Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, May 6, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Monday, May 6, 2019
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Minute Maid Park
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
79° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Sunday, 05 May 2019

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 12-23
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 36
On This Date 13-28
Standing 5th (9.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 10-20
Home 8-11
Away 4-12
Extra Innings 1-4
vs. RHP 9-16
vs. LHP 3-7
1-Run Games 3-8
vs. East 4-7
vs. Central 7-10
vs. West 1-6
Inter-League 0-0

KCR Last 10 Games

Jakob Junis (#65, 26, RHP, 3-2, 5.12)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Houston Astros
Record 20-14
Manager AJ Hinch
Game # 35
On This Date 16-33
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 19-11
Home 10-3
Away 10-11
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 14-12
vs. LHP 6-2
1-Run Games 6-4
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 5-6
vs. West 11-5
Inter-League 0-0

HOU Last 10 Games

Gerrit Cole (#45, 28, RHP, 2-4, 3.95)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, May 06, 2019KCR@HOU8:10pm
Tue, May 07, 2019KCR@HOU8:10pm
Wed, May 08, 2019KCR@HOU8:10pm
Fri, Sep 13, 2019HOU@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Sep 14, 2019HOU@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Sep 15, 2019HOU@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Royals Batters (4.69 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.68 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.69 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.68 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 45. Cole 47. Devenski 36. Harris 39. James 54. Osuna 55. Pressly 30. Rondon 59. Valdez*
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
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 2/1.000 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 11/1.878 2/.500 ···
Gore G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
47. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.776 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 14/1.143 ···
16. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.000 2/1.500 ··· 1/ 2/3.000 3/.666 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 7/.000 ··· ···
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Owings G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.250 2/2.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.572 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.500 ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 130 .343 .446 .667 1.113 94 1.256 36 .710 1.328 102 1.276 1 1 8 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 35 .125 .176 .125 .301 25 .127 10 .733 .333 32 .265 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 147 .287 .381 .516 .897 102 .913 45 .857 .870 108 .882 0 0 6 0
Gore G ·  S ·  vP 21 .400 .429 .550 .979 9 .667 12 1.220 .929 20 .926 5 4 0 0
47. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 37 .333 .351 .500 .851 29 .702 8 1.375 1.071 37 .851 1 0 1 0
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 107 .194 .290 .247 .537 68 .513 39 .580 .683 74 .513 8 4 0 0
16. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 99 .184 .276 .264 .540 70 .636 29 .321 .447 69 .570 0 0 1 1
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 158 .285 .342 .514 .856 112 .848 46 .879 .884 118 .840 6 2 5 3
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 153 .281 .316 .518 .834 102 .871 51 .758 .614 114 .828 10 1 4 2
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 114 .206 .316 .371 .687 92 .798 22 .182 .719 85 .667 0 0 3 0
2. Owings G ·  S ·  vP 113 .143 .204 .248 .451 78 .536 35 .264 .412 81 .502 4 1 2 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 145 .254 .297 .507 .804 104 .768 41 .894 .912 107 .834 0 1 8 1
TOTAL .244 .318 .430 .748 .784 .661 .754 .775 35 14 40 11

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 43.1 3.95 13.5 173 .190 .615 84 .539 89 .688 .607 123 .656 6 5 2
47. Devenski G ·  S ·  vP ····Xo·o·X···o 13.0 4.15 9.0 56 .294 .837 29 .917 27 .758 .900 43 .864 2 4 1
36. Harris G ·  S ·  vP ···X····ooo·o· 10.1 1.74 7.8 39 .211 .468 19 .433 20 .500 .544 27 .481 0 0 0
39. James G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X···X···X 15.2 6.89 12.6 70 .224 .805 37 .803 33 .808 1.185 39 .952 4 1 0
31. McHugh G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 38.0 4.97 9.2 156 .209 .709 78 .719 78 .699 .650 113 .805 7 3 0
20. Miley* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 39.1 3.20 5.3 165 .239 .672 130 .672 35 .669 .580 116 .673 5 0 0
54. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP o··o····X·X··o 14.1 .63 6.9 46 .067 .133 24 .167 22 .095 .231 29 .071 0 0 0
41. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 30.2 5.28 7.6 127 .239 .727 56 .558 71 .862 .768 83 .785 4 3 1
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP Xo·····oX···X· 15.0 .00 9.0 53 .154 .324 18 .556 35 .203 .368 38 .347 0 0 0
30. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o··X··o· 11.2 2.31 7.7 47 .244 .734 29 .997 18 .343 1.153 32 .670 1 2 1
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··oX···o·· 11.2 3.09 10.0 48 .220 .630 30 .718 18 .478 .368 35 .562 0 0 0
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 50.1 2.86 10.7 198 .176 .629 92 .707 106 .560 .595 122 .538 10 1 0
TOTAL 3.59 9.4 .207 .641 .668 .657 40 19 5

Astros Batters (5.03 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.00 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.03 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.00 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Junis 58. Barlow 26. Boxberger 40. Diekman* 31. Kennedy 55. Lovelady* 68. Newberry 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
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.583 ··· 5/.000 5/.800 15/1.236 ··· ··· 4/.500
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.788 ··· 2/.000 2/.000 12/.334 ··· 2/.500 4/1.250
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 ··· 1/ ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/
28. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/ ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/.000
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.867 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 12/.083 ··· ··· 3/.333
16. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 12/.750
21. Fisher* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 4/1.000 1/.000 5/1.400 ··· ··· ···
18. Kemp* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Marisnick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 8/.393 ··· ··· ··· ···
22. Reddick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 ··· 4/.500 7/1.071 9/.222 ··· ··· ···
4. Springer G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 ··· 3/.333 5/.600 12/.350 ··· ··· 4/.833
12. Stassi G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
13. White G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 6/.500 3/.000 ··· ··· 3/4.667

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 146 .250 .336 .508 .843 118 .728 28 1.282 .994 99 .863 1 2 9 1
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 142 .336 .380 .565 .945 109 .999 33 .764 .978 99 1.041 3 1 7 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 140 .281 .400 .561 .961 118 1.045 22 .561 .853 95 .976 2 1 9 1
28. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 93 .253 .363 .480 .843 76 .828 17 .912 1.054 64 .816 0 0 3 3
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 130 .291 .354 .556 .909 105 .865 25 1.099 1.022 97 .942 1 0 7 2
16. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 54 .216 .241 .412 .653 40 .734 14 .429 .977 39 .689 0 0 2 2
21. Fisher* G ·  S ·  vP 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 .000 1 .000 0 0 0 0
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 129 .252 .302 .412 .714 99 .642 30 .975 .571 89 .707 0 2 2 1
18. Kemp* G ·  S ·  vP 50 .186 .265 .326 .591 45 .583 5 .650 1.109 28 .514 1 0 2 0
6. Marisnick G ·  S ·  vP 52 .271 .327 .458 .785 35 .681 17 1.004 .748 35 .769 1 2 2 0
22. Reddick* G ·  S ·  vP 113 .333 .381 .457 .838 99 .833 14 .857 .816 81 .921 1 1 3 1
4. Springer G ·  S ·  vP 153 .280 .366 .561 .927 121 .906 32 1.005 .731 104 .959 4 1 10 1
12. Stassi G ·  S ·  vP 38 .139 .184 .222 .406 27 .579 11 .000 .368 27 .530 0 0 1 1
13. White G ·  S ·  vP 64 .283 .391 .358 .749 40 .739 24 .767 .874 43 .819 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .273 .346 .485 .831 .824 .860 .872 .865 14 10 57 15

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·· 38.2 5.12 7.9 169 .286 .798 84 .640 85 .952 .783 119 .834 5 3 0
21. Bailey G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 36.0 5.25 8.5 151 .252 .691 79 .816 72 .552 .653 106 .554 4 1 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X··o··o·X····X 14.2 2.45 12.3 63 .204 .669 35 .510 28 .883 .551 46 .511 2 0 0
26. Boxberger G ·  S ·  vP Xo····X·····X· 14.1 6.28 9.4 63 .255 .858 33 1.049 30 .646 .736 43 .875 3 2 1
40. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo·o·X··o·o 15.0 3.00 10.8 61 .137 .436 38 .477 23 .366 .458 41 .358 0 0 0
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 11.0 3.27 5.7 45 .268 .724 37 .736 8 .661 45 .724 1 0 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 47.1 3.99 6.8 206 .220 .727 106 .858 100 .579 .867 130 .839 3 1 1
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP X···X···X··X·· 16.1 2.76 12.1 70 .284 .648 41 .608 29 .702 .964 53 .648 1 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 40.2 5.09 8.2 176 .259 .804 101 .666 75 .983 .755 129 .803 7 1 0
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X·X·oo· 8.0 4.50 7.9 34 .250 .674 17 .508 17 .840 .368 34 .674 0 0 0
68. Newberry G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X····o··X· 11.2 3.86 9.3 46 .250 .875 31 .676 15 1.267 .637 46 .875 4 0 0
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP ··XX··X·o··o·· 15.0 6.60 4.8 67 .310 .886 35 .814 32 .944 .945 52 .853 2 2 0
TOTAL 5.01 7.9 .263 .775 .789 .759 41 13 5

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