Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals, at PNC Park, April 28, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 14-8
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 23
On This Date 21-20
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 14-8
Home 8-5
Away 6-3
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 9-4
vs. LHP 5-4
1-Run Games 6-1
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 6-2
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 0-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Mike Minor (#23, 33, LHP, 2-1, 4.64)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 12-11
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 24
On This Date 48-55
Standing 2nd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 12-11
Home 5-3
Away 7-8
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 11-8
vs. LHP 1-3
1-Run Games 3-1
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 5-7
vs. West 2-2
Inter-League 5-2

PIT Last 10 Games

Mitch Keller (#23, 25, RHP, 1-2, 7.16)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 27, 2021@PIT2 KCR1
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Apr 28, 2021KCR@PIT6:35pm
Mon, May 31, 2021PIT@KCR8:10pm
Tue, Jun 01, 2021PIT@KCR8:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs PIT Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
PIT Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.22 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.32 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.22 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Keller 51. Bednar 30. Crick 52. Holmes 54. Howard* 57. Oviedo 62. Poppen 48. Rodriguez 46. Stratton 56. Underwood
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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000 ··· ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/1.000 3/2.000 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 2/1.500 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 8/1.000 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
9. McBroom G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500 2/.000 2/2.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/3.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/3.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/2.334 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 7/.715 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.500 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 3/.333 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 231 .283 .306 .393 .698 178 .635 53 .917 .749 48 .625 3 0 3 2
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 52 .103 .314 .128 .442 40 .456 12 .364 .487 82 .599 1 2 0 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 186 .228 .344 .392 .736 157 .733 29 .754 .561 66 .424 4 0 6 0
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 66 .180 .231 .180 .411 58 .377 8 .661 .175 14 .896 6 0 0 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 60 .283 .356 .434 .790 53 .796 7 .733 1.133 13 .244 0 0 1 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .201 .286 .266 .552 141 .590 51 .445 .556 70 .728 0 5 1 2
9. McBroom G ·  S ·  vP 85 .247 .282 .506 .789 53 .656 32 1.013 .980 6 .167 0 0 6 1
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 265 .282 .325 .440 .764 207 .762 58 .771 .913 98 .742 12 3 9 3
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 132 .195 .303 .301 .604 120 .577 12 .833 .656 12 .833 0 0 2 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 156 .333 .353 .633 .986 119 1.013 37 .897 .960 94 .759 1 0 11 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 255 .199 .349 .350 .699 189 .669 66 .762 .599 94 .849 0 0 8 4
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 174 .228 .326 .443 .769 154 .775 20 .721 .735 85 .644 0 0 8 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 99 .196 .253 .424 .676 67 .666 32 .698 .726 76 .728 0 0 5 1
TOTAL .232 .298 .382 .680 .695 .652 .538 .680 22 5 21 15

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······X· 21.2 2.91 6.6 87 .132 .660 36 .457 51 .808 .143 77 .935 4 1 1
31. Anderson* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 59.2 4.37 6.2 260 .256 .746 183 .695 77 .864 .638 110 .687 5 2 1
51. Bednar G ·  S ·  vP ··o···o··o··o· 6.1 7.11 7.1 32 .367 .973 15 .967 17 .978 1.055 31 .687 1 1 0
34. Brubaker G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 47.1 4.94 9.1 205 .262 .758 89 .684 116 .815 .754 91 .619 6 2 2
35. Cahill G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 25.0 3.24 11.2 106 .184 .638 52 .837 54 .449 .393 83 .746 3 6 2
30. Crick G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o··o·o·· 5.2 1.59 11.1 29 .280 .699 18 .572 11 .920 .481 28 .260 0 1 0
29. Crowe G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 8.1 11.88 8.6 46 .378 1.338 29 1.122 17 1.724 1.007 22 .687 5 0 1
52. Holmes G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o···X·X· 1.1 .00 6.8 6 .333 .667 3 .667 3 .667 47 .631 0 0 0
54. Howard* G ·  S ·  vP o·o·oo···o·o·o 21.0 3.86 11.6 90 .221 .764 58 .733 32 .819 .936 38 .540 4 2 1
57. Oviedo G ·  S ·  vP ············X· .0 .00 .0 30 .853
62. Poppen G ·  S ·  vP ··········X··· 7.2 4.70 11.7 35 .290 .759 17 .971 18 .572 1.600 8 .661 0 2 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP o··o·oo··X···· 23.1 2.70 13.1 93 .179 .537 44 .590 49 .487 .339 33 .092 3 3 0
46. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o···o·X·o 30.0 3.90 11.7 131 .224 .651 70 .701 61 .594 .582 47 .865 3 4 1
56. Underwood G ·  S ·  vP o··X·X·····X·X 20.2 5.66 11.8 88 .313 .939 44 .911 44 .969 .937 55 .631 5 3 0
TOTAL 4.18 9.3 .227 .701 .673 .701 27 15 3
PIT Batters vs KCR Pitchers
PIT Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Pirates Batters (3.83 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.18 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (3.83 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.18 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Minor* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 54. Santana 63. Staumont 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
15. Difo# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
24. Evans G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· 4/.250 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
99. Frazier G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.167 ··· ··· 8/1.000 1/.000 27/.857 1/.000 ··· ···
2. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 5/.600 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
27. Newman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 ···
5. Perez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500 ··· ··· ···
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 6/.000 5/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ···
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
60. Tom* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
15. Difo# G ·  S ·  vP 18 .071 .222 .071 .294 12 .361 6 .167 .200 27 .835 0 0 0 0
24. Evans G ·  S ·  vP 45 .359 .444 .487 .932 31 .812 14 1.143 .929 88 .728 0 1 1 3
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .230 .297 .364 .661 182 .694 48 .539 .699 100 .779 1 3 7 1
99. Frazier G ·  S ·  vP 172 .236 .302 .382 .684 108 .592 64 .842 .760 15 .067 1 1 4 3
2. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 193 .227 .255 .359 .614 144 .518 49 .899 .602 71 .630 2 3 3 6
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .247 .325 .472 .797 144 .856 56 .651 .824 92 .854 0 0 10 3
27. Newman G ·  S ·  vP 172 .224 .281 .276 .556 136 .504 36 .768 .608 79 .469 0 1 1 8
5. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP 93 .167 .237 .238 .475 82 .393 11 1.136 .544 25 .701 0 0 1 1
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .153 .214 .325 .539 132 .552 42 .494 .692 73 .706 3 1 7 2
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 208 .189 .275 .357 .632 160 .632 48 .630 .742 96 .835 1 1 7 2
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 143 .248 .326 .376 .702 102 .599 41 .968 .796 68 .719 0 0 3 4
60. Tom* G ·  S ·  vP 16 .125
TOTAL .230 .307 .361 .668 .695 .575 .737 .668 7 3 18 12

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 56.2 5.56 9.8 239 .230 .712 174 .760 65 .588 .744 90 .739 11 4 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP oX·o··Xo··X·X· 30.0 4.20 11.7 125 .239 .693 60 .640 65 .744 .811 63 .600 4 3 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·o·o·o··o .0 .00 .0 37 .444
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X·X··· 4.1 20.77 6.2 25 .409 1.435 10 2.325 15 .905 .393 31 .661 3 1 0
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 56.1 4.95 9.1 242 .249 .756 208 .787 34 .577 .711 91 .523 10 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP Xo·····X·oo··· 28.1 1.91 9.8 112 .200 .580 52 .736 60 .452 .591 44 1.058 1 2 0
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 25.1 6.39 6.8 114 .333 .958 45 .856 69 1.022 1.146 94 .590 7 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 54.2 2.47 5.8 215 .202 .513 80 .423 135 .569 .685 96 .986 2 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·······X··X··· .0 .00 .0 20 .950
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 64.1 4.06 8.5 263 .220 .649 116 .622 147 .670 .572 88 .557 8 0 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oo·X··oo··X 25.2 2.45 13.0 112 .215 .639 60 .514 52 .789 .634 45 .354 2 1 1
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X··X·o··X· 23.0 1.57 10.2 91 .175 .537 44 .623 47 .452 .433 45 .491 0 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ····o··oX····X 22.0 4.09 12.3 99 .197 .736 50 .679 49 .795 .987 15 .400 4 0 0
TOTAL 3.94 9.3 .243 .689 .593 .689 19 9 3

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