Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals, at Globe Life Park in Arlington, May 26, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Saturday, May 26, 2018
Start Time
3:05ct (local), 4:05et
Venue
Globe Life Park in Arlington
Series
Game #3 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
86° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Friday, 25 May 2018

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Kansas City Royals
Record 17-34
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 52
On This Date 24-19
Standing 4th (8.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 12-18
Home 7-18
Away 10-16
Extra Innings 2-3
vs. RHP 8-24
vs. LHP 9-10
1-Run Games 6-9
vs. East 3-12
vs. Central 10-13
vs. West 2-6
Inter-League 2-3

KCR Last 10 Games

Ian Kennedy (#31, 33, RHP, 1-5, 5.30)

Texas Rangers

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Texas Rangers
Record 21-32
Manager Jeff Banister
Game # 54
On This Date 25-28
Standing 5th (13.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 10-18
Away 11-14
Extra Innings 4-1
vs. RHP 15-22
vs. LHP 6-10
1-Run Games 4-4
vs. East 7-9
vs. Central 5-7
vs. West 9-16
Inter-League 0-0

TEX Last 10 Games

Bartolo Colon (#40, 45, RHP, 2-2, 3.51)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, May 24, 2018KCR8@TEX2
Fri, May 25, 2018TEX8 KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, May 26, 2018KCR@TEX4:05pm
Sun, May 27, 2018KCR@TEX3:05pm
Mon, Jun 18, 2018TEX@KCR8:15pm
Tue, Jun 19, 2018TEX@KCR8:15pm
Wed, Jun 20, 2018TEX@KCR8:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

KCR Batters vs TEX Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
TEX Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (5.59 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Rangers Pitchers (5.59 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. Barnette 51. Bush 53. Chavez 58. Claudio* 40. Colon 41. Diekman* 50. Kela 62. Leclerc 31. Martin
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 1/.000 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
9. Butera G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 6/.666 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
2. Escobar G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/1.000 8/.500 ··· 7/.858 1/.000 5/.900 ··· 1/.000
1. Goins* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.500 6/1.500 ··· 9/.444 1/2.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 9/.708 8/.393 14/1.471 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
25. Jay* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 12/.833 4/.833 ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.667 4/.500 1/.000 3/1.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ···
8. Moustakas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 10/.775 10/1.000 7/1.238 ··· 3/.333 ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 9/.333 4/.500 3/.666 2/1.000 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
46. Torres# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
45. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 93 .209 .261 .326 .586 61 .652 32 .448 .643 49 .405 1 1 3 0
9. Butera G ·  S ·  vP 79 .176 .278 .235 .514 59 .552 20 .383 .559 25 .606 0 0 0 1
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 36 .212 .278 .273 .551 24 .297 12 1.100 .445 36 .551 0 0 0 0
2. Escobar G ·  S ·  vP 197 .237 .292 .316 .609 146 .515 51 .881 .672 96 .622 2 1 1 3
1. Goins* G ·  S ·  vP 69 .262 .294 .323 .617 57 .717 12 .167 .400 34 .647 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .270 .328 .397 .725 101 .830 36 .432 .760 88 .778 2 0 4 0
25. Jay* G ·  S ·  vP 219 .291 .349 .337 .686 156 .704 63 .638 .745 113 .749 2 2 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 221 .289 .359 .423 .782 149 .572 72 1.189 .870 108 .872 12 2 4 2
8. Moustakas* G ·  S ·  vP 219 .281 .333 .513 .846 141 .937 78 .685 .774 103 .760 1 0 11 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 133 .244 .286 .488 .774 96 .808 37 .677 .795 107 .770 1 0 8 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 194 .285 .381 .473 .854 135 .726 59 1.155 .991 104 .815 2 1 6 3
46. Torres# G ·  S ·  vP 8 .429 .500 .571 1.071 4 1.417 4 .750 1.071 8 1.071 0 0 0 1
TOTAL .256 .319 .385 .704 .688 .741 .722 .739 23 8 44 21

TEX Pitchers

TEX Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
40. Colon G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 56.1 3.51 5.8 220 .225 .705 128 .755 92 .636 .878 102 .826 13 0 1
43. Barnette G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o·X··X··X 13.0 4.15 9.7 54 .184 .647 37 .741 17 .435 .748 43 .754 2 0 0
56. Bibens-Dirkx G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 6.1 5.68 8.5 29 .308 .703 16 .393 13 1.083 .703 29 .703 0 0 0
51. Bush G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X········· 15.2 5.17 8.6 73 .224 .822 51 .825 22 .788 .817 21 .852 2 1 0
53. Chavez G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X····X· 29.0 4.66 9.3 127 .292 .831 84 .696 43 1.118 1.007 55 .718 6 1 0
58. Claudio* G ·  S ·  vP o·X··o·X··X··· 25.0 4.32 4.3 114 .364 .861 79 1.009 35 .543 .971 57 .806 1 4 1
41. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP X··X··X··oo··· 17.2 4.08 12.2 86 .217 .665 60 .536 26 .989 .835 42 .676 1 2 0
38. Fister G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 49.0 4.22 6.4 220 .288 .839 109 .955 111 .726 .935 136 .858 9 3 0
35. Hamels* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 58.2 3.38 9.8 255 .221 .733 213 .735 42 .720 .813 101 .565 11 4 0
50. Kela G ·  S ·  vP o·oo·····X···· 18.1 4.42 10.8 77 .235 .700 47 .439 30 1.079 .618 39 .822 2 1 0
62. Leclerc G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····XoX··· 15.0 2.40 11.4 64 .137 .494 45 .522 19 .421 .419 42 .646 0 2 0
31. Martin G ·  S ·  vP o·o··X········ 17.0 4.24 9.0 71 .269 .698 49 .661 22 .778 .714 17 .728 2 2 0
36. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 54.1 5.63 8.3 236 .279 .867 204 .897 32 .677 .815 124 .921 10 4 2
TOTAL 4.85 7.7 .272 .809 .847 .831 76 27 4
TEX Batters vs KCR Pitchers
TEX Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Rangers Batters (4.26 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.42 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rangers Batters (4.26 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.42 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
2. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
61. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 3/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Choo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/ 1/ 4/1.000 1/.000 ··· 16/.542 1/.000 ···
3. DeShields G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 7/.829 ··· ···
13. Gallo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· 8/.125 ··· ···
67. Guzman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/4.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Kiner-Falefa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Mazara* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 9/.111 ··· ···
12. Odor* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 2/3.500 2/1.000 ··· ··· 14/.500 ··· ···
60. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 8/.500 ··· ···
19. Profar# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/.400 ··· ···
16. Rua G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···

TEX Batters

TEX Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 .000 3 .000 .000 6 .000 0 0 0 0
61. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 149 .183 .275 .366 .642 117 .701 32 .429 .454 68 .511 1 0 6 1
17. Choo* G ·  S ·  vP 229 .259 .358 .411 .769 162 .814 67 .663 .820 107 .784 2 0 7 1
3. DeShields G ·  S ·  vP 146 .234 .315 .336 .651 105 .534 41 .953 .680 111 .701 9 2 2 2
13. Gallo* G ·  S ·  vP 210 .195 .271 .453 .724 153 .762 57 .620 .785 94 .604 1 1 14 0
67. Guzman* G ·  S ·  vP 116 .226 .293 .472 .765 100 .733 16 .938 .946 73 .778 1 0 6 1
9. Kiner-Falefa G ·  S ·  vP 156 .259 .336 .385 .721 111 .709 45 .750 .700 97 .751 4 2 2 4
30. Mazara* G ·  S ·  vP 217 .268 .332 .505 .837 143 .823 74 .862 .888 109 .939 1 0 12 1
12. Odor* G ·  S ·  vP 92 .193 .253 .289 .542 69 .488 23 .701 .694 51 .522 0 3 1 3
60. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 44 .143 .163 .238 .401 30 .552 14 .071 .221 22 .476 0 0 1 1
19. Profar# G ·  S ·  vP 180 .238 .311 .413 .724 132 .633 48 .981 .747 102 .752 3 0 3 9
16. Rua G ·  S ·  vP 90 .155 .191 .262 .453 55 .318 35 .673 .403 37 .362 3 1 2 0
TOTAL .226 .301 .389 .690 .678 .725 .717 .694 26 11 62 48

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··· 52.2 5.30 8.5 238 .295 .842 136 .882 102 .791 .955 123 .930 9 1 0
50. Adam G ·  S ·  vP ····XX···X·X·· 7.2 3.52 12.9 29 .250 .883 21 .905 8 .821 .692 29 .883 3 0 2
51. Boyer G ·  S ·  vP X·o·o·X··o···X 19.2 11.44 3.7 98 .337 1.071 65 1.241 33 .684 1.040 52 .827 6 1 2
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 58.2 6.14 7.7 267 .283 .885 216 .953 51 .601 .819 125 .996 14 1 1
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 25.2 4.21 5.3 116 .314 .839 89 .846 27 .813 .894 65 .931 2 1 0
39. Hammel G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 60.0 5.70 5.0 265 .293 .792 147 .837 118 .735 .780 132 .992 7 5 2
40. Herrera G ·  S ·  vP ··oo···o··X··· 18.2 .96 8.2 69 .203 .464 43 .512 26 .385 .441 35 .600 1 1 0
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····o··X··· 15.0 3.00 9.0 64 .236 .681 45 .696 19 .646 .524 24 .683 1 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 61.1 3.52 8.1 252 .231 .702 141 .675 111 .735 .595 125 .738 11 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo···o·X···· 20.1 1.77 5.8 81 .213 .565 50 .614 31 .476 .637 39 .319 1 2 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP ··X····o··o··X 19.2 2.75 5.9 78 .250 .614 54 .534 24 .804 .773 50 .532 1 0 1
53. Skoglund* G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 49.2 6.70 7.1 217 .278 .871 176 .841 41 1.013 .876 125 .955 10 3 1
64. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 22.0 4.09 9.8 96 .241 .823 62 .991 34 .535 .798 39 1.002 5 1 0
TOTAL 5.36 7.1 .280 .816 .798 .858 76 19 10

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