Kansas City Royals vs. Tampa Bay Rays, at Kauffman Stadium, May 2, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Start Time
1:15ct (local), 2:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #4 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
68° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Tampa Bay Rays

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Tampa Bay Rays
Record 19-11
Manager Kevin Cash
Game # 31
On This Date 8-10
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 19-11
Home 9-7
Away 10-4
Extra Innings 0-3
vs. RHP 13-9
vs. LHP 6-2
1-Run Games 1-5
vs. East 6-5
vs. Central 6-3
vs. West 3-1
Inter-League 4-2

TBR Last 10 Games

Charlie Morton (#50, 35, RHP, 3-0, 2.76)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 11-20
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 32
On This Date 19-23
Standing 5th (8.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 10-20
Home 8-10
Away 3-10
Extra Innings 1-3
vs. RHP 8-14
vs. LHP 3-6
1-Run Games 3-7
vs. East 4-6
vs. Central 6-8
vs. West 1-6
Inter-League 0-0

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#41, 30, LHP, 0-1, 5.40)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 22, 2019TBR6 KCR3
Tue, Apr 23, 2019TBR5 KCR2
Wed, Apr 24, 2019KCR10@TBR2
Mon, Apr 29, 2019TBR8@KCR5
Wed, May 01, 2019KCR3 TBR2
Wed, May 01, 2019KCR8 TBR2
DateAwayHomeTime
Thu, May 02, 2019TBR@KCR2:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Rays Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.16 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rays Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.16 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Duffy* 58. Barlow 26. Boxberger 40. Diekman* 31. Kennedy 48. Lively 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
1. Adames G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.333 ···
26. Choi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 7/.829 ··· ··· 2/5.000 1/3.000
2. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 2/2.500 1/.000 2/2.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 3/2.333 1/
24. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 38/.757 2/.000 5/.200 2/.000 23/.798 ··· ··· 2/.000 5/.400
54. Heredia G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.453 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/
39. Kiermaier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 7/.929 1/2.000 1/.000 4/1.000 ···
8. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/1.667 2/1.000
35. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
7. Perez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000
29. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 3/2.667 2/.000 14/1.346 ··· ··· 4/.000 7/1.762
28. Robertson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/4.000 ···
10. Zunino G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.708 ··· 2/.000 5/1.000 11/1.273 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 4/1.250

TBR Batters

TBR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Adames G ·  S ·  vP 102 .213 .275 .319 .594 72 .655 30 .448 .920 79 .750 1 0 1 3
26. Choi* G ·  S ·  vP 88 .284 .386 .473 .859 76 .910 12 .458 .778 67 .948 1 2 2 2
2. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 122 .275 .369 .549 .918 90 .816 32 1.220 .773 97 .881 1 0 7 0
24. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 108 .257 .306 .455 .761 76 .863 32 .500 .822 87 .810 2 0 4 0
54. Heredia G ·  S ·  vP 36 .179 .324 .321 .645 15 .322 21 .852 .569 28 .487 0 0 1 0
39. Kiermaier* G ·  S ·  vP 111 .260 .324 .440 .764 86 .793 25 .668 .889 89 .750 4 2 2 0
8. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 108 .296 .352 .561 .913 87 .945 21 .786 1.044 86 .987 3 0 6 1
35. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 13 .250 .308 .333 .641 13 .641 .641 13 .641 0 0 0 0
7. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP 43 .243 .349 .351 .700 32 .721 11 .636 .771 36 .694 0 0 0 0
29. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 133 .291 .406 .445 .851 102 .890 31 .711 .812 103 .902 6 2 4 0
28. Robertson G ·  S ·  vP 92 .183 .272 .293 .564 61 .413 31 .869 .654 75 .598 1 0 2 4
10. Zunino G ·  S ·  vP 76 .205 .237 .384 .620 54 .618 22 .623 .452 58 .784 0 0 2 1
TOTAL .254 .333 .438 .771 .788 .723 .819 .820 22 6 37 11

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 5.0 5.40 1.8 22 .263 .890 18 1.014 4 .250 .890 22 .890 1 0 0
21. Bailey G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 30.0 5.70 9.0 124 .245 .682 61 .884 63 .480 .713 103 .663 3 1 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X····XX··· 12.1 2.92 11.7 56 .234 .761 30 .600 26 .962 .811 50 .692 2 0 0
26. Boxberger G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X···X· 12.1 7.30 10.9 57 .286 .957 29 1.208 28 .696 .947 41 .962 3 2 1
40. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP o·o·X··o·oo·o· 12.2 3.55 9.9 54 .159 .497 33 .556 21 .403 .471 38 .419 0 0 0
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 38.2 5.12 7.9 169 .286 .798 84 .640 85 .952 .808 119 .834 5 3 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 42.0 4.07 6.4 180 .211 .709 89 .818 91 .599 .592 129 .815 3 1 1
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP X···X··X··o··X 15.2 1.15 12.1 65 .258 .555 37 .479 28 .655 .452 51 .489 0 1 0
48. Lively G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 1.0 27.00 9.0 6 .500 1.500 4 1.000 2 2.500 1.500 6 1.500 1 0 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 33.2 5.08 8.3 147 .273 .863 79 .681 68 1.065 .895 126 .832 7 1 0
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X·oo····X 7.0 5.14 7.7 31 .280 .747 15 .583 16 .899 .917 31 .747 0 0 0
68. Newberry G ·  S ·  vP X····o··X··Xo· 10.2 3.38 9.3 42 .250 .837 28 .563 14 1.357 1.287 42 .837 3 0 0
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··o··X··· 13.0 6.23 4.8 57 .286 .815 27 .778 30 .833 .776 46 .833 1 2 0
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP X··········X·· 13.2 3.95 5.9 60 .286 .692 35 .609 25 .815 .597 60 .692 1 0 0
TOTAL 5.17 7.8 .266 .790 .773 .799 37 13 4

Royals Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (3.30 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (3.30 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Morton 46. Alvarado* 68. Beeks* 63. Castillo 72. Chirinos 62. Font 56. Kolarek* 15. Pagan 45. Pruitt 52. Roe 44. Wood
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/3.000 2/.500 ··· 8/1.786 2/.500 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.333 5/.933 1/.000 7/.810 ··· 2/.000 1/ 5/.200 2/2.000 1/.000
Gore G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
47. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000 ···
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 1/.000 5/.200 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ···
16. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.303 2/.000 5/.600 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/1.250 2/2.500 3/1.167 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/.000 5/.000 1/.000 7/1.262 2/1.000 1/2.000 2/.000 6/.000 4/.250 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 5/.400 1/2.000 5/.800 3/1.667 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 7/.715 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000
2. Owings G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· 6/.000 4/.000 ··· 4/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/.000 4/.250 ··· 5/2.400 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 111 .337 .441 .663 1.104 80 1.242 31 .720 .933 95 1.244 1 1 7 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 31 .138 .194 .138 .331 21 .145 10 .733 .259 31 .331 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 128 .295 .398 .533 .932 90 .936 38 .921 .980 101 .888 0 0 5 0
Gore G ·  S ·  vP 21 .400 .429 .550 .979 9 .667 12 1.220 1.000 21 .979 4 4 0 0
47. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 19 .333 .368 .500 .868 15 .757 4 1.250 .868 19 .868 0 0 1 0
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 91 .225 .308 .288 .595 56 .584 35 .614 .381 68 .666 8 3 0 0
16. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 86 .182 .259 .273 .532 61 .598 25 .374 .589 63 .517 0 0 1 1
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 139 .291 .345 .488 .834 97 .833 42 .837 .774 111 .866 6 2 4 3
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 134 .295 .323 .533 .856 89 .886 45 .795 1.058 107 .787 10 1 4 1
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 103 .161 .282 .322 .603 82 .699 21 .190 .657 84 .523 0 0 3 0
2. Owings G ·  S ·  vP 107 .152 .215 .263 .478 75 .559 32 .290 .501 83 .515 4 1 2 0
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 127 .231 .283 .479 .762 90 .718 37 .867 .755 102 .743 0 1 7 1
TOTAL .242 .316 .424 .740 .774 .663 .753 .754 33 13 36 10

TBR Pitchers

TBR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Morton G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 32.2 2.76 10.7 134 .184 .587 63 .486 71 .680 .596 92 .627 2 1 1
46. Alvarado* G ·  S ·  vP ···oX·····XX·X 13.0 1.38 13.2 54 .182 .488 32 .513 22 .449 .485 39 .549 0 0 0
68. Beeks* G ·  S ·  vP X·······X····X 25.2 2.45 9.1 108 .223 .649 82 .652 26 .632 .577 89 .660 1 1 1
63. Castillo G ·  S ·  vP ··ooo·····X·oX 15.1 2.35 10.6 59 .222 .696 36 .586 23 .867 .625 42 .860 3 2 0
72. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 31.0 3.48 7.5 115 .185 .624 71 .768 44 .384 .735 93 .700 6 0 1
62. Font G ·  S ·  vP X······X·o··X· 14.0 5.79 11.6 60 .273 .806 34 .523 26 1.173 .898 52 .846 2 1 0
20. Glasnow G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 36.0 1.75 9.5 137 .209 .551 73 .603 64 .489 .442 117 .503 3 6 2
56. Kolarek* G ·  S ·  vP ····o···ooo·oX 10.1 1.74 7.0 45 .244 .653 22 1.132 23 .221 .566 38 .632 0 0 0
15. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ···oX···ooo··X 7.1 1.23 9.8 24 .045 .129 15 .133 9 .111 .400 24 .129 0 0 0
45. Pruitt G ·  S ·  vP X·······X····· 3.2 4.91 2.5 14 .286 .857 8 .875 6 .833 .333 14 .857 1 0 0
52. Roe G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··o·XX··· 8.2 4.15 13.5 44 .257 .809 32 .798 12 .833 .770 32 .844 1 0 0
4. Snell* G ·  S ·  vP X······X······ 31.1 4.31 11.8 122 .230 .712 105 .714 17 .694 .676 75 .755 6 4 4
55. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP X·o·····o·o·o· 16.0 2.81 7.9 64 .217 .666 32 .581 32 .750 .905 50 .789 2 2 0
44. Wood G ·  S ·  vP o············X 6.1 .00 9.9 25 .250 .530 16 .579 9 .444 .500 25 .530 0 1 0
TOTAL 3.14 9.6 .217 .647 .635 .683 30 18 9

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