Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, at Kauffman Stadium, July 26, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Friday, July 26, 2019
Start Time
7:15ct (local), 8:15et
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Series
Game #2 of a 4-game series
Average Temp
87° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Thursday, 25 Jul 2019

Cleveland Indians

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Cleveland Indians
Record 60-42
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 103
On This Date 57-50
Standing 2nd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 16-4
Last 30 22-8
Home 32-21
Away 28-21
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 37-32
vs. LHP 23-10
1-Run Games 12-9
vs. East 15-9
vs. Central 29-18
vs. West 10-10
Inter-League 6-5

CLE Last 10 Games

Zach Plesac (#65, 24, RHP, 4-3, 3.50)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 39-65
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 105
On This Date 22-24
Standing 4th (24.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 22-30
Away 17-35
Extra Innings 3-7
vs. RHP 28-48
vs. LHP 11-17
1-Run Games 9-18
vs. East 6-15
vs. Central 21-29
vs. West 7-16
Inter-League 5-5

KCR Last 10 Games

Jakob Junis (#65, 26, RHP, 6-8, 4.83)

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
Sat, Jul 20, 2019 KCR1@CLE0
Sun, Jul 21, 2019@CLE5 KCR4
Thu, Jul 25, 2019 CLE5@KCR4(14)
DateAwayHomeTime
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

CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Indians Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.06 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Indians Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.06 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Junis 58. Barlow 40. Diekman* 33. Flynn* 54. Hill* 31. Kennedy 28. Lopez 61. McCarthy 68. Newberry 63. Staumont
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
1. Allen# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.143 2/1.500 1/.000 4/1.000 ··· ··· 2/1.500 5/.000 2/1.500 2/.000
10. Bauers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.389 1/.000 1/.000 4/.833 5/.400 1/.000 5/.650 3/1.334 3/1.334 2/.000
6. Freeman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
22. Kipnis* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.426 2/.500 4/.500 15/.445 7/.286 31/.933 5/.800 4/.833 2/1.000 1/
12. Lindor# G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/1.440 2/.000 6/1.100 13/1.218 3/.000 31/.623 5/.400 9/1.111 5/.650 1/2.000
8. Luplow G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 2/2.000 1/2.000 ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 2/.000 ···
35. Mercado G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 2/.000 3/.000 3/.666 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.000 1/2.000
30. Naquin* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.968 1/.000 3/.666 4/.833 2/.000 14/1.682 4/1.500 3/1.667 2/1.500 ···
55. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.739 2/.000 2/.500 6/.450 4/.833 9/.222 5/1.150 6/1.400 3/.333 1/
27. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/ ···
11. Ramirez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 27/.666 2/1.000 5/.200 14/2.014 4/.250 25/.640 6/.533 9/.778 6/.500 1/3.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/1.101 2/3.500 7/1.214 11/.830 2/.000 29/.643 3/.667 7/.971 1/.000 1/.000

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Allen# G ·  S ·  vP 111 .245 .312 .418 .730 87 .803 24 .477 .777 38 1.080 2 1 2 2
10. Bauers* G ·  S ·  vP 362 .240 .312 .391 .703 245 .697 117 .713 .846 80 .760 2 3 11 2
6. Freeman* G ·  S ·  vP 105 .267 .360 .419 .779 80 .810 25 .683 .715 23 .736 1 2 3 3
22. Kipnis* G ·  S ·  vP 346 .250 .310 .370 .680 226 .752 120 .552 .664 88 .675 5 1 7 2
12. Lindor# G ·  S ·  vP 380 .295 .348 .512 .860 252 .898 128 .780 .832 100 .865 15 2 17 5
8. Luplow G ·  S ·  vP 196 .254 .337 .486 .822 83 .501 113 1.074 .762 40 .787 2 2 10 0
35. Mercado G ·  S ·  vP 246 .286 .335 .469 .803 154 .814 92 .785 .723 88 .750 9 2 8 2
30. Naquin* G ·  S ·  vP 212 .288 .322 .505 .827 157 .821 55 .847 .789 61 1.030 4 1 9 0
55. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 284 .235 .324 .465 .789 184 .740 100 .882 .838 69 .673 0 0 16 3
27. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 115 .214 .287 .340 .627 85 .671 30 .509 .873 19 .865 0 1 2 1
11. Ramirez# G ·  S ·  vP 425 .240 .318 .400 .718 288 .693 137 .769 .657 89 .999 22 4 11 13
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 440 .282 .405 .518 .922 298 .938 142 .889 .928 95 .822 4 0 21 6
TOTAL .247 .323 .423 .745 .753 .731 .751 .819 72 25 133 55

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 119.1 4.83 8.7 522 .263 .789 243 .769 279 .806 .750 101 .608 21 8 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X·o··X··X·o··· 41.2 5.83 12.7 189 .262 .808 110 .699 79 .966 .820 26 .789 6 6 1
40. Diekman* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··o··o·o··o 41.2 4.75 13.6 188 .212 .667 130 .689 58 .617 .649 46 .648 3 1 0
41. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 89.2 4.32 8.0 382 .262 .784 279 .764 103 .841 .794 89 .832 13 0 1
33. Flynn* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 29.1 5.22 6.8 139 .333 .891 84 .989 55 .751 1.193 67 1.108 2 2 1
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP o·o·o·XX···X·· 14.0 3.21 7.7 59 .220 .699 33 .894 26 .478 .667 26 .519 2 1 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 132.0 3.95 6.4 568 .246 .706 272 .694 296 .718 .602 134 .699 10 1 2
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ·XX··o·Xo·X·oo 42.1 3.40 11.1 178 .262 .650 91 .668 87 .632 .540 43 .619 2 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP o···X······X·X 77.2 6.37 8.9 347 .290 .871 181 .735 166 1.016 .998 53 .796 16 4 1
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····o·X 29.2 5.16 3.9 140 .311 .832 77 .832 63 .831 .871 46 .870 2 0 0
21. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······· 34.0 6.09 5.0 154 .336 1.015 106 .826 48 1.410 .675 43 .959 8 5 1
68. Newberry G ·  S ·  vP o··········X·X 22.0 3.68 7.0 94 .256 .844 56 .612 38 1.164 .927 27 .704 5 0 0
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 79.0 4.67 4.9 343 .280 .812 164 .730 179 .890 .592 105 .947 16 1 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP X············· 2.0 .00 4.5 11 .333 .899 2 2.000 9 .708 .899 11 .899 0 0 0
TOTAL 4.90 7.9 .269 .789 .766 .810 131 37 14
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.05 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.35 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.05 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Plesac 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 3/.000 3/1.334 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.000
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 3/1.334 3/1.667 3/.333 5/.400 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.400
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 6/.833 4/.000 1/ 4/.000 5/2.000 2/.500 2/.000 2/.500
9. Duda* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 1/.000 18/.167 ··· 5/.000 21/.960 6/.833 5/.000 1/5.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 4/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/5.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 3/.000 5/1.100 1/2.000 4/1.000 8/.661 2/1.500 8/1.125 5/1.800
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 5/.000 1/.000 2/.000 7/.286 1/.000 3/.333 5/.800
1. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/1.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 7/.143 5/.450 4/1.000 5/1.200 8/.804 1/3.000 1/.000 6/.000
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.467 4/.833 4/.000 2/.000 5/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.500 6/.167
11. Starling G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/5.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
72. Viloria* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/ ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arteaga G ·  S ·  vP 63 .196 .262 .214 .477 53 .458 10 .583 .494 32 .460 1 0 0 1
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 184 .290 .321 .438 .758 140 .700 44 .932 .860 80 .682 1 0 6 7
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 343 .286 .373 .542 .915 257 .965 86 .766 .916 97 .843 1 1 16 5
9. Duda* G ·  S ·  vP 115 .157 .235 .314 .549 92 .608 23 .317 .546 29 .448 0 0 4 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 121 .217 .300 .302 .602 89 .623 32 .541 .677 34 .963 0 1 1 1
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 420 .283 .358 .450 .808 295 .830 125 .752 .872 93 .814 5 1 11 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 286 .214 .279 .268 .548 187 .554 99 .534 .535 36 .430 17 5 0 0
1. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 252 .220 .258 .288 .546 180 .492 72 .682 .610 86 .442 1 1 1 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 477 .304 .358 .492 .850 337 .855 140 .841 .818 105 .873 15 8 12 5
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 431 .244 .325 .509 .834 317 .876 114 .720 .860 94 .981 0 1 27 2
11. Starling G ·  S ·  vP 42 .308 .357 .436 .793 32 .646 10 1.278 .770 42 .793 1 0 1 0
72. Viloria* G ·  S ·  vP 17 .286 .412 .357 .769 12 .871 5 .400 .844 17 .769 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .248 .312 .404 .715 .729 .683 .733 .729 91 29 101 44

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Plesac G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 54.0 3.50 6.7 214 .205 .719 126 .761 88 .657 .746 69 .840 10 0 1
47. Bauer G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 152.1 3.49 10.6 638 .211 .693 356 .606 282 .805 .608 138 .736 22 8 3
57. Bieber G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 133.1 3.44 11.2 531 .209 .629 289 .604 242 .660 .545 137 .438 17 6 2
90. Cimber G ·  S ·  vP o·o·o·ooo··X·o 40.1 2.68 6.2 165 .216 .612 122 .539 43 .815 .564 45 .459 4 0 0
52. Clevinger G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 42.1 3.61 13.8 165 .196 .624 68 .521 97 .699 .807 90 .647 5 3 2
36. Clippard G ·  S ·  vP o··X·o···X··XX 34.0 3.18 8.2 134 .193 .593 74 .763 60 .376 .441 45 .686 2 0 2
34. Cole G ·  S ·  vP X·········o·XX 22.1 3.63 10.5 103 .280 .818 65 .784 38 .871 1.239 31 .836 4 1 1
44. Goody G ·  S ·  vP X···o·o··Xo··X 21.1 1.69 11.8 85 .158 .537 56 .492 29 .622 .389 37 .307 2 0 1
33. Hand* G ·  S ·  vP X·X·X··X··oo·· 43.2 2.47 14.0 174 .205 .612 131 .674 43 .414 .604 41 .793 5 1 0
49. Olson* G ·  S ·  vP ··o······Xo·o· 27.0 4.00 8.7 122 .294 .818 73 .862 49 .748 .890 17 .697 3 2 1
39. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP o·o···Xoo··o·o 27.0 3.00 11.0 115 .255 .738 56 .908 59 .580 .748 17 .932 3 3 0
45. Plutko G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 54.0 4.83 5.3 221 .258 .816 114 .885 107 .740 .877 72 .800 15 0 0
62. Wittgren G ·  S ·  vP X····X··X·o··o 39.0 3.00 9.2 153 .217 .646 91 .647 62 .643 .554 33 .630 5 0 0
TOTAL 3.77 9.6 .234 .717 .704 .656 134 38 19

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