Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals, at Progressive Field, July 20, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Start Time
7:10et (local)
Venue
Progressive Field
Series
Game #2 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
80° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Friday, 19 Jul 2019

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 36-63
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 100
On This Date 27-22
Standing 4th (24.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 22-29
Away 14-34
Extra Innings 3-6
vs. RHP 26-46
vs. LHP 10-17
1-Run Games 7-16
vs. East 6-15
vs. Central 20-27
vs. West 7-16
Inter-League 3-5

KCR Last 10 Games

Jakob Junis (#65, 26, RHP, 5-8, 5.08)

Cleveland Indians

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Cleveland Indians
Record 56-40
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 97
On This Date 57-55
Standing 2nd (3.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 15-5
Last 30 22-8
Home 31-20
Away 25-20
Extra Innings 2-3
vs. RHP 35-30
vs. LHP 21-10
1-Run Games 10-7
vs. East 13-8
vs. Central 27-17
vs. West 10-10
Inter-League 6-5

CLE Last 10 Games

Adam Plutko (#45, 27, RHP, 3-1, 5.40)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 12, 2019@KCR8 CLE1
Sat, Apr 13, 2019@KCR3 CLE0
Sun, Apr 14, 2019@KCR9 CLE8
Mon, Jun 24, 2019@CLE3 KCR2(10)
Tue, Jun 25, 2019 KCR8@CLE6
Wed, Jun 26, 2019@CLE5 KCR3
Tue, Jul 02, 2019 CLE9@KCR5
Wed, Jul 03, 2019 CLE4@KCR0
Thu, Jul 04, 2019 CLE8@KCR4
Fri, Jul 19, 2019@CLE10 KCR5
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, Jul 20, 2019KCR@CLE7:10pm
Sun, Jul 21, 2019KCR@CLE1:10pm
Thu, Jul 25, 2019CLE@KCR8:15pm
Fri, Jul 26, 2019CLE@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Jul 27, 2019CLE@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Jul 28, 2019CLE@KCR2:15pm
Fri, Aug 23, 2019KCR@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Aug 24, 2019KCR@CLE7:10pm
Sun, Aug 25, 2019KCR@CLE1:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.16 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.16 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 45. Plutko 90. Cimber 36. Clippard 34. Cole 44. Goody 33. Hand* 49. Olson* 39. Perez* 62. Wittgren
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. Arteaga G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/2.000 3/1.667 2/.500 4/.500 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 4/.750 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 5/2.000 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000
9. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 18/.167 ··· 3/.000 20/1.011 6/.833 5/.000 1/5.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/5.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 1/.000 4/.833 ··· 4/1.000 7/.762 2/1.500 8/1.125 4/1.750
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 6/.334 1/.000 2/.000 5/.800
1. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/1.500
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.834 5/.000 4/.000 3/.666 5/1.200 6/.833 1/3.000 1/.000 5/.000
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 2/.500 4/.000 1/.000 4/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.500 4/.000
11. Starling G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
72. Viloria* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arteaga G ·  S ·  vP 51 .244 .306 .267 .573 43 .542 8 .762 .613 40 .622 1 0 0 0
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 161 .294 .329 .458 .787 120 .709 41 1.000 .649 78 .731 1 0 6 6
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 320 .290 .372 .541 .913 238 .956 82 .788 .923 95 .787 1 1 14 5
9. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 109 .146 .229 .271 .500 87 .544 22 .332 .469 32 .488 0 0 3 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 110 .221 .312 .295 .607 82 .600 28 .626 .535 27 1.206 0 0 1 1
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 397 .281 .359 .446 .805 277 .844 120 .711 .747 88 .868 5 1 10 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 277 .221 .285 .277 .562 181 .573 96 .539 .573 42 .507 17 5 0 0
1. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 234 .239 .278 .312 .590 167 .532 67 .736 .539 89 .567 1 1 1 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 452 .313 .365 .511 .876 319 .882 133 .860 .933 104 .976 15 8 12 4
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 408 .246 .319 .514 .832 297 .872 111 .727 .781 92 .823 0 1 26 2
11. Starling G ·  S ·  vP 27 .292 .370 .333 .704 18 .646 9 .819 .500 27 .704 1 0 0 0
72. Viloria* G ·  S ·  vP 8 .333 .500 .333 .833 6 .900 2 .500 1.250 8 .833 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .251 .314 .407 .722 .734 .691 .706 .762 91 28 95 41

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
45. Plutko G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 41.2 5.40 5.8 172 .276 .873 82 .938 90 .812 .871 59 .939 13 0 0
47. Bauer G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 144.2 3.67 10.6 611 .215 .707 344 .599 267 .849 .779 137 .742 22 8 3
57. Bieber G ·  S ·  vP X····X·······X 124.1 3.69 11.3 502 .218 .655 271 .636 231 .679 .716 132 .548 17 6 2
90. Cimber G ·  S ·  vP ooo··X·o······ 37.0 2.68 6.3 150 .216 .625 109 .537 41 .858 .647 34 .454 4 0 0
52. Clevinger G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 35.1 3.57 14.8 140 .190 .590 57 .507 83 .648 .461 78 .743 3 3 1
36. Clippard G ·  S ·  vP ···X··XX······ 29.2 3.64 8.8 119 .192 .610 68 .756 51 .406 .642 39 .698 2 0 1
34. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ····o·XX······ 21.1 3.38 10.5 97 .270 .807 60 .785 37 .840 .456 32 .726 4 1 1
44. Goody G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo··X·····X 18.1 1.96 12.8 75 .167 .585 50 .555 25 .644 .640 42 .495 2 0 1
33. Hand* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo········ 40.2 2.21 14.2 161 .201 .576 123 .605 38 .471 .590 36 .920 3 1 0
49. Olson* G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·o·····X· 27.0 3.67 8.7 119 .280 .792 71 .829 48 .735 .766 25 .671 3 2 1
39. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP Xoo··o·o······ 26.1 3.08 10.9 111 .260 .740 55 .896 56 .589 .732 15 .862 3 3 0
65. Plesac G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 48.0 3.56 6.4 190 .208 .727 107 .776 83 .661 .702 70 .818 9 0 1
62. Wittgren G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··o····o· 36.2 3.19 9.6 143 .215 .644 83 .653 60 .630 .728 38 .848 5 0 0
TOTAL 3.89 9.8 .238 .726 .732 .717 127 38 17
CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Indians Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.17 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Indians Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.17 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Junis 58. Barlow 40. Diekman* 33. Flynn* 54. Hill* 31. Kennedy 28. Lopez 61. McCarthy 43. Peralta
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
1. Allen# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 ··· ··· 2/1.500 4/.000 5/2.083
10. Bauers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.768 ··· 1/.000 3/.333 4/.500 ··· 4/.833 2/2.000 1/.000
6. Freeman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
22. Kipnis* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.378 1/.000 4/.500 14/.321 6/.334 30/.967 4/1.000 3/.333 6/2.500
12. Lindor# G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/1.545 1/.000 5/1.350 11/1.164 3/.000 31/.623 5/.400 8/1.250 7/2.000
8. Luplow G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 2/2.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
35. Mercado G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/2.000 3/1.000
30. Naquin* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.155 ··· 3/.666 4/.833 2/.000 14/1.682 3/2.000 3/1.667 4/.000
55. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.762 ··· 2/.500 5/.450 3/.666 9/.222 5/1.150 5/1.833 3/.666
27. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· ···
11. Ramirez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.756 1/2.000 5/.200 13/1.692 4/.250 24/.666 5/.650 8/.875 7/1.262
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.121 1/5.000 6/1.500 10/.775 1/.000 29/.643 2/.500 6/1.167 4/1.167

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Allen# G ·  S ·  vP 91 .228 .303 .430 .734 71 .811 20 .472 .619 18 1.540 0 0 2 2
10. Bauers* G ·  S ·  vP 334 .246 .314 .402 .716 224 .727 110 .694 .558 59 .855 2 3 11 2
6. Freeman* G ·  S ·  vP 94 .299 .396 .468 .863 70 .917 24 .713 .885 19 1.268 1 2 3 3
22. Kipnis* G ·  S ·  vP 318 .243 .299 .370 .669 206 .762 112 .508 .699 81 .693 5 1 7 2
12. Lindor# G ·  S ·  vP 349 .290 .347 .502 .848 231 .898 118 .746 .873 91 .835 14 2 15 5
8. Luplow G ·  S ·  vP 183 .270 .344 .515 .860 75 .522 108 1.112 .868 37 .874 2 2 10 0
35. Mercado G ·  S ·  vP 217 .299 .352 .477 .829 133 .818 84 .847 .930 81 .778 9 2 7 2
30. Naquin* G ·  S ·  vP 202 .293 .328 .516 .844 149 .832 53 .882 .895 67 1.045 4 1 9 0
55. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 265 .241 .327 .482 .809 173 .761 92 .902 .740 66 .751 0 0 16 3
27. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 107 .211 .290 .337 .627 77 .675 30 .509 .408 15 .895 0 1 2 1
11. Ramirez# G ·  S ·  vP 397 .231 .312 .374 .687 267 .672 130 .717 .765 77 .977 20 3 9 13
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 412 .286 .405 .531 .936 278 .962 134 .882 .929 89 .897 4 0 21 6
TOTAL .248 .323 .425 .748 .761 .724 .746 .854 67 23 128 53

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ····X·······X· 113.1 5.08 8.6 499 .270 .810 238 .780 261 .838 .886 105 .788 21 8 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o········· 38.0 6.16 13.3 174 .270 .830 105 .735 69 .977 .810 20 1.172 6 5 1
40. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o··o····o· 38.2 4.89 13.3 175 .208 .676 118 .698 57 .629 .713 38 .681 3 1 0
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 83.2 4.52 7.4 356 .266 .793 261 .762 95 .883 .792 91 .863 13 0 1
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 27.1 4.94 6.6 129 .321 .842 77 .931 52 .713 .770 74 .995 1 2 1
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP XX···X········ 12.2 3.55 7.8 53 .222 .717 30 .942 23 .451 .735 32 .583 2 1 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 125.0 4.18 6.6 543 .250 .723 264 .700 279 .745 .804 120 .764 10 1 2
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·X·oo······ 39.1 3.43 10.8 166 .263 .662 87 .651 79 .673 .844 35 .649 2 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·X·····X 75.2 6.42 9.0 339 .296 .883 179 .736 160 1.046 .799 51 .841 16 4 1
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X····o·X····o· 27.2 5.53 3.6 132 .325 .871 75 .856 57 .889 .765 51 .851 2 0 0
21. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP X············· 29.0 6.83 5.9 134 .347 1.053 90 .846 44 1.450 1.327 48 1.170 7 5 1
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP X·X··X········ 40.1 5.80 5.4 176 .296 .864 95 .734 81 1.020 .866 37 1.278 7 4 1
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········X 73.1 4.54 5.2 314 .274 .791 157 .737 157 .846 1.081 102 .957 14 1 1
TOTAL 5.06 7.9 .272 .797 .833 .866 127 36 14

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