Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 27, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 15-28
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 43
On This Date 22-26
Standing 5th (11.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 10-20
Home 8-15
Away 7-13
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 11-20
vs. LHP 4-8
1-Run Games 5-6
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 10-12
vs. West 1-5
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 26, RHP, 1-4, 3.20)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Minnesota Twins
Record 27-18
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 45
On This Date 56-54
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 20-10
Home 15-10
Away 12-8
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 17-13
vs. LHP 10-5
1-Run Games 9-5
vs. East 6-5
vs. Central 14-5
vs. West 7-6
Inter-League 0-2

MIN Last 10 Games

Bailey Ober (#16, 26, RHP, 1-1, 2.55)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 19, 2022@KCR4 MIN3
Wed, Apr 20, 2022@KCR2 MIN0
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 MIN1@KCR0
Fri, May 20, 2022 MIN6@KCR4
Sat, May 21, 2022 MIN9@KCR2
Sun, May 22, 2022 MIN7@KCR6
Thu, May 26, 2022 KCR3@MIN2
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, May 28, 2022KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, May 29, 2022KCR@MIN2:10pm
Mon, Aug 15, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Tue, Aug 16, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Wed, Aug 17, 2022KCR@MIN1:10pm
Tue, Sep 13, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Wed, Sep 14, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Thu, Sep 15, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Tue, Sep 20, 2022MIN@KCR8:10pm
Wed, Sep 21, 2022MIN@KCR8:10pm
Thu, Sep 22, 2022MIN@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (3.70 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.51 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.70 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.51 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 16. Ober 99. Cano 21. Duffey 59. Duran 65. Jax 58. Megill 12. Pagan 38. Smith 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
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 1/2.000 3/1.167 3/.000 5/1.850 1/2.000 6/.833 5/.000 6/1.167
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/3.000 9/.722 2/.000 8/.411 1/.000 1/.000 4/.000 2/1.500
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 1/.000 6/.000 ··· 7/.829 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 4/.000
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 1/ 14/1.000 3/.000 8/.125 1/.000 5/.400 6/.334 3/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.500 2/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/5.000 ··· 1/5.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 2/1.500 32/.560 ··· 8/.125 ··· 2/.500 9/.889 13/.658
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 3/1.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 177 .329 .401 .426 .827 125 .875 52 .713 .778 110 .765 0 0 2 0
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 7 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 .000 3 1.333 .500 7 .571 0 0 0 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 159 .265 .321 .449 .770 115 .777 44 .748 .787 98 .785 1 2 5 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .201 .279 .237 .517 114 .549 41 .428 .319 94 .417 3 0 0 5
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 67 .246 .313 .459 .772 49 .635 18 1.111 .726 67 .772 0 0 3 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 192 .222 .260 .318 .579 138 .570 54 .601 .629 117 .753 7 1 3 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 46 .190 .239 .262 .501 38 .577 8 .125 .646 38 .542 0 0 1 0
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 63 .224 .286 .483 .768 35 .681 28 .881 .867 63 .768 0 0 3 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 8 .000 .125 .000 .125 5 .000 3 .333 .500 8 .125 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 126 .160 .294 .264 .558 100 .551 26 .584 .633 64 .609 0 0 2 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 167 .223 .263 .408 .671 125 .787 42 .322 .661 97 .783 6 2 5 3
TOTAL .234 .296 .359 .655 .663 .634 .666 .693 26 8 32 18

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
16. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 24.2 2.55 7.3 101 .237 .621 57 .508 44 .771 .758 18 .399 2 0 0
17. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 30.1 3.86 8.3 134 .224 .761 79 .751 55 .774 .751 85 .781 6 1 0
37. Bundy G ·  S ·  vP ··X·······X··· 33.2 4.54 8.3 143 .261 .734 77 .621 66 .865 .459 85 .948 5 4 0
99. Cano G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X···X·X·· 6.2 12.15 8.1 34 .345 .963 19 .681 15 1.313 .747 34 .963 1 0 0
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·o·X···X·o 18.1 4.91 7.9 76 .278 .830 42 .725 34 .963 .676 48 .736 3 0 1
59. Duran G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·X·X···o 21.1 2.53 13.1 81 .176 .599 46 .605 35 .586 .395 46 .464 4 0 0
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 27.2 2.60 11.4 113 .204 .614 67 .750 46 .424 .582 86 .559 3 3 0
65. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X···X·· 21.0 3.43 9.4 88 .244 .778 55 .856 33 .648 .819 50 .863 3 1 0
58. Megill G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X········ 2.2 3.38 10.1 11 .182 .636 6 .000 5 1.400 1.250 11 .636 1 1 0
12. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X····oo 15.2 2.30 12.1 71 .200 .791 46 .870 25 .649 .822 45 .786 4 0 0
31. Smeltzer* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 17.1 1.04 4.2 62 .175 .454 43 .340 19 .705 .344 62 .454 0 0 0
38. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X·····oo 14.2 .61 6.8 55 .226 .538 35 .457 20 .683 .548 29 .621 0 1 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X···X·oo 17.0 5.82 10.6 74 .219 .652 47 .782 27 .392 .525 46 .532 2 1 0
TOTAL 3.31 8.8 .229 .675 .649 .682 46 24 3

Twins Batters (4.20 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.12 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.20 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.12 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Keller 58. Barlow 57. Bolanos 45. Clarke 65. Coleman 38. Payamps 46. Peacock 40. Snider 67. Speier* 63. Staumont
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. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.267 5/.800 ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 6/1.267 7/.143
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.361 6/.833 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/5.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000
67. Celestino G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.500 1/ 1/.000 1/2.000 1/ 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 4/1.250 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 5/.650
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/5.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 6/.334 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 21/1.337 9/.666 ··· 1/2.000 2/.500 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 5/.000 4/1.167
13. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.661 5/.200 1/2.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.634 7/.858 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 5/.900 7/.286
24. Sanchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.715 6/.583 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.666 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/
15. Urshela G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 4/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/ 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 143 .347 .448 .413 .861 110 .955 33 .548 .904 79 .887 2 1 1 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 133 .202 .278 .521 .799 93 .688 40 1.064 .866 84 .603 1 0 11 0
67. Celestino G ·  S ·  vP 85 .324 .398 .378 .776 50 .751 35 .812 .643 67 .831 0 1 0 0
4. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 138 .280 .348 .400 .748 89 .657 49 .917 .705 66 .941 0 0 2 3
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 44 .278 .386 .611 .997 15 .651 29 1.187 .667 23 1.373 0 0 4 0
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 90 .247 .281 .318 .599 77 .597 13 .606 .442 56 .606 1 2 0 0
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 110 .204 .284 .347 .631 77 .617 33 .665 .631 59 .601 0 0 3 0
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 166 .245 .355 .417 .773 111 .789 55 .736 .766 93 .716 2 1 6 1
13. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 87 .288 .333 .438 .771 61 .665 26 1.027 .987 41 .815 0 0 1 0
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 70 .164 .200 .284 .484 48 .362 22 .749 .632 70 .484 0 0 1 1
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 177 .232 .333 .364 .698 114 .773 63 .568 .760 100 .735 2 2 4 2
24. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP 140 .216 .286 .416 .702 100 .813 40 .438 .587 100 .722 1 0 4 1
15. Urshela G ·  S ·  vP 149 .254 .322 .346 .668 94 .617 55 .754 .802 88 .597 0 0 3 3
TOTAL .244 .324 .387 .711 .696 .742 .698 .729 10 7 43 20

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·· 50.2 3.20 5.2 199 .217 .605 108 .550 91 .671 .741 109 .699 5 2 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X···o·XX· 21.0 1.71 8.1 82 .203 .633 55 .669 27 .567 .517 45 .617 3 0 0
57. Bolanos G ·  S ·  vP ········X····X 16.0 2.81 6.2 71 .259 .763 45 .832 26 .641 .707 64 .744 2 0 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o···X··X· 15.1 6.46 7.0 70 .338 .887 41 .916 29 .847 1.008 41 1.189 4 0 0
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ·······XX··X·· 15.2 4.02 12.1 72 .161 .704 45 .878 27 .433 .696 45 .794 3 0 1
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 47.2 4.53 4.3 203 .286 .717 117 .788 86 .620 .785 116 .773 4 3 0
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 13.1 4.72 4.7 63 .250 .850 27 .757 36 .917 .917 63 .850 2 1 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 39.0 3.92 8.5 174 .250 .703 159 .733 15 .350 .736 106 .684 4 2 1
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··X··X··· 20.2 1.31 7.4 86 .266 .656 62 .725 24 .477 .754 66 .616 0 0 1
46. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ····o··X······ 4.1 4.15 6.2 20 .235 .762 12 .879 8 .542 .938 7 .452 1 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 19.2 1.83 8.2 76 .211 .559 44 .418 32 .761 .222 50 .433 1 0 0
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·o··Xo···oX·o· 17.0 5.29 6.4 70 .297 .748 48 .695 22 .864 .896 42 .828 1 0 0
67. Speier* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X·X··o·· 16.1 2.76 7.7 62 .217 .575 41 .618 21 .490 .618 48 .662 2 1 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X···XX·X· 17.2 4.08 13.2 79 .239 .687 44 .909 35 .422 .676 39 .740 1 2 0
TOTAL 4.84 7.2 .263 .745 .781 .769 42 21 7

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