .172 .280 .234 .514 55 .556 20 .383 .565 24 .542 0 0 0 1
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 22 .250 .318 .300 .618 13 .462 9 .873 22 .618 0 0 0 0
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 178 .231 .288 .313 .601 130 .487 48 .907 .669 100 .593 2 1 1 3
1. Goins* G ·  S ·  vP 58 .273 .310 .345 .656 48 .754 10 .200 .400 27 .832 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 126 .252 .317 .365 .683 90 .783 36 .432 .669 102 .745 2 0 3 0
25. Jay* G ·  S ·  vP 195 .291 .352 .343 .695 138 .729 57 .611 .779 111 .749 1 2 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 199 .292 .354 .427 .781 133 .563 66 1.196 .885 109 .801 12 2 4 1
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 195 .294 .333 .528 .861 123 .999 72 .632 .790 107 .780 1 0 10 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 109 .250 .294 .490 .784 75 .800 34 .742 .838 109 .784 1 0 6 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 177 .297 .401 .486 .888 121 .782 56 1.120 1.099 112 .914 2 1 5 2
46. Torres# G ·  S ·  vP
TOTAL .256 .320 .387 .707 .697 .728 .732 .737 22 8 39 18

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
39. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 51.1 2.63 6.5 206 .246 .639 91 .518 115 .733 .554 101 .631 6 1 0
60. Brebbia G ·  S ·  vP ··XX····XX··X· 13.0 4.15 10.4 52 .220 .650 21 .488 31 .758 .629 46 .737 2 1 0
27. Cecil* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo·oo····· 3.1 2.70 8.1 12 .182 .523 3 .333 9 .556 .333 10 .422 0 1 0
32. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 23.1 2.31 10.4 89 .207 .562 44 .631 45 .489 .315 68 .524 2 0 0
53. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·X···X 17.1 4.67 9.3 72 .215 .587 28 .263 44 .791 .597 72 .587 1 2 0
49. Hicks G ·  S ·  vP Xo·oX···o·o··· 22.0 2.05 3.7 95 .173 .537 47 .557 48 .518 .567 48 .591 0 0 0
56. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X···X·o··· 12.1 7.30 6.6 65 .280 .858 33 1.092 32 .569 .628 43 .851 1 0 0
59. Mayers G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····o····· 10.2 2.53 5.1 48 .283 .834 22 .864 26 .804 .950 27 .910 3 0 0
26. Norris G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X···X·o··· 22.1 2.01 12.5 86 .210 .527 39 .659 47 .417 .524 41 .349 1 0 0
64. Tuivailala G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·X··o···X· 11.0 2.45 7.4 47 .293 .689 22 .449 25 .895 .532 27 .549 0 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 49.2 3.08 8.0 210 .238 .640 101 .812 109 .488 .628 117 .574 3 4 0
7. Weaver G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 47.1 4.37 8.0 200 .242 .635 107 .529 93 .758 .571 110 .619 3 0 0
TOTAL 3.47 8.2 .240 .672 .631 .649 37 13 0
STL Batters vs KCR Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.45 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.84 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.45 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (3.84 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Adam 51. Boyer 33. Flynn* 40. Herrera 54. Hill* 56. Keller 31. Kennedy 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
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
61. Baron G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/1.167 2/3.000 3/1.000 ··· ··· 16/.813 ··· 2/2.000
25. Fowler# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 11/.705 ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 36/.739 ··· 3/1.667
35. Garcia* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.667 ··· ···
3. Gyorko G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/2.334 1/.000 ···
38. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· ···
34. Munoz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
41. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Ozuna G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/.800 ··· 1/2.000
46. Pena G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 9/1.681 ··· ···
16. Wong* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 6/.167 1/2.000 ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 78 .254 .359 .418 .777 49 .629 29 1.039 .606 41 .725 4 2 3 0
61. Baron G ·  S ·  vP 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 5 .400 .400 5 .400 0 0 0 0
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 162 .194 .321 .351 .672 133 .711 29 .484 .734 75 .705 0 0 3 2
25. Fowler# G ·  S ·  vP 171 .160 .281 .292 .572 133 .671 38 .216 .612 84 .489 3 2 5 2
35. Garcia* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .236 .290 .400 .690 55 .594 8 1.250 .521 33 .348 0 1 2 2
3. Gyorko G ·  S ·  vP 82 .290 .390 .493 .883 58 .641 24 1.542 .765 65 .789 1 0 4 3
38. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 183 .313 .383 .481 .864 148 .860 35 .877 .776 95 .798 0 2 5 6
34. Munoz G ·  S ·  vP 21 .105 .190 .158 .348 12 .350 9 .333 .200 1 .000 0 0 0 1
41. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 18 .333 .389 .733 1.122 16 1.284 2 .000 1.197 12 1.683 0 0 2 0
23. Ozuna G ·  S ·  vP 182 .234 .275 .316 .591 141 .532 41 .798 .534 97 .567 2 0 3 3
46. Pena G ·  S ·  vP 42 .282 .333 .385 .718 33 .878 9 .111 .819 36 .727 0 0 1 0
28. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 167 .312 .419 .532 .951 131 .935 36 1.011 .973 86 .995 8 5 8 2
16. Wong* G ·  S ·  vP 132 .179 .279 .304 .583 106 .594 26 .535 .735 75 .653 1 2 3 2
TOTAL .237 .319 .391 .710 .712 .703 .701 .676 21 15 55 31

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 47.0 4.98 8.6 211 .286 .829 115 .883 96 .766 .959 111 .952 8 1 0
50. Adam G ·  S ·  vP X···X·X···X··· 6.1 2.84 9.9 24 .261 .857 17 1.118 7 .143 .500 24 .857 2 0 2
51. Boyer G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o···X···X· 16.2 12.42 3.8 84 .352 1.121 55 1.373 29 .572 1.142 44 .805 6 1 2
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 51.0 6.88 7.9 241 .296 .934 202 1.005 39 .571 .886 124 1.088 14 1 0
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X······X··X··· 23.0 4.70 4.7 106 .333 .890 85 .889 21 .883 1.029 64 .980 2 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 53.0 6.28 4.6 236 .288 .805 129 .796 107 .816 .802 131 .959 7 3 0
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X···X···· 16.2 1.08 8.1 62 .194 .452 39 .513 23 .348 .407 39 .564 1 1 0
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X···o·o·· 13.2 3.29 7.9 58 .240 .676 41 .654 17 .732 .462 33 .992 1 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 56.1 3.51 7.7 231 .228 .705 123 .671 108 .743 .582 129 .842 11 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X····X···· 18.1 1.96 4.9 74 .232 .603 44 .668 30 .492 .732 43 .408 1 2 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o··X··X·· 17.2 3.06 5.6 72 .273 .668 49 .590 23 .841 .891 51 .601 1 0 1
53. Skoglund* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 45.1 6.15 6.9 194 .271 .815 165 .833 29 .693 .720 125 .774 7 2 1
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·X··X· 22.0 4.09 9.8 96 .241 .823 62 .991 34 .535 .798 62 .929 5 1 0
TOTAL 5.55 6.9 .283 .826 .816 .874 71 16 7

Explanation and Key

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