Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, June 20, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #1 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
87° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Wednesday, 19 Jun 2019

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Minnesota Twins
Record 48-25
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 74
On This Date 52-56
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 20-10
Home 24-13
Away 24-12
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 38-18
vs. LHP 10-7
1-Run Games 12-5
vs. East 15-8
vs. Central 16-7
vs. West 14-6
Inter-League 3-4

MIN Last 10 Games

Jake Odorizzi (#12, 29, RHP, 10-2, 2.24)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 25-49
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 75
On This Date 15-31
Standing 5th (23.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 10-20
Home 14-23
Away 11-26
Extra Innings 2-4
vs. RHP 17-35
vs. LHP 8-14
1-Run Games 5-14
vs. East 5-12
vs. Central 11-18
vs. West 7-16
Inter-League 2-3

KCR Last 10 Games

Glenn Sparkman (#57, 27, RHP, 1-3, 4.01)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 02, 2019MIN5@KCR4(10)
Wed, Apr 03, 2019MIN7@KCR6
Fri, Jun 14, 2019MIN2 KCR0
Sat, Jun 15, 2019MIN5 KCR4
Sun, Jun 16, 2019KCR8@MIN6
DateAwayHomeTime
Thu, Jun 20, 2019MIN@KCR8:15pm
Fri, Jun 21, 2019MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Jun 22, 2019MIN@KCR2:15pm
Sun, Jun 23, 2019MIN@KCR2:15pm
Fri, Aug 02, 2019KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Aug 03, 2019KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Aug 04, 2019KCR@MIN2:10pm
Thu, Sep 19, 2019KCR@MIN7:40pm
Fri, Sep 20, 2019KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Sep 21, 2019KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Sep 22, 2019KCR@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Sep 27, 2019MIN@KCR8:15pm
Sat, Sep 28, 2019MIN@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Sep 29, 2019MIN@KCR3:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (5.82 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.09 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (5.82 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.09 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 57. Sparkman 58. Barlow 26. Boxberger 40. Diekman* 33. Flynn* 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
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 1/3.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.800 2/1.000 3/.666 1/.000
15. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 3/.000 2/.000 10/.543 1/.000 ··· 2/2.000
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 4/.250 7/.453 6/.334 1/.000 3/.333
24. Cron G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 1/3.000 1/.000 4/.000 1/2.000 7/1.429 ··· 3/1.000 1/.000
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 10/2.144 14/.729 2/.000 12/.250 1/5.000 ··· 9/.666
18. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 2/1.000 1/.000 3/2.334 4/.250 2/.000 3/.000 4/.000 1/
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.821 2/.000 2/1.000 3/1.167 9/.333 22/.880 6/.533 7/.286 4/.250
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 ··· 3/1.167 2/.000 9/.555 16/.625 7/.000 4/.000 4/.750
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 3/.000 2/.000 3/.000 9/1.292 27/.910 5/.400 3/.666 6/1.166
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 6/.833 15/.600 2/1.000 4/1.000 4/.500
16. Schoop G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 10/.856 2/.500 1/2.000 8/.750 1/2.000 1/3.000 ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 36 .393 .500 .571 1.071 25 1.040 11 1.136 1.162 17 .855 1 0 1 1
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 125 .267 .288 .397 .685 90 .706 35 .629 .651 38 .677 0 0 3 0
15. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 124 .239 .331 .514 .844 104 .892 20 .585 .957 43 .645 0 0 8 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 60 .176 .300 .216 .516 49 .501 11 .573 .436 11 .091 0 0 0 1
24. Cron G ·  S ·  vP 270 .276 .341 .527 .867 198 .793 72 1.075 .974 90 .801 0 0 15 6
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 206 .278 .364 .561 .925 154 .862 52 1.125 .939 62 1.072 0 0 13
18. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 140 .301 .386 .642 1.028 93 .981 47 1.122 1.274 49 .781 0 0 11 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 295 .277 .359 .570 .930 220 .956 75 .855 .882 97 1.137 1 4 19 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 316 .326 .387 .543 .930 232 1.003 84 .738 1.047 107 .735 2 3 10 8
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 299 .269 .301 .519 .820 222 .819 77 .823 .901 100 .805 2 1 19 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 106 .217 .311 .522 .833 72 .868 34 .761 .933 78 .738 0 0 7 5
16. Schoop G ·  S ·  vP 253 .258 .308 .475 .783 199 .804 54 .685 .934 80 .656 1 0 12 5
TOTAL .272 .340 .507 .846 .838 .870 .887 .829 18 11 140 43

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 42.2 4.01 5.1 185 .265 .737 101 .596 84 .910 .670 93 .763 6 0 0
21. Bailey G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 74.2 4.82 8.1 323 .255 .710 162 .778 161 .641 .700 115 .585 8 2 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ···oo···o·X··X 34.0 5.29 12.7 151 .237 .759 94 .708 57 .844 .828 50 .985 4 5 0
26. Boxberger G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··o····X· 26.0 5.54 9.0 118 .240 .747 58 .852 60 .647 .778 35 .581 3 3 1
40. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP ··XX·X·X····X· 30.0 4.50 13.5 130 .179 .625 86 .678 44 .518 .550 48 .896 2 1 0
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 54.1 4.64 7.6 234 .263 .768 173 .716 61 .923 .746 112 .770 6 0 1
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X·X··········X 13.2 1.32 7.9 55 .234 .646 29 .849 26 .439 .657 55 .646 1 2 1
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 82.2 5.33 8.3 367 .274 .821 191 .761 176 .886 .772 121 .799 15 6 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 97.0 4.45 6.3 423 .243 .710 209 .705 214 .714 .605 136 .710 6 1 2
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ··XX··o·o···X· 29.0 3.72 11.8 125 .280 .696 68 .622 57 .785 .601 41 .720 2 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X··o······· 62.1 6.64 9.0 281 .292 .907 151 .829 130 .996 1.021 56 .989 15 1 1
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X···X··X 16.2 5.94 3.2 81 .338 .883 50 .908 31 .836 .900 50 .638 1 0 0
43. Peralta G ·  S ·  vP ···oo·X····o·· 31.0 4.35 5.8 129 .265 .755 74 .725 55 .789 .816 36 .462 3 2 1
TOTAL 5.03 8.0 .265 .779 .766 .737 87 26 9
KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 12. Odorizzi 21. Duffey 19. Harper 52. Littell 68. Magill 65. May 51. Morin 71. Poppen 55. Rogers*
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
38. Bonifacio G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 2/2.500 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/3.000 ··· 2/1.500
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.422 9/.778 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.500
9. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.778 7/1.262 ··· 2/1.500 3/.667 13/.685 5/.000 ··· 20/.538
Gore G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.111 ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.833 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000
1. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
16. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 3/2.334 1/.000 ··· 4/.500 2/1.000 1/3.000 ··· 5/.650
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.802 8/1.125 ··· 3/.333 4/.500 5/.600 1/ ··· 5/.650
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.533 5/.600 ··· 2/2.500 2/2.000 5/1.000 3/.000 ··· 9/.958
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.467 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
38. Bonifacio G ·  S ·  vP 21 .350 .381 .500 .881 9 .556 12 1.136 21 .881 0 0 0 0
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 70 .299 .329 .478 .806 50 .787 20 .850 .930 70 .806 1 0 3 3
9. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 69 .138 .246 .259 .505 50 .621 19 .217 .960 13 .000 0 0 2 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 79 .181 .231 .208 .439 57 .382 22 .596 .362 27 .708 0 0 0 0
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 300 .261 .341 .444 .786 204 .824 96 .699 .850 99 .564 4 0 10 1
Gore G ·  S ·  vP 49 .273 .347 .341 .688 29 .429 20 1.079 .751 22 .384 8 5 0 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 228 .224 .302 .279 .581 145 .591 83 .561 .540 86 .569 13 4 0 0
1. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 131 .232 .267 .320 .587 92 .467 39 .871 .682 93 .509 1 0 1 2
16. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 205 .213 .289 .306 .595 144 .658 61 .454 .575 67 .644 0 0 3 1
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 334 .301 .347 .502 .849 232 .863 102 .816 .755 112 .825 11 5 10 4
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 312 .269 .302 .441 .744 208 .771 104 .690 .814 99 .610 27 3 6 5
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 303 .243 .304 .522 .825 215 .880 88 .692 .799 101 .889 0 1 20 1
TOTAL .244 .307 .403 .710 .731 .663 .711 .668 71 21 75 28

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
12. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 76.1 2.24 10.0 300 .196 .546 165 .475 135 .631 .558 89 .534 6 0 1
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 97.2 2.86 8.7 397 .234 .657 196 .661 201 .653 .658 137 .580 12 9 1
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····Xo·X·o· 21.2 2.08 13.3 97 .225 .675 50 .663 47 .686 .709 46 .661 4 0 0
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 79.2 4.18 9.0 336 .254 .715 160 .671 176 .756 .838 125 .657 11 2 3
19. Harper G ·  S ·  vP oo··o·o·X···o· 29.2 2.12 8.8 119 .207 .567 62 .508 57 .632 .599 37 .795 3 0 0
52. Littell G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 8.1 8.64 7.6 37 .333 .879 23 .891 14 .857 1.251 37 .879 1 1 0
68. Magill G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··X·o··X·o 21.0 5.57 11.1 101 .282 .862 58 .976 43 .712 1.067 59 1.040 2 0 0
65. May G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··XX····o 25.1 3.55 8.9 111 .213 .592 61 .621 50 .557 .546 33 .562 1 3 0
51. Morin G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X··oo··X·o· 16.1 1.65 5.0 68 .231 .649 38 .914 30 .333 .573 36 .776 2 0 0
33. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 77.0 4.09 8.6 336 .253 .690 265 .707 71 .627 .729 91 .730 6 5 1
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 75.2 4.76 7.4 311 .263 .759 188 .842 123 .639 .779 86 .534 14 3 1
71. Poppen G ·  S ·  vP X············· 4.0 6.75 4.5 18 .357 1.214 10 1.389 8 .900 18 1.214 0 0 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··Xo·······X 31.0 2.03 11.6 130 .242 .675 92 .701 38 .607 .727 41 .655 4 0 0
TOTAL 3.94 8.8 .247 .712 .761 .713 87 28 8

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