Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, September 12, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 64-78
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 143
On This Date 23-19
Standing 4th (17.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 34-35
Away 30-43
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 39-57
vs. LHP 25-21
1-Run Games 20-19
vs. East 12-21
vs. Central 28-34
vs. West 12-15
Inter-League 12-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 23, LHP, 4-6, 5.07)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 63-79
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 143
On This Date 40-57
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 15-15
Home 33-37
Away 30-42
Extra Innings 11-11
vs. RHP 48-47
vs. LHP 15-32
1-Run Games 23-18
vs. East 10-15
vs. Central 32-34
vs. West 13-20
Inter-League 8-10

MIN Last 10 Games

Bailey Ober (#82, 25, RHP, 2-2, 4.00)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021@MIN9 KCR1
Sat, May 01, 2021 KCR11@MIN3
Sun, May 02, 2021@MIN13 KCR4
Fri, May 28, 2021 KCR8@MIN3
Sat, May 29, 2021@MIN6 KCR5
Sun, May 30, 2021 KCR6@MIN3
Thu, Jun 03, 2021@KCR6 MIN5
Fri, Jun 04, 2021@KCR14 MIN5
Sat, Jun 05, 2021 MIN5@KCR4
Sun, Jun 06, 2021 MIN2@KCR1
Fri, Jul 02, 2021@KCR7 MIN4
Sat, Jul 03, 2021@KCR6 MIN3
Sun, Jul 04, 2021 MIN6@KCR2
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 KCR6@MIN4(11)
Sat, Sep 11, 2021@MIN9 KCR2
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Sep 12, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Oct 01, 2021MIN@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Oct 02, 2021MIN@KCR7:10pm
Sun, Oct 03, 2021MIN@KCR3:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.20 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.21 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.20 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.21 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 82. Ober 66. Alcala 48. Colome 53. Coulombe* 21. Duffey 51. Farrell 32. Garza 49. Minaya 56. Thielbar*
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 2/1.000 2/1.500 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.500 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 9/1.127 1/.000 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 4/3.417 3/1.333
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 6/.000 3/1.667 6/.167 1/.000 ··· 2/5.000 2/1.500
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 5/.400 2/.000 3/.666 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 8/.125 8/.500 3/.000 13/.847 2/.000 ··· 10/.786 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.334 13/.000 1/.000 10/.300 1/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.250 7/.429 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 3/.666 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 2/1.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 5/.000 5/.400 2/2.000 16/.875 1/3.000 ··· 7/.429 5/.800
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.333 18/.170 2/1.000 29/.433 2/1.000 ··· 8/.250 12/.717
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 4/.000 5/.200 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 229 .259 .280 .389 .669 113 .625 116 .712 .583 32 .617 2 1 2 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 457 .265 .309 .433 .742 319 .743 138 .738 .867 110 .884 8 8 15 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 471 .206 .278 .359 .637 329 .645 142 .619 .600 93 .626 3 3 11 6
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 478 .300 .366 .379 .745 358 .734 120 .777 .727 123 .918 19 0 2 6
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 630 .275 .317 .394 .711 453 .698 177 .745 .682 126 .718 40 4 10 6
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 68 .262 .284 .569 .853 43 .786 25 .960 .547 30 .408 7 1 5 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .221 .252 .378 .630 199 .673 31 .360 .666 51 .461 0 0 9 2
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 102 .217 .277 .391 .669 60 .770 42 .525 .737 42 .554 2 1 5 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 582 .274 .316 .540 .857 417 .801 165 .997 .773 115 .983 1 0 42 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 27 .130 .259 .217 .477 22 .420 5 .600 .544 5 .600 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 583 .219 .321 .363 .683 412 .674 171 .703 .676 97 .587 2 0 19 6
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 488 .243 .298 .351 .650 345 .622 143 .716 .654 109 .586 12 6 11 3
TOTAL .244 .302 .390 .693 .678 .727 .668 .717 107 28 147 74

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
82. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······X· 78.2 4.00 9.3 323 .261 .779 169 .717 154 .847 .783 80 .698 16 3 3
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·o·····X· 50.2 4.44 8.7 197 .228 .701 118 .644 79 .791 .771 23 .490 10 4 0
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ·o··XoXo····X· 55.2 3.88 7.4 249 .251 .720 135 .555 114 .924 .736 52 .723 7 8 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP X·o·······o··· 27.2 2.93 8.8 111 .250 .733 67 .739 44 .725 .626 35 .812 5 2 2
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·oo····X·· 52.1 3.27 8.4 219 .237 .662 139 .598 80 .776 .543 34 .506 3 0 2
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP o·X··········· 18.1 1.47 9.3 74 .194 .599 46 .687 28 .450 .563 11 .282 1 0 0
33. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 102.1 3.78 7.7 452 .224 .700 248 .692 204 .710 .744 74 .655 9 10 0
32. Garza G ·  S ·  vP ··X····Xo··X·o 24.1 2.96 9.2 100 .205 .720 58 .722 42 .718 .539 45 .667 5 0 0
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 64.1 6.72 7.1 282 .254 .859 162 .867 120 .848 .882 122 .975 18 5 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··X··oX·· 31.2 2.84 9.7 133 .184 .652 84 .644 49 .664 .790 59 .682 4 2 0
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 93.0 3.87 7.6 387 .262 .751 213 .737 174 .768 .771 32 .548 15 9 5
74. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 12.0 2.25 6.8 41 .100 .322 16 .438 25 .245 .599 41 .322 1 1 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP X··oX·X····X·· 55.2 3.72 11.6 231 .233 .721 147 .761 84 .651 .645 51 .780 8 2 1
TOTAL 4.88 8.3 .254 .771 .753 .757 215 66 23
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.51 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.51 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 58. Barlow 64. Blewett 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 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
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/4.000 5/.800 ··· 2/.500 2/ 4/.833 3/.333 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 5/.600 ··· 1/.000 4/.000 3/.833 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 3/.333 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.333 3/1.000 ··· 1/.000 10/.650 13/.763 26/1.090 1/ ··· 5/.000 1/
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· 2/2.000 2/2.500 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.500 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.333 5/.400 ··· 1/2.000 3/1.667 5/.400 3/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.272 6/1.000 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 4/.000 5/.900 4/.250 ··· 4/.250 3/.667
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
70. Rortvedt* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.804 10/.100 ··· 3/.000 3/2.667 8/.661 ··· 4/.000 ··· 4/1.500 6/.533
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 6/.000 ··· 3/.666 5/1.000 3/.000 12/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 410 .294 .363 .379 .743 314 .783 96 .609 .786 93 .557 2 2 2 7
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .274 .397 .671 126 .615 71 .773 .688 33 .470 0 0 7 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 171 .290 .327 .611 .939 114 .947 57 .923 .797 61 .519 5 1 13 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 159 .193 .259 .310 .570 121 .709 38 .158 .479 38 .680 1 1 3 2
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 461 .250 .347 .472 .819 319 .798 142 .867 .765 107 .842 0 0 22 12
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 159 .238 .296 .340 .636 128 .694 31 .398 .669 56 .639 7 1 2 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 253 .197 .273 .393 .666 168 .634 85 .728 .668 66 .474 0 0 12 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 427 .209 .309 .423 .732 312 .801 115 .552 .744 89 .801 10 0 17 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 569 .280 .336 .520 .856 380 .874 189 .821 .771 107 1.041 10 5 29 14
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 141 .258 .340 .355 .695 83 .600 58 .834 .755 54 .447 1 0 2 1
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 169 .200 .290 .387 .677 116 .680 53 .669 .972 50 .662 0 0 7 0
70. Rortvedt* G ·  S ·  vP 93 .155 .220 .238 .458 73 .463 20 .436 .663 15 .619 0 0 2 3
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 451 .216 .306 .460 .766 301 .812 150 .674 .884 90 .817 2 1 26 15
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 417 .224 .287 .276 .564 271 .510 146 .665 .554 64 .584 1 0 3 12
TOTAL .241 .315 .423 .738 .747 .720 .745 .700 45 13 201 98

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X···X···· 104.2 5.07 8.2 460 .264 .840 385 .823 75 .931 .902 94 .924 21 1 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··o····X··· 67.1 2.41 11.0 277 .225 .621 157 .583 120 .672 .589 50 .642 3 4 0
64. Blewett G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·o·X··X··· 58.2 3.22 10.4 254 .184 .643 169 .712 85 .492 .682 38 .786 7 1 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP X·····Xo···X·· 42.2 6.75 8.0 190 .270 .798 111 .749 79 .862 .857 38 .780 8 4 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 76.2 3.29 8.2 314 .212 .627 173 .691 141 .547 .537 119 .529 6 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 47.2 5.66 9.1 216 .239 .772 122 .726 94 .834 .683 3 .000 9 1 0
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 17.0 9.53 7.9 82 .309 .900 49 .809 33 1.045 1.062 51 .720 3 1 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 57.0 5.37 7.4 258 .294 .831 227 .881 31 .456 .804 114 .815 8 1 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 158.2 5.05 8.5 669 .252 .750 569 .757 100 .709 .758 94 .679 26 3 3
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X··X··· 59.1 4.70 7.0 245 .247 .750 142 .680 103 .852 .661 52 .555 9 2 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 120.2 4.85 9.2 553 .280 .775 250 .720 303 .823 .850 127 .724 14 10 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X····X·X··o 56.0 3.38 10.6 232 .199 .614 134 .582 98 .658 .604 40 .364 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ··X··oo·o·o··· 24.0 1.88 7.5 95 .169 .491 66 .514 29 .436 .555 47 .310 1 1 1
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP o···o··o···X·· 46.2 4.63 8.5 191 .222 .706 109 .874 82 .472 .610 24 .714 6 1 1
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP X···X···oo···X 23.0 5.87 8.6 102 .235 .800 52 .454 50 1.127 .952 20 .900 5 0 0
TOTAL 4.67 8.8 .253 .749 .757 .683 174 37 18

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