Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, August 7, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Start Time
7:10et (local)
Venue
Fenway Park
Series
Game #3 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
79° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Tuesday, 06 Aug 2019

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 41-74
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 116
On This Date 24-23
Standing 4th (30.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 12-18
Home 23-35
Away 18-39
Extra Innings 3-7
vs. RHP 30-54
vs. LHP 11-20
1-Run Games 9-18
vs. East 7-19
vs. Central 22-34
vs. West 7-16
Inter-League 5-5

KCR Last 10 Games

Glenn Sparkman (#57, 27, RHP, 3-7, 5.58)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Boston Red Sox
Record 60-56
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 117
On This Date 56-50
Standing 3rd (15.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 15-15
Home 28-30
Away 32-26
Extra Innings 6-4
vs. RHP 44-37
vs. LHP 16-19
1-Run Games 15-13
vs. East 28-31
vs. Central 17-8
vs. West 12-12
Inter-League 3-5

BOS Last 10 Games

Eduardo Rodriguez (#57, 26, LHP, 13-5, 4.19)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Jun 04, 2019 BOS8@KCR3
Wed, Jun 05, 2019 BOS8@KCR0
Thu, Jun 06, 2019 BOS7@KCR5
Mon, Aug 05, 2019@BOS7 KCR5
Tue, Aug 06, 2019 KCR6@BOS2
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Aug 07, 2019KCR@BOS7:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Royals Batters (4.30 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (5.23 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.30 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (5.23 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 57. Rodriguez* 32. Barnes 17. Eovaldi 63. Hernandez* 72. Taylor* 64. Walden 65. Weber 44. Workman
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
2. Arteaga G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.000 5/1.000 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 1/5.000 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.038 4/1.250 7/1.286 ··· 1/5.000 2/.000 1/2.000 2/.000
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· 7/.143 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 1/
1. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/3.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.223 1/.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/1.600
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 2/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/5.000 1/.000 ···
11. Starling G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
72. Viloria* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/5.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arteaga G ·  S ·  vP 82 .187 .238 .213 .451 64 .441 18 .485 .464 39 .342 1 1 0 2
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 229 .289 .323 .436 .759 176 .698 53 .955 .683 99 .774 1 0 7 8
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 390 .280 .367 .528 .895 296 .915 94 .831 .921 104 .882 1 1 18 5
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 142 .238 .312 .365 .677 101 .676 41 .682 .586 46 1.013 0 1 3 1
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 466 .271 .344 .422 .766 330 .783 136 .723 .696 99 .646 5 2 11 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 293 .209 .276 .262 .538 191 .549 102 .517 .555 26 .366 17 5 0 0
1. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 286 .221 .262 .285 .547 205 .508 81 .646 .478 83 .478 1 1 1 3
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 525 .301 .356 .478 .834 371 .845 154 .808 .875 111 .775 16 8 12 7
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 239 .176 .272 .319 .591 197 .607 42 .512 .646 26 .362 0 1 7 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 476 .253 .335 .530 .865 354 .912 122 .731 .869 102 1.102 0 1 31 2
11. Starling G ·  S ·  vP 80 .237 .266 .342 .608 58 .615 22 .588 .567 80 .608 1 0 2 1
72. Viloria* G ·  S ·  vP 38 .235 .316 .382 .698 29 .826 9 .222 .616 38 .698 0 0 1 0
TOTAL .246 .310 .401 .710 .725 .673 .699 .726 92 31 113 51

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 135.1 4.19 9.2 571 .250 .736 443 .720 128 .790 .679 133 .649 20 3 3
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···X··X··· 44.1 4.67 16.2 196 .214 .669 117 .721 79 .580 .697 35 .767 5 2 1
48. Cashner G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 125.0 4.68 6.2 528 .257 .743 284 .868 244 .598 .818 128 .994 18 1 5
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o··X··X·X· 26.2 6.75 8.4 123 .299 .935 75 .892 48 1.000 1.068 30 1.040 7 0 0
63. Hernandez* G ·  S ·  vP X·X··ooo·X··o· 14.1 1.88 18.2 68 .200 .662 44 .814 24 .399 .691 38 .515 0 0 0
61. Johnson* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 17.0 6.88 7.9 85 .380 1.044 59 1.244 26 .615 .421 16 1.250 4 1 0
22. Porcello G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 128.1 5.54 7.3 573 .282 .818 293 .781 280 .858 .752 131 .920 23 5 1
10. Price* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 105.1 4.36 10.8 450 .260 .759 370 .787 80 .633 .715 111 1.105 15 2 2
41. Sale* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 132.2 4.68 13.1 558 .230 .720 475 .723 83 .703 .704 114 .838 22 8 2
72. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP X··X··oo···X·X 29.0 3.72 11.5 123 .261 .713 84 .708 39 .722 .754 48 .678 3 0 2
64. Walden G ·  S ·  vP o··oo·XX·X·o·· 56.2 3.49 9.5 233 .202 .622 136 .641 97 .594 .682 41 .367 5 4 0
65. Weber G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 28.0 4.50 6.1 122 .272 .770 59 .662 63 .876 1.081 34 .538 3 2 1
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o······oo·· 49.2 1.99 12.3 199 .117 .434 113 .410 86 .467 .442 37 .431 1 6 1
TOTAL 4.82 10.0 .255 .773 .777 .851 161 44 20

Red Sox Batters (5.70 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.24 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.70 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.24 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 57. Sparkman 58. Barlow 54. Hill* 31. Kennedy 55. Lovelady* 61. McCarthy Newberry 63. Staumont 45. Zimmer
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. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.867 4/.750 1/3.000 3/1.666 1/.000 4/1.833 ··· ··· ···
50. Betts G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 1/.000 1/ 10/.633 1/.000 5/.000 ··· ··· ···
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.917 5/1.100 ··· 10/1.475 ··· 5/.400 ··· ··· ···
19. Bradley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/.000 1/.000 8/.000 1/.000 5/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
23. Chavis G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/ ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.667 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.000 ··· ··· ···
12. Holt* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 1/3.000 1/ 4/.750 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
3. Leon# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/2.000 ··· 13/.769 1/3.000 6/.666 ··· ··· ···
18. Moreland* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 2/2.500 ··· 10/.633 1/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ···
59. Travis G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ···
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 4/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/3.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 470 .285 .357 .470 .827 341 .824 129 .834 .911 112 .958 9 2 12 2
50. Betts G ·  S ·  vP 539 .280 .388 .487 .874 387 .924 152 .751 .927 121 .924 12 2 19 2
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 501 .307 .387 .563 .950 376 .953 125 .942 1.138 113 1.052 3 1 25 10
19. Bradley* G ·  S ·  vP 415 .222 .316 .391 .706 285 .754 130 .602 .795 91 .630 7 2 12 4
23. Chavis G ·  S ·  vP 369 .263 .331 .460 .790 264 .796 105 .772 .842 71 .755 2 1 18 8
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 497 .321 .369 .568 .937 350 1.015 147 .757 .955 119 .978 8 6 23 17
12. Holt* G ·  S ·  vP 166 .310 .373 .400 .773 147 .819 19 .396 .786 52 .771 1 0 1 2
3. Leon# G ·  S ·  vP 144 .194 .255 .302 .558 91 .561 53 .551 .648 35 .553 0 0 4 3
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 471 .300 .377 .541 .917 355 .773 116 1.365 .907 114 .917 1 0 24 2
18. Moreland* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .222 .305 .500 .805 172 .869 28 .414 .795 26 .471 1 0 13 1
59. Travis G ·  S ·  vP 84 .250 .286 .400 .686 31 .601 53 .734 .828 53 .870 2 0 3 1
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 363 .284 .323 .491 .814 246 .775 117 .897 .792 91 .701 2 2 17 2
TOTAL .274 .344 .471 .815 .826 .789 .855 .846 55 18 177 69

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 88.2 5.58 5.2 391 .289 .850 176 .761 215 .926 1.069 109 .868 20 1 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·····X···X· 44.0 5.73 13.1 200 .262 .810 118 .673 82 1.016 .821 34 .660 6 6 1
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o···oo··o· 16.1 4.41 7.2 72 .250 .742 41 .883 31 .573 .734 35 .694 2 1 1
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 138.1 4.88 8.5 605 .268 .795 274 .765 331 .819 .813 134 .704 24 10 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 146.0 3.95 6.5 624 .245 .711 300 .697 324 .724 .754 139 .615 14 1 2
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP o·····X··o···X 45.1 3.18 10.5 190 .257 .636 97 .646 93 .627 .758 41 .479 2 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ···X····o··Xo· 84.1 6.19 8.5 377 .289 .865 193 .744 184 .990 .774 59 .709 17 5 1
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP X·o·X··X··X··· 18.1 5.40 7.9 79 .282 .778 38 .885 41 .675 .672 25 .755 1 0 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·oo·X··X· 34.2 4.67 3.9 159 .295 .813 88 .799 71 .830 .715 44 .794 3 0 0
21. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 43.1 6.02 6.2 196 .339 .996 138 .829 58 1.373 1.261 73 .984 10 5 2
Newberry G ·  S ·  vP ············o· 22.0 3.68 7.0 94 .256 .844 56 .612 38 1.164 .745 11 .614 5 0 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····XX·o·X· 5.1 3.38 5.1 31 .292 .910 13 1.567 18 .528 .250 31 .910 1 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ····o··X··X··· 6.0 7.50 6.0 33 .269 .847 22 1.258 11 .182 1.607 20 .794 0 1 0
TOTAL 5.04 7.8 .272 .797 .817 .788 153 40 16

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