Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, at Kauffman Stadium, May 5, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Indians

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Cleveland Indians
Record 15-13
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 29
On This Date 47-52
Standing 3rd (1.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-13
Home 7-6
Away 8-7
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 8-6
vs. LHP 7-7
1-Run Games 0-4
vs. East 1-3
vs. Central 13-8
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 1-2

CLE Last 10 Games

Shane Bieber (#57, 26, RHP, 3-2, 2.76)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 16-12
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 29
On This Date 26-20
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 16-12
Home 8-7
Away 8-5
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 11-8
vs. LHP 5-4
1-Run Games 6-1
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 7-6
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 1-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 24, RHP, 1-3, 3.09)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 05, 2021 KCR3@CLE0
Wed, Apr 07, 2021@CLE4 KCR2
Mon, May 03, 2021 CLE8@KCR6
Tue, May 04, 2021 CLE7@KCR3
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, May 05, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Thu, May 06, 2021CLE@KCR2:10pm
Thu, Jul 08, 2021KCR@CLE7:10pm
Fri, Jul 09, 2021KCR@CLE7:10pm
Sat, Jul 10, 2021KCR@CLE6:10pm
Sun, Jul 11, 2021KCR@CLE1:10pm
Tue, Aug 31, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Wed, Sep 01, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Thu, Sep 02, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Mon, Sep 20, 2021KCR@CLE6:10pm
Tue, Sep 21, 2021KCR@CLE6:10pm
Wed, Sep 22, 2021KCR@CLE6:10pm
Tue, Sep 28, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Wed, Sep 29, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Thu, Sep 30, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Indians Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.93 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Indians Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.93 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 50. Bubic* 71. Davis 35. Holland 24. Junis 54. Santana 63. Staumont 53. Zuber
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
10. Bauers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 15/1.015 ··· 3/.000 2/2.500
2. Chang G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/4.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
Gimenez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
17. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/.200 3/.000 ··· 5/.000 ··· 2/.500
7. Hernandez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.533 3/1.667 1/.000 ··· 4/1.000 9/.000 10/.400 4/1.000 ··· 4/.250
8. Luplow G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
22. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 8/.875 ··· 3/1.167 3/.000
55. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 6/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 4/.250 17/.525 6/.167 2/.500 2/.000
40. Ramirez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000 ··· 2/1.500 ···
11. Ramirez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 4/1.417 ··· ··· 7/.572 8/.625 37/.718 27/1.333 4/1.500 1/.000
32. Reyes G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 7/.572 ··· ··· 2/.000 5/1.000 9/.555 ··· 5/1.350 1/.000
1. Rosario G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.334 5/.400 4/.250 ··· 1/3.000 2/.000
9. Rosario* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.875 7/.453 ··· 4/1.000 2/.000 11/.573 23/.803 ··· 1/.000 5/1.100

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
10. Bauers* G ·  S ·  vP 51 .200 .280 .311 .591 42 .583 9 .625 .699 47 .646 0 0 1 0
2. Chang G ·  S ·  vP 51 .146 .196 .188 .384 12 .333 39 .400 .454 41 .353 0 0 0 1
Gimenez* G ·  S ·  vP 69 .172 .221 .328 .549 53 .522 16 .625 .562 61 .590 3 0 2 4
17. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 34 .100 .182 .300 .482 23 .467 11 .500 .555 30 .365 0 0 2 0
7. Hernandez# G ·  S ·  vP 120 .194 .308 .291 .600 65 .654 55 .534 .608 102 .607 0 0 2 1
8. Luplow G ·  S ·  vP 77 .177 .338 .516 .854 32 .802 45 .885 .797 66 .852 0 1 6 0
22. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 94 .273 .312 .409 .721 59 .821 35 .546 .791 79 .758 0 0 1 3
55. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 73 .131 .274 .295 .569 39 .294 34 .921 .573 62 .508 1 0 3 2
40. Ramirez G ·  S ·  vP 9 .444 .444 .667 1.111 5 1.400 4 .750 1.111 9 1.111 0 0 0 0
11. Ramirez# G ·  S ·  vP 119 .277 .370 .574 .944 71 1.083 48 .741 .863 102 .984 4 0 8 5
32. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP 101 .290 .337 .624 .960 60 1.018 41 .869 .547 85 1.007 1 0 7 0
1. Rosario G ·  S ·  vP 87 .188 .253 .313 .565 45 .416 42 .728 .570 78 .536 1 0 2 0
9. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP 109 .230 .278 .370 .648 66 .761 43 .471 .905 93 .613 5 0 3 0
TOTAL .210 .290 .390 .680 .694 .658 .668 .682 15 1 37 17

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 23.1 3.09 10.0 99 .216 .587 49 .515 50 .656 .626 80 .495 2 4 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·oo····oX·o··X 16.0 2.81 11.2 70 .254 .678 36 .669 34 .686 .755 56 .769 0 2 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP o··X··X··X·o·o 12.1 2.92 10.2 54 .205 .575 28 .774 26 .340 .508 48 .573 1 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 1.0 18.00 9.0 6 .500 1.333 2 2.000 4 1.000 6 1.333 0 0 0
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP o···X····X···· 9.2 7.45 7.4 42 .265 .716 23 1.002 19 .388 .720 36 .683 1 3 0
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 30.0 .60 10.2 118 .183 .493 90 .427 28 .694 .607 96 .517 2 0 1
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP XoX····Xo····· 11.0 4.09 9.8 53 .267 .933 25 .684 28 1.168 .939 48 .926 3 0 0
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 25.0 5.04 10.4 104 .253 .687 44 .517 60 .815 .888 96 .703 3 0 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 22.1 8.06 6.4 118 .360 1.022 52 1.150 66 .918 .916 104 .919 4 0 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 31.0 5.23 8.7 133 .235 .761 114 .720 19 1.009 .703 109 .780 6 1 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 9.0 4.00 4.0 36 .235 .837 19 .544 17 1.165 .950 36 .837 2 0 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP XX····X·o·oo·X 15.0 2.40 9.0 59 .120 .454 31 .448 28 .460 .668 56 .481 0 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP XX··X·X····o·· 9.0 5.00 10.0 37 .182 .725 20 .259 17 1.228 .627 37 .725 2 0 0
TOTAL 4.57 9.1 .245 .731 .762 .736 31 10 3

Royals Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.00 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.00 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 57. Bieber 48. Clase 31. Hentges* 99. Karinchak 47. Quantrill 27. Shaw 37. Stephan 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
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 2/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.583 ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 1/2.000 4/.250 ··· 2/1.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.367 1/.000 2/3.000 3/2.667 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 5/.200
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 5/.200 5/2.500 ··· 3/.666
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.607 ··· 2/.000 3/1.167 3/.000 ··· ··· 4/.750
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.770 ··· 2/2.000 2/.000 3/.333 6/.533 ··· 11/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.821 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.151 2/.000 2/3.500 1/.000 ··· 18/.461 ··· 3/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.333 ··· 2/.000
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.289 2/.000 2/.000 2/.500 2/.000 2/1.500 ··· 8/1.042
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/1.667 ··· 5/1.200

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 57 .218 .232 .364 .596 33 .625 24 .554 .723 44 .519 0 1 0 2
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 108 .278 .352 .412 .764 74 .861 34 .568 .530 89 .850 5 4 3 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 90 .181 .244 .422 .666 63 .619 27 .776 .804 85 .690 1 1 4 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 20 .294 .400 .471 .871 14 .630 6 1.333 1.007 19 .839 2 0 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 93 .227 .337 .307 .644 67 .598 26 .762 .662 77 .594 2 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 126 .273 .333 .436 .770 87 .664 39 1.012 .853 106 .621 10 1 4 3
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 26 .174 .269 .435 .704 22 .844 4 .000 .400 26 .704 0 0 2 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 118 .268 .305 .518 .823 86 1.014 32 .319 .961 99 .834 0 0 7 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 121 .265 .372 .480 .852 86 .818 35 .931 .928 102 .868 1 0 6 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 111 .194 .278 .344 .622 84 .661 27 .497 .847 93 .571 0 0 2 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 95 .273 .326 .364 .690 68 .687 27 .696 .804 78 .545 3 0 2 1
TOTAL .241 .310 .403 .713 .726 .681 .788 .678 25 7 30 20

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
57. Bieber G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 42.1 2.76 14.5 172 .178 .556 93 .466 79 .666 .537 145 .535 5 3 0
43. Civale G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 39.1 3.20 6.4 154 .209 .639 71 .652 83 .627 .700 130 .648 5 0 0
48. Clase G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·o···oo·o·· 13.1 .00 9.4 55 .192 .467 28 .546 27 .382 .609 52 .495 0 0 0
31. Hentges* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X··X···· 9.0 5.00 8.0 42 .350 1.081 33 1.231 9 .556 1.137 42 1.081 4 3 0
99. Karinchak G ·  S ·  vP ·XX·X··X·XX·o· 13.0 .69 18.7 46 .070 .293 19 .563 27 .113 .355 41 .301 1 1 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP X··X··o····X·· 10.0 4.50 11.7 43 .229 .829 26 .839 17 .814 1.035 42 .852 1 1 2
24. McKenzie G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 18.2 6.27 14.0 85 .212 .831 46 .610 39 1.095 .829 69 .886 5 0 0
34. Plesac G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 32.0 4.78 6.8 134 .250 .696 68 .730 66 .657 .832 108 .703 4 1 0
47. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP X··X·····X·Xo· 16.0 2.25 4.5 68 .228 .694 44 .748 24 .598 .599 65 .730 2 0 0
27. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·o···X·X·X· 12.1 2.19 9.5 48 .075 .429 24 .754 24 .125 .272 44 .443 1 0 0
37. Stephan G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 10.2 5.91 11.0 51 .267 .908 29 .960 22 .837 .900 46 .933 4 0 0
62. Wittgren G ·  S ·  vP o··o··o·····X· 8.1 6.48 7.6 36 .258 .753 21 .675 15 .862 .762 29 .575 1 0 0
TOTAL 3.76 9.8 .214 .679 .664 .685 40 9 3

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