Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, August 16, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 48-69
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 117
On This Date 29-22
Standing 4th (14.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 29-34
Away 19-35
Extra Innings 3-3
vs. RHP 33-52
vs. LHP 15-17
1-Run Games 11-11
vs. East 11-17
vs. Central 22-24
vs. West 10-18
Inter-League 5-10

KCR Last 10 Games

Zack Greinke (#23, 38, RHP, 4-7, 4.29)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Minnesota Twins
Record 59-55
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 114
On This Date 47-53
Standing 2nd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 12-18
Home 32-25
Away 27-30
Extra Innings 4-7
vs. RHP 40-39
vs. LHP 19-16
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 15-12
vs. Central 28-20
vs. West 11-11
Inter-League 5-12

MIN Last 10 Games

Sonny Gray (#54, 32, RHP, 6-3, 3.33)

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
Fri, May 27, 2022@MIN10 KCR7
Sat, May 28, 2022 KCR7@MIN3
Sun, May 29, 2022@MIN7 KCR3
Mon, Aug 15, 2022@MIN4 KCR2
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (3.92 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.30 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.92 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.30 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 54. Gray 59. Duran 52. Fulmer 65. Jax 48. Lopez 58. Megill 12. Pagan 77. Sands 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
18. Eaton G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 1/2.000 5/.400 8/.708 5/1.100 2/.500 3/.000 ··· 5/.400
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 3/1.667 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· 7/.143 ··· 5/1.150 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.369 1/.000 26/.869 10/.422 4/1.500 ··· 3/1.667 ··· 8/.750
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
55. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/1.334 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 ··· 4/.500 7/1.000 8/.661 ··· 3/1.167 ··· 3/.333
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 3/.666 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
18. Eaton G ·  S ·  vP 46 .205 .283 .359 .642 36 .628 10 .700 .596 31 .624 2 0 1 0
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 20 .350 .350 .400 .750 12 .500 8 1.125 .750 19 .789 0 0 0 2
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 194 .221 .259 .354 .613 156 .642 38 .493 .382 46 .695 7 3 3 3
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 379 .243 .298 .287 .585 287 .602 92 .528 .565 76 .629 12 2 0 6
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 48 .341 .383 .477 .860 42 .838 6 1.000 1.067 40 .885 1 0 0 1
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 348 .228 .319 .427 .746 265 .717 83 .837 .680 105 .821 0 1 14 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 97 .216 .278 .307 .585 84 .615 13 .397 .670 12 1.283 0 0 1 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .261 .345 .458 .802 141 .802 33 .795 .684 91 .929 0 0 8 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 312 .223 .260 .456 .716 228 .653 84 .892 .717 76 .824 0 0 17 2
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 97 .195 .299 .390 .689 76 .627 21 .929 .618 82 .646 0 0 3 0
55. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 15 .154 .267 .231 .497 3 1.000 12 .350 .000 8 1.000 0 0 0 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 318 .273 .338 .374 .712 221 .723 97 .685 .563 82 .675 1 1 6 3
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 440 .251 .293 .431 .724 331 .745 109 .661 .671 72 .597 22 4 15 17
TOTAL .247 .309 .383 .692 .680 .725 .672 .719 74 23 100 64

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 83.2 3.33 8.5 345 .228 .654 200 .697 145 .596 .696 84 .654 8 6 1
17. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 82.1 4.15 7.8 351 .215 .681 200 .699 151 .656 .635 69 .713 9 2 1
37. Bundy G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 98.1 4.76 6.9 416 .265 .749 239 .734 177 .768 .613 77 .743 15 8 1
59. Duran G ·  S ·  vP ·o·Xo·····oX·X 51.2 2.09 11.7 204 .210 .610 110 .610 94 .607 .527 39 .514 6 2 0
52. Fulmer G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X···oo·o 45.0 3.20 9.2 193 .212 .602 116 .449 77 .836 .498 51 .798 2 5 1
65. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··X···oo·· 53.0 3.91 10.0 217 .224 .664 136 .658 81 .675 .739 38 .754 6 2 0
48. Lopez G ·  S ·  vP ·o·Xo·····XX·o 54.1 1.99 9.8 222 .194 .567 131 .471 91 .712 .574 44 .764 3 3 0
51. Mahle G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 116.1 4.26 9.7 484 .228 .690 233 .778 251 .606 .780 89 .609 15 6 4
58. Megill G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··o·X· 29.0 3.10 8.7 119 .229 .606 72 .595 47 .623 .701 43 .757 2 3 3
12. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ··oo···X·o··X· 42.1 5.10 12.8 186 .246 .816 109 1.075 77 .461 .780 43 .883 10 1 1
41. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 101.0 3.92 8.8 421 .229 .721 215 .714 206 .729 .614 115 .901 16 7 2
77. Sands G ·  S ·  vP ······X··X···· 20.1 7.08 9.3 95 .279 .836 52 1.013 43 .629 .830 14 .357 4 4 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··o··Xo··o 41.1 4.14 11.8 171 .221 .637 111 .698 60 .517 .598 21 .401 4 2 1
TOTAL 4.04 8.4 .240 .715 .698 .731 139 58 18

Twins Batters (4.46 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.01 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.46 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.01 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Greinke 58. Barlow 65. Coleman 74. Cuas 24. Garrett* 43. Hernandez 41. Mills 63. Staumont 26. Weaver
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
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.572 5/.800 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 3/1.667 ··· 9/.347 3/2.000
9. Beckham G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.661 6/.833 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 ···
8. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
67. Celestino G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.222 4/1.250 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 6/1.500 1/ 6/.900 5/.800
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/3.000 6/.334 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.333 ··· 3/.666 2/1.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.929 9/.666 2/.500 ··· 6/.533 2/.000 ··· 5/.900 3/1.667
39. Leon# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.000
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.929 7/.858 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 5/.900 ··· 8/.375 ···
24. Sanchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 6/.583 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/2.000 ··· 2/ 2/2.500
15. Urshela G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.445 4/.000 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 3/1.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 429 .332 .399 .439 .838 338 .886 91 .659 .854 81 .761 4 3 6 2
9. Beckham G ·  S ·  vP 19 .105 .105 .105 .211 12 .167 7 .286 .200 19 .211 0 0 0 0
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 361 .226 .305 .545 .850 257 .804 104 .959 .902 57 .988 5 0 28 0
8. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 31 .207 .258 .414 .672 24 .792 7 .286 .850 31 .672 0 0 1 0
67. Celestino G ·  S ·  vP 198 .265 .321 .331 .653 120 .693 78 .589 .527 33 .658 0 1 1 3
4. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 389 .273 .355 .440 .795 275 .764 114 .872 .835 86 .763 0 0 14 7
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 271 .273 .320 .418 .737 219 .767 52 .600 .696 59 .863 6 3 5 5
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 369 .230 .325 .365 .690 268 .697 101 .672 .690 39 .293 2 2 9 2
39. Leon# G ·  S ·  vP 41 .200 .400 .300 .700 21 .581 20 .821 .853 20 .888 0 0 0 1
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 283 .275 .322 .457 .778 191 .761 92 .810 .708 85 .875 1 1 11 4
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 412 .235 .342 .404 .746 273 .838 139 .577 .849 88 .600 3 3 15 7
24. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP 327 .219 .284 .394 .678 242 .721 85 .558 .508 50 .638 2 0 11 3
15. Urshela G ·  S ·  vP 358 .261 .304 .429 .733 245 .751 113 .692 .711 50 .823 0 0 11 5
TOTAL .251 .321 .416 .736 .746 .713 .734 .705 24 13 140 57

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 98.2 4.29 5.2 423 .284 .750 253 .739 170 .766 .923 91 .714 12 5 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·o·XX·X· 55.2 2.26 9.1 221 .215 .626 124 .574 97 .691 .636 48 .756 7 3 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 91.2 5.11 7.9 413 .281 .794 313 .709 100 1.074 .809 128 .698 12 4 0
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ··o···Xo··o·o· 47.0 2.87 9.2 208 .194 .663 122 .720 86 .581 .656 41 .693 5 0 1
74. Cuas G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X·X······ 25.2 3.86 7.4 119 .255 .771 85 .667 34 1.068 .880 31 .778 2 3 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX·o··o·o·X·· 32.1 4.45 9.5 136 .147 .509 81 .612 55 .364 .475 37 .372 0 6 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 36.2 9.08 5.4 183 .350 .980 104 1.017 79 .931 1.004 14 .940 6 4 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 122.1 4.93 6.1 531 .268 .757 284 .773 247 .739 .783 122 .988 16 5 2
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 87.2 4.52 9.1 397 .271 .757 358 .765 39 .668 .749 69 .645 11 4 2
41. Mills G ·  S ·  vP ···X·ooX···X·o 26.2 4.05 7.8 114 .240 .680 80 .613 34 .830 .672 51 .628 1 2 1
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 104.0 3.29 9.3 420 .239 .671 217 .664 203 .678 .679 125 .487 13 1 2
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·oo···X·· 35.1 5.60 10.4 161 .237 .721 87 .680 74 .770 .695 42 .954 2 3 1
26. Weaver G ·  S ·  vP ····X·X··X···X 20.1 7.97 9.7 98 .318 .798 58 .652 40 1.014 .593 31 .563 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.69 7.6 .266 .763 .785 .749 129 47 16

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