Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, September 23, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 52-102
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 154
On This Date 19-26
Standing 5th (30.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 12-18
Home 31-47
Away 21-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 39-76
vs. LHP 13-26
1-Run Games 19-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 20-29
vs. West 9-20
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Jordan Lyles (#24, 32, RHP, 4-17, 6.43)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Houston Astros
Record 85-69
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 154
On This Date 17-33
Standing 2nd (0.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 15-15
Home 39-40
Away 46-29
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 58-48
vs. LHP 27-21
1-Run Games 18-19
vs. East 16-17
vs. Central 14-15
vs. West 30-19
Inter-League 25-18

HOU Last 10 Games

J.P. France (#68, 28, RHP, 11-5, 3.84)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Sep 15, 2023@KCR4 HOU2
Sat, Sep 16, 2023@KCR10 HOU8
Sun, Sep 17, 2023 HOU7@KCR1
Fri, Sep 22, 2023 KCR7@HOU5
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Sep 24, 2023KCR@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.17 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.40 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.17 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.40 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 68. France 52. Abreu 31. Graveman 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 55. Pressly 62. Sousa* 45. Stanek 65. Urquidy
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
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
79. Cropley G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 3/3.333 1/.000 ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 2/.500 6/.334
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.667 1/.000 2/.000 3/1.667 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ 2/.000
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/5.000 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 2/.500 8/.000 2/2.500 2/2.000 4/.500 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 3/.666
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 4/.000 3/1.333 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 4/.250 1/3.000 2/2.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/ 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.000 1/.000 5/.400 3/.333 3/.666 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/ 3/1.666

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 128 .226 .299 .400 .699 87 .634 41 .841 .708 29 .511 22 5 2 0
79. Cropley G ·  S ·  vP 4 .333 .250 .333 .583 3 .833 1 .000 4 .583 0 0 0 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .299 .309 .609 94 .517 103 .695 .452 16 .454 1 0 1 10
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 489 .273 .324 .364 .687 376 .654 113 .793 .587 99 .660 22 6 4 8
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 299 .232 .272 .375 .647 241 .604 58 .828 .694 49 .518 7 1 5 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 50 .364 .420 .523 .943 30 .782 20 1.217 .827 50 .943 1 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 437 .225 .271 .375 .646 352 .655 85 .606 .614 74 .727 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 582 .234 .314 .395 .709 438 .747 144 .597 .674 84 .793 6 3 15 9
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 362 .266 .323 .447 .770 241 .752 121 .808 .764 54 1.186 11 5 10 3
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 22 .222 .333 .444 .778 15 .795 7 .733 .833 22 .778 0 0 1 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 328 .228 .308 .356 .664 247 .648 81 .713 .653 29 .317 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 155 .237 .310 .604 .914 105 1.004 50 .727 .402 83 .971 0 0 15 1
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 317 .237 .309 .392 .701 234 .733 83 .613 .558 69 .700 15 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 660 .278 .319 .495 .814 516 .798 144 .870 .760 104 .733 48 11 29 11
TOTAL .243 .303 .396 .699 .695 .709 .655 .726 157 40 152 77

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
68. France G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 131.1 3.84 6.6 560 .259 .734 293 .804 267 .658 .781 94 .814 19 8 0
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o···o··· 67.1 1.87 12.2 269 .179 .568 136 .527 133 .612 .544 26 .279 6 4 1
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 151.2 4.87 10.3 645 .260 .769 340 .794 305 .741 .771 106 .748 22 16 7
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o·X····· 64.0 3.23 9.0 272 .208 .689 170 .707 102 .654 .665 36 .780 9 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 151.1 4.64 8.9 645 .238 .750 293 .651 352 .833 .706 106 .783 25 21 3
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o··oX···o· 63.0 3.14 10.0 263 .211 .653 129 .455 134 .856 .667 42 .782 6 3 1
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X·oX·o·X· 65.1 4.96 10.5 286 .272 .826 141 .875 145 .776 .850 47 .691 11 11 2
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·X·X··o··· 63.2 1.84 10.2 256 .180 .586 150 .632 106 .519 .651 42 .348 7 7 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X····X··· 62.0 3.77 10.3 252 .223 .627 120 .596 132 .653 .642 28 .774 8 0 0
62. Sousa* G ·  S ·  vP ····X···o····· 4.2 7.71 11.6 20 .278 .794 13 1.098 7 .286 .839 6 .000 1 0 0
45. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 49.2 3.99 9.1 209 .220 .678 114 .719 95 .628 .662 20 .800 7 2 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 54.0 6.17 6.8 243 .288 .852 152 .900 91 .769 .918 53 .994 11 11 2
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 194.0 3.39 9.0 786 .226 .647 647 .644 139 .663 .625 131 .619 18 17 1
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 149.1 3.44 7.9 622 .234 .676 344 .731 278 .608 .662 131 .765 18 10 2
TOTAL 4.02 9.1 .244 .731 .742 .722 195 117 28
HOU Batters vs KCR Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.16 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.16 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 24. Lyles 45. Clarke 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 37. Kowar 67. Marsh 66. McArthur 40. Snider 61. Zerpa*
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
79. Abreu G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.404 1/5.000 2/1.000 9/1.158 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/2.000 2/.000
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/1.298 ··· 6/2.333 4/1.750 3/.666 ··· 1/2.000 4/2.250 1/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.878 1/.000 5/.600 5/1.350 3/2.667 ··· 1/.000 3/.333 2/1.500
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.551 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.856 ··· 3/.000 2/1.000 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.000
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
14. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.500 4/2.417 ··· 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ···
16. Kessinger G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 21/.476 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.500 1/.000
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.600 1/.000 2/2.000 4/.833 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 7/.453 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.333 2/1.000
28. Singleton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.705 2/.000 5/1.600 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 2/.500

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
79. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP 561 .235 .294 .375 .669 384 .632 177 .749 .643 89 .883 0 1 17 5
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 373 .314 .399 .545 .944 262 .999 111 .814 .793 109 1.028 13 2 17 5
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 461 .293 .410 .578 .988 294 1.043 167 .894 .860 111 1.178 0 0 28 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 44 .262 .273 .429 .701 32 .734 12 .606 .802 44 .701 0 0 2 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 688 .265 .368 .443 .811 475 .870 213 .680 .781 113 .966 3 0 24 14
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 364 .286 .310 .551 .861 261 .958 103 .620 .993 58 1.022 0 0 23 5
14. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 473 .281 .313 .413 .726 356 .683 117 .858 .654 61 1.014 7 2 9 7
16. Kessinger G ·  S ·  vP 44 .205 .295 .333 .629 32 .535 12 .833 .577 3 .667 0 1 1 1
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 388 .189 .258 .343 .601 289 .526 99 .816 .645 59 .801 0 0 14 7
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 429 .281 .362 .501 .863 291 .794 138 1.008 .882 82 .765 19 5 21 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 339 .228 .298 .384 .682 260 .652 79 .785 .619 22 .468 5 2 10 4
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 603 .260 .322 .383 .704 429 .650 174 .834 .682 106 .801 11 8 10 14
28. Singleton* G ·  S ·  vP 102 .169 .275 .270 .544 76 .416 26 .930 .653 20 .563 0 0 2 1
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 640 .282 .366 .510 .876 409 .836 231 .943 .784 102 .820 28 5 28 2
TOTAL .259 .332 .437 .769 .753 .807 .738 .902 102 29 213 76

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 166.2 6.43 6.1 706 .261 .823 364 .818 342 .827 .882 118 .882 38 8 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ····X··oX··X·o 55.2 5.66 10.2 250 .301 .864 124 .735 126 .993 .849 32 .951 10 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 8.2 4.15 11.4 42 .206 .798 21 .607 21 1.010 .417 42 .798 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ·····XX···o··· 49.0 6.06 8.3 226 .307 .851 160 .821 66 .931 .744 45 .854 6 10 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 132.1 5.37 6.1 558 .289 .801 302 .688 256 .933 .839 82 .885 25 2 1
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ····X··Xo··X·· 66.2 5.13 10.1 283 .227 .714 142 .820 141 .605 .623 34 1.405 9 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oo····X·X 26.0 5.88 9.7 125 .280 .814 75 .876 50 .724 .994 54 .850 3 5 0
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 64.2 5.71 10.2 298 .267 .910 145 .884 153 .935 .879 95 .877 15 11 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·X··XX·o··o··· 19.1 5.59 7.9 75 .243 .710 42 .563 33 .903 .255 38 .134 2 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 89.2 3.31 10.5 365 .201 .595 278 .566 87 .689 .548 118 .478 7 3 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o··Xo··o·X 18.0 4.00 4.0 81 .286 .813 47 .776 34 .865 .762 51 .812 2 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X··o·· 37.1 4.82 7.0 159 .272 .777 114 .889 45 .500 1.132 82 .661 6 1 1
TOTAL 5.19 8.1 .263 .779 .777 .799 198 101 26

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