Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, August 3, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Date
Saturday, August 3, 2019
Start Time
6:10ct (local), 7:10et
Venue
Target Field
Series
Game #2 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
78° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Friday, 02 Aug 2019

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Kansas City Royals
Record 40-71
Manager Ned Yost
Game # 112
On This Date 25-20
Standing 4th (28.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 12-18
Home 23-35
Away 17-36
Extra Innings 3-7
vs. RHP 29-52
vs. LHP 11-19
1-Run Games 9-18
vs. East 6-18
vs. Central 22-32
vs. West 7-16
Inter-League 5-5

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#41, 30, LHP, 5-5, 4.42)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Minnesota Twins
Record 67-42
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 110
On This Date 56-48
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 15-15
Home 32-21
Away 35-21
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 54-30
vs. LHP 13-12
1-Run Games 16-10
vs. East 18-11
vs. Central 25-13
vs. West 19-11
Inter-League 5-7

MIN Last 10 Games

Kyle Gibson (#44, 31, RHP, 10-4, 4.10)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 02, 2019 MIN5@KCR4(10)
Wed, Apr 03, 2019 MIN7@KCR6
Fri, Jun 14, 2019@MIN2 KCR0
Sat, Jun 15, 2019@MIN5 KCR4
Sun, Jun 16, 2019 KCR8@MIN6
Thu, Jun 20, 2019@KCR4 MIN1
Fri, Jun 21, 2019 MIN8@KCR7
Sat, Jun 22, 2019 MIN5@KCR3(10)
Sun, Jun 23, 2019@KCR6 MIN1
Fri, Aug 02, 2019@MIN11 KCR9
DateAwayHomeTime
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

KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.57 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.57 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 44. Gibson 21. Duffey 49. Dyson 19. Harper 65. May 55. Rogers* 54. Romo 61. Stashak 43. Thorpe*
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 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/ ··· ··· 1/3.000
19. Cuthbert G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.258 9/.778 2/2.000 1/2.000 ··· 5/.400 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.666 ··· ··· 1/.000 5/1.200 7/.572 3/.000 ··· ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
4. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 57/.857 7/1.262 4/.000 ··· 13/.685 21/.675 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
6. Hamilton# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/.000 7/.000 ··· 4/.833 3/.000 ··· ··· ···
1. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 31/.516 8/1.125 ··· 1/.000 6/.733 7/.453 3/1.334 ··· 1/3.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 3/.333 2/1.000 ··· ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.143 ··· 1/3.000 1/5.000 1/.000 4/.250 3/.000 ··· ···
11. Starling G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
72. Viloria* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arteaga G ·  S ·  vP 79 .194 .247 .222 .469 63 .449 16 .552 .494 36 .371 1 1 0 2
19. Cuthbert G ·  S ·  vP 214 .296 .332 .438 .770 163 .698 51 .993 .695 88 .815 1 0 6 8
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 374 .283 .369 .538 .907 282 .926 92 .851 .952 92 .913 1 1 18 5
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 139 .244 .319 .374 .693 101 .676 38 .740 .612 44 1.063 0 1 3 1
4. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 451 .278 .351 .434 .785 318 .814 133 .714 .730 88 .752 5 1 11 1
6. Hamilton# G ·  S ·  vP 290 .211 .275 .264 .540 188 .551 102 .517 .558 23 .364 17 5 0 0
1. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 272 .220 .261 .287 .549 195 .514 77 .636 .474 73 .443 1 1 1 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 508 .303 .358 .484 .842 359 .844 149 .837 .894 98 .804 16 8 12 7
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .178 .274 .312 .586 190 .595 40 .540 .640 17 .180 0 1 6 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 461 .250 .330 .512 .842 341 .877 120 .744 .821 91 .999 0 1 28 2
11. Starling G ·  S ·  vP 65 .279 .313 .361 .673 47 .652 18 .732 .800 65 .673 1 0 1 0
72. Viloria* G ·  S ·  vP 26 .273 .385 .364 .748 19 .892 7 .286 .629 26 .748 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .249 .312 .402 .714 .725 .686 .706 .743 92 30 106 48

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
44. Gibson G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 116.1 4.10 9.1 495 .254 .719 241 .668 254 .768 .626 101 .710 16 4 3
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 141.2 2.80 8.4 583 .233 .651 290 .639 293 .663 .655 102 .552 16 10 1
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·o····oX·o 36.1 3.47 11.4 158 .215 .662 83 .618 75 .709 .687 32 .472 7 0 0
49. Dyson G ·  S ·  vP Xo···o·o···oo· 51.2 3.48 8.4 206 .236 .621 127 .605 79 .647 .461 46 .811 3 4 2
19. Harper G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o····ooo· 43.0 2.93 8.8 173 .224 .614 91 .614 82 .614 .653 27 .493 5 1 1
65. May G ·  S ·  vP o·····X·····X· 38.2 3.96 10.5 173 .218 .658 88 .717 85 .600 .769 38 .845 4 5 0
12. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 108.2 3.73 9.4 446 .229 .682 246 .565 200 .824 .701 88 .935 14 1 2
33. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 116.0 4.58 7.8 504 .258 .737 402 .780 102 .573 .733 94 .990 15 8 2
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 117.0 4.15 7.9 484 .259 .734 280 .781 204 .673 .715 102 .670 18 7 1
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xoo······Xo·o 50.1 2.15 11.6 205 .226 .622 152 .645 53 .552 .629 45 .692 5 0 0
54. Romo G ·  S ·  vP Xo·X·····X·X·· 41.0 3.29 7.9 168 .225 .643 90 .590 78 .704 .738 33 .431 4 6 0
61. Stashak G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X···X··· 4.0 4.50 6.8 18 .389 1.056 12 .750 6 1.667 .889 18 1.056 1 0 0
43. Thorpe* G ·  S ·  vP X······X···X·· 11.1 3.18 7.9 45 .326 .867 39 .900 6 .667 1.056 26 .885 1 0 1
TOTAL 4.07 8.7 .251 .726 .722 .787 137 47 13
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (5.76 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.23 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (5.76 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.23 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Duffy* 58. Barlow 54. Hill* 31. Kennedy 28. Lopez 55. Lovelady* 61. McCarthy 63. Staumont 45. Zimmer
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
13. Adrianza# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 4/.500 1/.000 10/.733 5/.000 1/.000 7/.286 ··· ···
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.856 1/.000 ··· 15/.718 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
15. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 ··· 1/2.000 10/.543 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.794 2/1.000 1/ 12/.250 2/2.500 ··· 3/.667 ··· 1/3.000
18. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.182 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 4/.000 ··· ···
9. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/1.001 1/2.000 4/.500 11/.282 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.463 3/.666 3/.666 23/.835 6/.533 1/ 9/.222 ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.624 1/2.000 4/.500 16/.625 8/.000 1/3.000 6/.334 ··· ···
20. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.467 3/.000 8/.393 28/.877 6/.666 ··· 5/.400 ··· 1/2.000
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.740 2/.000 1/.000 16/.558 3/.666 ··· 5/.800 ··· 1/2.000
16. Schoop G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.701 1/.000 ··· 8/.750 1/2.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Adrianza# G ·  S ·  vP 174 .269 .363 .407 .769 130 .725 44 .900 1.046 31 .660 0 1 4 6
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 170 .342 .418 .436 .854 120 .903 50 .730 .876 80 .677 1 1 2 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 295 .262 .314 .513 .827 227 .798 68 .923 .853 39 .913 14 3 10 2
15. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 191 .251 .337 .479 .816 157 .900 34 .431 .796 34 .586 0 0 10 1
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 349 .289 .382 .621 1.003 258 .968 91 1.109 .963 87 1.247 0 1 27
18. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 230 .282 .365 .629 .994 150 .882 80 1.219 1.010 59 1.006 0 0 20 4
9. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 357 .248 .317 .402 .719 264 .699 93 .773 .799 83 .604 1 0 12 4
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 456 .268 .344 .558 .903 329 .940 127 .811 .884 96 1.035 1 5 30 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 486 .300 .359 .501 .860 341 .950 145 .655 .814 96 .721 4 3 16 11
20. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 389 .283 .308 .518 .826 284 .845 105 .773 .804 65 .753 3 1 23 4
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 247 .247 .340 .567 .908 171 .851 76 1.030 .733 84 .956 0 1 18 13
16. Schoop G ·  S ·  vP 351 .254 .302 .459 .761 266 .723 85 .885 .708 47 .598 1 1 16 11
TOTAL .270 .337 .500 .837 .826 .864 .826 .836 25 18 211 75

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··· 95.2 4.42 8.0 410 .264 .788 301 .775 109 .824 .769 88 .840 15 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X·o··X 42.2 5.70 13.1 193 .257 .798 113 .679 80 .973 .795 27 .535 6 6 1
54. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP o···oo··o·o·o· 16.0 3.38 7.3 69 .241 .724 39 .836 30 .593 .695 32 .654 2 1 1
65. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 132.1 5.03 8.6 579 .267 .803 262 .773 317 .827 .834 135 .727 24 10 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 139.0 4.01 6.4 597 .248 .719 291 .720 306 .718 .771 112 .632 13 1 2
31. Kennedy G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o···XX··o 44.1 3.25 10.8 187 .262 .647 95 .660 92 .634 .788 38 .518 2 1 0
28. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ····o··Xo···X· 81.0 6.22 8.7 363 .289 .868 185 .726 178 1.014 .772 45 .680 16 5 1
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP X··X··X······· 16.0 5.06 7.9 69 .290 .783 35 .783 34 .782 .644 15 .762 1 0 0
61. McCarthy G ·  S ·  vP X·oo·X··X····· 33.2 4.81 4.0 155 .296 .822 85 .805 70 .843 .732 42 .821 3 0 0
21. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 38.1 6.34 5.4 174 .340 .992 124 .839 50 1.351 1.327 51 .964 8 5 2
57. Sparkman G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 88.2 5.58 5.2 391 .289 .850 176 .761 215 .926 1.069 109 .868 20 1 2
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ···XX·o·X····· 4.1 4.15 6.2 27 .333 1.005 12 1.542 15 .641 27 1.005 1 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP o··X··X······· 6.0 7.50 6.0 33 .269 .847 22 1.258 11 .182 1.607 20 .794 0 1 0
TOTAL 5.03 7.8 .271 .796 .817 .785 145 40 16

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