Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, May 7, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Start Time
7:10ct (local), 8:10et
Venue
Minute Maid Park
Series
Game #2 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
80° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Monday, 06 May 2019

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 12-24
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 37
On This Date 20-23
Standing 5th (10.5 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 4-13
Extra Innings 1-4
vs. RHP 9-17
vs. LHP 3-7
1-Run Games 3-8
vs. East 4-7
vs. Central 7-10
vs. West 1-7
Inter-League 0-0

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#41, 30, LHP, 0-1, 3.27)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Houston Astros
Record 21-14
Manager AJ Hinch
Game # 36
On This Date 26-25
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 19-11
Home 11-3
Away 10-11
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 15-12
vs. LHP 6-2
1-Run Games 6-4
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 6-6
vs. West 11-5
Inter-League 0-0

HOU Last 10 Games

Collin McHugh (#31, 32, RHP, 3-3, 4.97)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, May 06, 2019HOU6 KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.67 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.69 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.67 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.69 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. McHugh 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 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.875 2/1.000 6/.750 ··· 1/.000 11/1.878 2/.500 ···
Gore G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
47. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/2.000 14/1.143 ···
16. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.000 2/1.500 ··· 2/.500 2/3.000 3/.666 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 7/.000 ··· ···
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Owings G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.555 2/2.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 1/.000 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 134 .348 .448 .688 1.135 98 1.279 36 .710 1.364 102 1.355 1 1 9 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 151 .294 .384 .516 .900 106 .916 45 .857 .877 108 .872 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 41 .300 .317 .450 .767 33 .616 8 1.375 .833 41 .767 1 0 1 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 111 .196 .288 .247 .536 72 .512 39 .580 .671 74 .522 9 4 0 0
16. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 103 .187 .275 .264 .538 74 .628 29 .321 .452 70 .573 0 0 1 1
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 163 .282 .337 .503 .841 117 .827 46 .879 .849 118 .803 6 2 5 3
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 157 .280 .314 .531 .846 106 .887 51 .758 .654 113 .832 10 1 5 2
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 118 .200 .314 .360 .674 96 .777 22 .182 .690 88 .642 0 0 3 0
2. Owings G ·  S ·  vP 113 .143 .204 .248 .451 78 .536 35 .264 .412 77 .461 4 1 2 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 149 .254 .295 .500 .795 108 .758 41 .894 .887 107 .854 0 1 8 1
TOTAL .245 .317 .429 .746 .781 .661 .750 .776 36 14 42 12

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 49.2 4.17 13.4 199 .201 .636 99 .570 100 .704 .664 122 .695 8 6 2
47. Devenski G ·  S ·  vP ·····Xo·o·X··· 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···X····ooo·o 11.2 1.54 6.9 46 .227 .511 22 .465 24 .553 .606 34 .537 0 0 0
39. James G ·  S ·  vP ··o···X···X··· 15.2 6.89 12.6 70 .224 .805 37 .803 33 .808 1.185 39 .952 4 1 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 oo··o····X·X·· 15.1 .59 7.0 49 .063 .125 26 .154 23 .091 .207 29 .071 0 0 0
41. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ····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 o·X····o··X··o 12.0 2.25 7.5 48 .238 .717 30 .960 18 .343 1.109 29 .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 3.60 9.4 .208 .643 .669 .664 42 20 5

Astros Batters (5.06 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.03 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.06 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.03 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Duffy* 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 21/1.156 1/.000 5/.000 5/.800 15/1.236 ··· ··· 4/.500
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 35/.600 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 12/.334 ··· 2/.500 4/1.250
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.472 1/.000 1/ ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/
28. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 ··· 2/ ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 2/.500
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.449 1/2.000 3/1.000 2/.000 12/.083 ··· ··· 3/.333
16. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.200 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 12/.750
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.476 ··· 4/1.000 1/.000 5/1.400 ··· ··· 1/.000
18. Kemp* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Marisnick G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.533 ··· 3/.000 8/.393 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
22. Reddick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 1/.000 4/.500 7/1.071 9/.222 ··· ··· ···
4. Springer G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/1.346 1/.000 3/.333 5/.600 12/.350 ··· ··· 5/1.350
12. Stassi G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 ··· 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 150 .244 .333 .496 .830 122 .714 28 1.282 .950 98 .803 1 2 9 1
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 146 .326 .370 .548 .918 113 .962 33 .764 .913 98 .966 3 1 7 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 144 .282 .403 .556 .958 122 1.039 22 .561 .851 94 .975 2 1 9 1
28. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 97 .269 .379 .526 .905 80 .902 17 .912 1.193 64 .910 0 0 4 3
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 134 .306 .366 .587 .952 109 .919 25 1.099 1.109 97 1.025 1 0 8 2
16. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 54 .216 .241 .412 .653 40 .734 14 .429 .977 39 .689 0 0 2 2
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 133 .252 .301 .407 .707 103 .636 30 .975 .565 89 .702 0 2 2 1
18. Kemp* G ·  S ·  vP 53 .196 .269 .326 .595 48 .589 5 .650 1.041 27 .564 2 0 2 0
6. Marisnick G ·  S ·  vP 53 .265 .321 .449 .770 36 .662 17 1.004 .690 36 .747 1 2 2 0
22. Reddick* G ·  S ·  vP 117 .333 .385 .454 .838 103 .834 14 .857 .819 81 .915 1 1 3 1
4. Springer G ·  S ·  vP 158 .285 .367 .584 .951 126 .938 32 1.005 .804 104 .997 4 1 11 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 .275 .348 .489 .837 .831 .860 .884 .869 15 10 60 15

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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 XX··o··o·X···· 16.1 2.20 12.1 69 .200 .638 39 .509 30 .817 .509 52 .489 2 1 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· 15.0 3.00 10.8 61 .137 .436 38 .477 23 .366 .458 40 .368 0 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 44.0 5.52 7.6 196 .298 .852 102 .790 94 .918 .897 125 .869 8 3 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·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 31 .747 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 X··XX··X·o··o· 16.0 6.75 4.5 71 .311 .900 39 .849 32 .944 .972 52 .882 2 2 0
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 13.2 3.95 5.9 60 .286 .692 35 .609 25 .815 .937 46 .608 1 0 0
TOTAL 5.05 7.9 .265 .782 .804 .763 44 14 5

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