Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, June 29, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 33-44
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 78
On This Date 22-28
Standing 4th (12.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 4-16
Last 30 10-20
Home 18-19
Away 15-25
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 24-31
vs. LHP 9-13
1-Run Games 10-14
vs. East 8-9
vs. Central 15-23
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 5-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 25, RHP, 6-8, 6.39)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Boston Red Sox
Record 48-31
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 80
On This Date 60-49
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 19-11
Home 24-17
Away 24-14
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 33-20
vs. LHP 15-11
1-Run Games 13-7
vs. East 21-10
vs. Central 9-6
vs. West 8-13
Inter-League 10-2

BOS Last 10 Games

Nick Pivetta (#37, 28, RHP, 6-3, 4.00)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 18, 2021@KCR5 BOS3
Sat, Jun 19, 2021 BOS7@KCR1
Sun, Jun 20, 2021@KCR7 BOS3
Mon, Jun 28, 2021@BOS6 KCR5
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Jun 29, 2021KCR@BOS7:10pm
Wed, Jun 30, 2021KCR@BOS7:10pm
Thu, Jul 01, 2021KCR@BOS1:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.13 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.48 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.13 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.48 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 37. Pivetta 35. Andriese 32. Barnes 63. Hernandez* Ottavino 75. Rios 19. Sawamura 38. Taylor* 72. Whitlock 44. Workman
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
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 7/.572 2/1.500 4/.833 ··· ··· 4/.833 1/.000 3/.666
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 4/.500 3/.666 1/3.000 2/2.500 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 4/.500
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.650 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 2/2.000 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/ ··· 2/3.000 1/2.000 4/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 9/.333 2/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 2/2.500 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/1.600
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 13/1.218 8/1.357 ··· 1/3.000 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.000 4/1.000 6/1.917 1/ 2/2.500 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 5/1.400
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/1.000 2/3.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.000 5/.650 2/1.000 1/.000 2/1.500 5/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 133 .270 .290 .389 .679 71 .749 62 .594 .639 40 .782 0 1 0 4
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 230 .156 .226 .322 .548 167 .549 63 .545 .497 90 .513 1 1 7 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .242 .296 .348 .644 58 .662 15 .571 .414 28 .567 6 1 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 228 .263 .350 .325 .675 184 .678 44 .661 .607 71 .777 7 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 337 .284 .332 .425 .757 250 .745 87 .792 .655 111 .888 21 1 7 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 85 .222 .259 .420 .679 75 .745 10 .200 .721 28 .786 0 0 5 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 314 .273 .303 .503 .806 234 .737 80 1.009 .700 101 .854 0 0 18 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 4 .500 .500 .500 1.000 3 1.333 1 .000 1.000 4 1.000 0 0 0 1
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 14 .091 .286 .182 .468 10 .422 4 .500 .686 8 .900 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 326 .243 .365 .410 .775 241 .731 85 .893 .791 106 .678 2 0 13 3
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 276 .185 .285 .322 .607 203 .622 73 .566 .558 81 .698 0 0 6 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 254 .230 .283 .336 .620 187 .619 67 .621 .556 89 .480 4 2 6 1
TOTAL .242 .305 .385 .691 .689 .694 .639 .708 51 14 75 45

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 81.0 4.00 10.4 341 .215 .699 200 .703 141 .693 .775 117 .749 10 5 0
35. Andriese G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··X·X··· 34.0 5.56 9.3 158 .329 .928 99 .960 59 .873 .831 41 .971 7 3 0
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP o··Xo·X······X 33.0 2.73 14.7 123 .167 .491 82 .435 41 .611 .578 38 .669 3 5 0
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 90.2 3.67 8.3 381 .261 .688 212 .774 169 .581 .678 127 .765 4 6 0
63. Hernandez* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·X·X···oo 24.1 2.96 12.2 114 .207 .694 71 .723 43 .639 .943 36 .754 2 0 2
Ottavino G ·  S ·  vP ··Xoo·X·····Xo 32.0 2.81 10.7 137 .190 .564 86 .418 51 .817 .540 42 .593 0 8 0
54. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 70.1 4.09 7.7 311 .272 .757 255 .769 56 .699 .910 94 .929 8 4 2
43. Richards G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 81.2 4.96 7.4 375 .301 .856 217 .878 158 .826 .928 140 1.052 11 6 1
75. Rios G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··X·X·o· 8.0 5.62 9.0 39 .290 .920 26 1.167 13 .408 .250 39 .920 1 2 1
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 78.2 5.83 10.6 340 .291 .814 276 .835 64 .725 .716 113 .779 12 2 2
19. Sawamura G ·  S ·  vP o·XX··o··o··Xo 31.2 2.56 11.4 137 .212 .746 97 .762 40 .707 .660 52 .641 6 0 0
38. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP o···oXX·····o· 26.2 3.04 11.5 116 .252 .666 68 .822 48 .463 .811 35 .390 1 1 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·····X···X 38.0 1.42 9.5 155 .234 .631 97 .576 58 .722 .607 59 .616 3 3 2
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP ·····X···X··X· 17.0 4.24 10.1 83 .286 .883 50 .928 33 .816 .758 40 .762 4 3 2
TOTAL 4.11 9.6 .259 .746 .761 .818 79 47 10

Red Sox Batters (5.03 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.96 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.03 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.96 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Keller 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 50. Bubic* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 54. Santana 63. Staumont 38. Swarzak
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
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.929 7/.679 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 7/.429 1/.000 4/1.417
23. Chavis G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000
29. Dalbec G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 4/2.750 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/5.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000
12. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 5/1.000 ··· 5/1.350 6/.533 1/2.000 7/.453 15/.757 3/.333 3/1.666
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ ··· ··· ··· 3/2.334 2/.500 1/3.000 ··· 1/ 3/.666
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.875 3/2.000 1/.000 2/1.000 14/1.065 1/.000 6/.333 17/.489 1/.000 11/1.336
10. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 5/.000 2/1.000 2/.000 4/.000 1/5.000 2/.000
22. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 ··· ··· 2/2.000 7/.286 ··· 6/.167 1/.000 ··· 3/.666
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 6/1.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 1/ 1/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 3/1.000
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.666 ··· 4/.250 ··· ··· ···
74. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 311 .329 .389 .556 .945 213 .910 98 1.022 1.004 104 .959 5 1 13 7
23. Chavis G ·  S ·  vP 49 .250 .265 .396 .661 32 .572 17 .824 .636 16 .450 1 1 1 2
29. Dalbec G ·  S ·  vP 229 .211 .262 .423 .685 148 .589 81 .855 .729 79 .759 1 0 10 6
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 316 .280 .348 .571 .919 214 1.006 102 .733 .807 107 .867 3 5 19 12
12. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 225 .194 .272 .289 .561 169 .492 56 .749 .580 61 .549 2 0 2 7
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 260 .234 .296 .417 .713 164 .685 96 .761 .757 92 .754 1 0 8 5
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 317 .297 .360 .535 .895 214 .948 103 .788 .944 100 .706 0 0 15 0
10. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 264 .272 .330 .473 .802 178 .677 86 1.078 .749 103 .877 0 2 11 4
22. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 76 .145 .224 .261 .485 63 .515 13 .322 .528 53 .350 3 0 2 0
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 257 .266 .311 .367 .678 181 .758 76 .491 .728 84 .722 7 1 4 7
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 305 .276 .341 .436 .777 207 .914 98 .503 .743 105 .716 4 1 9 1
74. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 3 .667 .667 3 .667 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .259 .320 .441 .761 .762 .759 .771 .751 29 11 100 57

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 76.0 6.39 7.9 363 .316 .898 167 .933 196 .868 .917 123 .948 12 3 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·X···Xo·o·X·XX 37.2 1.91 13.1 159 .207 .602 84 .561 75 .648 .577 44 .677 1 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···XX···o·Xo 35.2 2.52 9.8 151 .157 .568 94 .669 57 .390 .672 45 .608 3 0 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X···X··· 48.1 4.47 7.6 211 .258 .808 172 .787 39 .909 .977 95 1.112 9 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X········· 25.2 8.06 7.7 119 .307 .937 65 .956 54 .914 .975 47 1.160 7 3 0
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP X··o·X········ 48.0 2.44 10.3 197 .221 .638 159 .669 38 .509 .604 27 .986 5 0 1
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP X··X·X··o···X· 17.0 5.82 12.2 83 .273 .849 48 .791 35 .929 .784 43 .872 2 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·o···XX·o·X·Xo 29.1 4.30 9.5 131 .235 .763 73 .767 58 .759 .721 39 .662 6 0 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 91.1 5.12 9.3 384 .249 .737 326 .734 58 .754 .686 132 .822 14 2 2
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X·····X··· 35.0 4.37 6.7 141 .214 .712 75 .591 66 .855 .677 63 .735 7 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 76.2 4.70 9.5 349 .265 .752 154 .697 195 .797 .822 137 .852 8 8 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP X·X··X······X· 31.0 3.19 9.9 132 .195 .638 70 .621 62 .655 .457 36 .771 3 2 0
38. Swarzak G ·  S ·  vP ···oX····o···· 7.2 9.39 5.9 35 .364 1.067 27 .795 8 2.054 1.331 14 1.121 2 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP o·X··oo·o·X··o 30.2 2.64 8.8 116 .190 .564 66 .623 50 .475 .541 46 .707 2 0 1
TOTAL 4.86 9.2 .256 .767 .770 .868 95 23 12

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