Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians, at Kauffman Stadium, September 2, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Indians

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Cleveland Indians
Record 66-64
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 131
On This Date 61-59
Standing 2nd (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 35-30
Away 31-34
Extra Innings 7-9
vs. RHP 41-37
vs. LHP 25-27
1-Run Games 17-20
vs. East 10-18
vs. Central 34-22
vs. West 13-16
Inter-League 9-8

CLE Last 10 Games

Triston McKenzie (#24, 23, RHP, 3-5, 4.83)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 59-73
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 133
On This Date 20-25
Standing 4th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 32-33
Away 27-40
Extra Innings 3-5
vs. RHP 37-53
vs. LHP 22-20
1-Run Games 19-18
vs. East 10-19
vs. Central 25-31
vs. West 12-15
Inter-League 12-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Mike Minor (#23, 33, LHP, 8-11, 5.30)

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
Wed, May 05, 2021 CLE5@KCR4
Thu, May 06, 2021 CLE4@KCR0
Thu, Jul 08, 2021@CLE7 KCR4
Fri, Jul 09, 2021@CLE2 KCR1
Sat, Jul 10, 2021@CLE14 KCR6
Tue, Aug 31, 2021 CLE7@KCR2
Wed, Sep 01, 2021 CLE5@KCR3(11)
DateAwayHomeTime
Thu, Sep 02, 2021CLE@KCR8:10pm
Mon, Sep 20, 2021KCR@CLE5:10pm
Mon, Sep 20, 2021KCR@CLE11:33pm
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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CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Indians Batters (4.47 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.87 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Indians Batters (4.47 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.87 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Minor* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 38. Payamps 54. Santana 63. Staumont 31. Tapia 45. Zimmer 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
44. Bradley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 2/.500 2/2.500 1/5.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
2. Chang G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/4.000 2/5.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
Gimenez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
17. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 2/.000 2/.000 7/.143 ··· ··· 6/.334 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500
23. Johnson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
35. Mercado G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.181 6/.334 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 3/1.334 ··· 2/2.500 ···
6. Miller G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
10. Ramirez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 5/.600 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/1.667 ··· 2/1.000 ···
11. Ramirez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.297 5/1.100 1/.000 8/.500 1/ 1/.000 28/1.357 5/1.200 1/ 5/.000 1/.000
32. Reyes G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.650 8/.661 2/2.500 3/.000 2/2.500 ··· 1/2.000 7/.929 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000
1. Rosario G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 2/.000 1/.000 4/1.500 ··· 1/2.000 1/3.000 2/1.500 1/.000 1/5.000 2/.000
7. Straw G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 2/3.000 ···
4. Zimmer* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 5/.650 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 ···

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Bradley* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .210 .307 .467 .774 130 .773 62 .778 .545 24 .641 0 0 12 4
2. Chang G ·  S ·  vP 173 .220 .254 .439 .693 71 .789 102 .625 .600 36 1.359 1 0 7 4
Gimenez* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .183 .265 .283 .548 111 .536 26 .591 .624 52 .565 7 0 2 7
17. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 248 .183 .228 .295 .523 173 .487 75 .606 .523 66 .638 1 0 7 2
23. Johnson* G ·  S ·  vP 69 .242 .275 .424 .700 63 .653 6 1.167 .599 24 .966 1 0 4 2
35. Mercado G ·  S ·  vP 160 .236 .313 .361 .674 90 .604 70 .765 .533 72 .618 5 1 3 0
6. Miller G ·  S ·  vP 138 .180 .232 .273 .505 74 .552 64 .452 .624 71 .582 2 0 3 3
10. Ramirez G ·  S ·  vP 284 .267 .306 .410 .716 180 .668 104 .800 .770 26 .721 3 1 6 2
11. Ramirez# G ·  S ·  vP 511 .258 .346 .545 .891 331 .894 180 .887 .797 110 .978 19 3 31 12
32. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP 361 .252 .330 .533 .862 238 .891 123 .804 .734 100 .703 4 0 24 0
1. Rosario G ·  S ·  vP 504 .289 .329 .426 .755 335 .688 169 .888 .777 108 .963 12 0 10 7
7. Straw G ·  S ·  vP 507 .267 .342 .347 .689 340 .745 167 .580 .746 115 .763 22 5 4 1
4. Zimmer* G ·  S ·  vP 261 .249 .356 .367 .723 187 .784 74 .574 .632 92 .791 12 2 6 0
TOTAL .237 .305 .411 .716 .707 .733 .690 .787 83 13 170 71

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 147.2 5.30 8.7 624 .254 .767 527 .773 97 .732 .748 98 .891 25 3 3
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X···X·oX···oo· 64.1 2.52 10.9 266 .230 .635 152 .603 114 .679 .649 53 .761 3 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP X···········o· 55.0 3.27 10.6 238 .177 .627 155 .686 83 .506 .575 37 .628 6 1 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 97.1 5.18 8.1 429 .265 .850 357 .850 72 .849 .786 85 1.013 20 1 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·X······o·o··X 39.2 6.58 7.5 174 .267 .795 104 .770 70 .828 .763 41 .650 8 4 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 64.2 3.62 9.2 265 .216 .656 147 .721 118 .574 .729 94 .574 6 0 0
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP X············· 11.0 8.18 6.5 55 .333 .881 31 .919 24 .811 .618 24 .482 1 0 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 48.1 4.47 7.4 217 .288 .790 189 .842 28 .431 .789 117 .707 4 1 0
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·Xo··o··X 36.0 2.75 6.5 145 .212 .624 92 .678 53 .531 .658 26 .788 4 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·Xo···o 56.0 4.50 7.1 228 .239 .743 131 .673 97 .843 .843 51 .533 9 2 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 109.0 4.87 9.2 505 .282 .764 229 .739 276 .786 .749 100 .758 9 9 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP X··o·X·X···o·o 53.2 3.19 10.4 221 .198 .615 126 .582 95 .658 .641 44 .443 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP o···X··X·X·o·o 18.1 2.45 7.4 77 .200 .586 51 .636 26 .490 .458 46 .391 1 1 1
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······X···· 44.0 4.91 8.4 180 .224 .721 103 .913 77 .447 .757 13 .930 6 1 1
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 19.0 6.63 9.0 87 .229 .811 44 .492 43 1.098 .709 5 1.400 4 0 0
TOTAL 4.68 8.8 .254 .753 .744 .714 159 35 17
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.53 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Indians Pitchers (4.53 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 24. McKenzie 48. Clase 63. Garza 36. Mejia 53. Parker 27. Shaw 37. Stephan 62. Wittgren 46. Young*
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
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 1/.000 ··· ··· 6/.000 7/.453 1/.000 3/.666 1/3.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 4/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 8/.125 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.775 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/1.167 2/.000 ··· 4/.750 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.741 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/.000 8/.542 ··· 11/.000 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 7/.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 ···
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/2.500
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 4/1.250 21/.393 ··· 3/.000 1/
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 1/.000 ··· ··· 7/.715 6/.333 ··· 3/.333 1/2.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 5/1.400 ··· 6/1.333 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 216 .259 .274 .376 .649 106 .648 110 .650 .738 37 .592 2 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 415 .253 .297 .398 .696 291 .699 124 .687 .625 93 .606 8 8 12 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 441 .203 .272 .351 .623 308 .644 133 .574 .697 96 .615 3 3 10 5
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 104 .194 .255 .269 .524 72 .570 32 .422 .483 35 .762 0 0 1 3
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 432 .292 .363 .363 .726 326 .735 106 .699 .769 111 .779 18 0 1 6
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 583 .280 .324 .403 .728 420 .695 163 .812 .754 120 .777 38 3 10 6
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 43 .366 .381 .854 1.235 27 1.145 16 1.375 1.608 5 1.400 2 1 5 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 218 .229 .261 .395 .657 188 .703 30 .372 .601 54 .618 0 0 9 2
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 73 .221 .260 .441 .701 41 .832 32 .526 .551 27 .560 2 0 5 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 539 .273 .312 .536 .847 387 .770 152 1.045 .907 105 .976 1 0 38 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 91 .265 .330 .337 .667 61 .685 30 .630 .619 82 .693 2 0 1 4
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 541 .223 .329 .364 .693 385 .684 156 .713 .676 92 .472 2 0 17 5
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 447 .244 .299 .360 .658 317 .633 130 .721 .659 97 .650 12 5 11 4
TOTAL .244 .302 .389 .691 .677 .726 .722 .676 99 25 135 71

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
24. McKenzie G ·  S ·  vP ···········X·· 91.1 4.83 10.5 375 .178 .651 200 .642 175 .662 .714 98 .385 16 1 2
54. Allen* G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 35.1 6.62 5.9 156 .263 .851 121 .848 35 .858 .797 48 .441 10 2 1
48. Clase G ·  S ·  vP o··oo·oo··oo·· 57.1 1.41 9.9 232 .199 .496 124 .530 108 .459 .564 44 .276 2 4 0
63. Garza G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X···o· 20.2 4.35 8.7 88 .211 .715 51 .675 37 .771 .638 40 .909 4 1 0
31. Hentges* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 56.2 7.31 8.6 271 .336 .916 211 .978 60 .697 1.009 54 .790 8 5 0
36. Mejia G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 47.1 8.75 8.2 218 .288 .907 91 .700 127 1.052 .942 11 1 0
49. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 61.2 5.98 8.9 265 .266 .836 164 .874 101 .775 .657 104 .719 15 2 0
53. Parker G ·  S ·  vP X··X·X·oo···o· 33.1 2.16 7.0 136 .236 .644 62 .783 74 .535 .333 53 .725 3 3 2
34. Plesac G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 114.1 4.49 6.3 472 .240 .719 257 .736 215 .697 .730 120 .684 20 2 1
47. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 116.2 2.93 7.3 486 .239 .669 253 .665 233 .672 .739 123 .547 10 5 1
27. Shaw G ·  S ·  vP X··XX···X·oo·· 61.1 3.23 9.4 266 .224 .685 130 .750 136 .625 .662 55 .662 7 1 1
37. Stephan G ·  S ·  vP o··X··X·····X· 51.0 4.41 10.6 232 .243 .811 130 .803 102 .821 .872 60 .696 12 6 1
62. Wittgren G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X·X····· 50.1 4.47 9.7 204 .251 .758 113 .558 91 1.019 .710 55 .853 10 1 1
46. Young* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo········ 48.2 6.66 7.6 226 .301 .905 142 .903 84 .908 .947 33 .853 11 0 0
TOTAL 4.34 9.2 .237 .722 .723 .654 169 52 21

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