Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, September 20, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Cleveland Guardians
Record 72-80
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 152
On This Date 59-57
Standing 2nd (8.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 39-36
Away 33-44
Extra Innings 11-9
vs. RHP 50-47
vs. LHP 22-33
1-Run Games 25-30
vs. East 14-14
vs. Central 22-26
vs. West 17-15
Inter-League 19-25

CLE Last 10 Games

Lucas Giolito (#27, 28, RHP, 8-13, 4.59)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 50-102
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 152
On This Date 25-26
Standing 5th (30.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 11-19
Home 30-47
Away 20-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 38-76
vs. LHP 12-26
1-Run Games 19-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 19-29
vs. West 8-20
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Zack Greinke (#23, 39, RHP, 1-15, 5.39)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Jun 27, 2023 CLE2@KCR1
Wed, Jun 28, 2023 CLE14@KCR1
Thu, Jun 29, 2023@KCR4 CLE3(10)
Thu, Jul 06, 2023@CLE6 KCR1
Fri, Jul 07, 2023@CLE3 KCR0
Sat, Jul 08, 2023@CLE10 KCR6
Sun, Jul 09, 2023 KCR4@CLE1
Mon, Jul 24, 2023 KCR5@CLE3
Tue, Jul 25, 2023@CLE5 KCR1
Wed, Jul 26, 2023@CLE8 KCR3
Mon, Sep 18, 2023@KCR6 CLE4
Tue, Sep 19, 2023@KCR7 CLE6

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Greinke 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
13. Arias G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 4/1.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
17. Brennan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.375 3/.333 ··· 3/.666 1/.000 4/.250 1/.000 2/.000 ···
56. Calhoun* G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/1.260 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· ···
2. Freeman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ···
12. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
35. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Giménez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.462 4/1.000 ··· 5/.400 7/1.428 4/.833 1/.000 3/1.666 ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.285 2/.500 1/.000 9/.222 5/1.600 4/2.250 2/1.000 4/.250 ···
10. Laureano G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/1.118 5/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/3.334 1/.000 1/ 3/1.666 ··· 2/.500 2/2.500 1/3.000 ···
22. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.700 5/.000 1/.000 6/.000 2/.500 4/1.000 2/1.500 2/2.000 ···
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 22/.536 5/.000 1/ 9/.889 10/.900 5/1.400 1/ 3/.000 2/.000
7. Straw G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 10/1.029 11/1.000 2/.500 3/.666 4/.000 3/1.167
8. Tena* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Arias G ·  S ·  vP 332 .215 .280 .363 .643 215 .824 117 .312 .710 94 .706 3 4 10 6
17. Brennan* G ·  S ·  vP 431 .267 .299 .359 .659 349 .698 82 .494 .647 75 .704 12 5 5 2
56. Calhoun* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .239 .313 .396 .709 106 .685 44 .761 .745 96 .634 0 1 5 0
2. Freeman G ·  S ·  vP 147 .241 .297 .331 .627 82 .707 65 .529 .508 41 .586 4 0 2 2
12. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 106 .232 .311 .400 .711 56 .670 50 .759 .719 15 .515 2 0 4 2
35. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 140 .134 .164 .179 .343 92 .324 48 .379 .422 13 .385 0 0 0 2
Giménez* G ·  S ·  vP 584 .249 .316 .392 .707 402 .705 182 .711 .710 104 .719 30 5 13 6
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 677 .275 .348 .380 .728 470 .744 207 .690 .773 119 .751 20 3 5 2
10. Laureano G ·  S ·  vP 374 .226 .302 .381 .683 252 .605 122 .840 .611 91 .878 9 0 9 7
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 211 .236 .336 .451 .787 168 .838 43 .592 .765 72 1.117 5 0 9 4
22. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 452 .309 .350 .499 .848 327 .856 125 .828 .865 62 .862 9 2 17 3
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 646 .279 .354 .484 .839 435 .860 211 .795 .851 117 .887 26 6 24 14
7. Straw G ·  S ·  vP 493 .227 .290 .283 .573 355 .587 138 .538 .614 64 .326 18 5 1 0
8. Tena* G ·  S ·  vP 23 .190 .261 .238 .499 17 .607 6 .167 .384 14 .368 0 0 0 2
TOTAL .250 .314 .382 .696 .710 .664 .698 .726 140 32 117 73

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 128.2 5.39 5.9 542 .288 .802 297 .692 245 .935 .767 66 .911 25 2 1
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX··X·o··· 55.2 5.66 10.2 250 .301 .864 124 .735 126 .993 .876 35 .863 10 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X···X·· 8.2 4.15 11.4 42 .206 .798 21 .607 21 1.010 .979 42 .798 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ··XX···o····X· 49.0 6.06 8.3 226 .307 .851 160 .821 66 .931 .962 45 .854 6 10 0
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ·X··Xo··X···X· 66.2 5.13 10.1 283 .227 .714 142 .820 141 .605 .785 40 1.210 9 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ··oo····X·X··· 25.2 4.91 9.8 120 .262 .745 71 .750 49 .739 .544 53 .714 2 5 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 166.2 6.43 6.1 706 .261 .823 364 .818 342 .827 .762 118 .882 38 8 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 64.2 5.71 10.2 298 .267 .910 145 .884 153 .935 .962 95 .877 15 11 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·XX·o··o···X·· 17.2 6.11 7.6 69 .250 .744 38 .570 31 .965 .929 32 .096 2 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 83.2 3.33 10.8 340 .205 .587 259 .573 81 .630 .637 113 .378 6 3 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·o··Xo··o·X·X· 17.0 4.24 3.7 76 .288 .823 43 .770 33 .894 .864 51 .812 2 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··o··X·· 32.0 5.62 7.0 140 .289 .827 104 .919 36 .572 .684 63 .736 6 1 1
TOTAL 5.21 8.1 .264 .780 .784 .795 196 101 26
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.22 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.14 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.22 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 27. Giolito 48. Clase 44. Curry 62. De Los Santos 31. Hentges* 99. Karinchak 58. Kelly 40. López 49. Morgan 52. Sandlin 37. Stephan
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
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 1/.000 ··· 4/.500 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 2/.500 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 3/.000 3/1.000 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.533 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 7/.453 2/.000 1/.000 1/ 3/.000 3/.666 6/.167
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 2/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/ 4/.500 1/.000 1/
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.586 5/.800 1/5.000 7/.143 2/.000 4/.500 1/ 1/2.000 5/.000 5/.600 4/.250
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 2/2.500 2/.000 1/2.000 3/1.333
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/3.333 4/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 2/.500 1/2.000 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000 2/2.000
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.250 ··· 1/3.000 6/.000 2/ 1/.000 2/.000 6/.733 ··· 4/.500
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.066 7/.286 1/.000 7/.572 1/.000 4/.500 1/.000 3/1.000 7/.953 8/.125 5/.650

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 128 .226 .299 .400 .699 87 .634 41 .841 .688 33 .696 22 5 2 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .299 .309 .609 94 .517 103 .695 .747 17 .426 1 0 1 10
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 479 .276 .326 .369 .695 369 .658 110 .816 .790 99 .643 22 7 4 8
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 295 .232 .272 .377 .649 240 .607 55 .838 .596 49 .658 7 1 5 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 43 .359 .419 .538 .957 26 .748 17 1.303 1.003 43 .957 1 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 432 .225 .271 .378 .649 347 .659 85 .606 .682 76 .681 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 572 .235 .313 .398 .711 431 .750 141 .596 .739 82 .774 6 3 15 9
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 354 .265 .319 .446 .765 236 .760 118 .777 .783 46 1.213 9 5 10 3
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 14 .308 .357 .615 .973 10 1.067 4 .750 .889 14 .973 0 0 1 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 324 .228 .309 .358 .667 246 .642 78 .742 .675 25 .287 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 145 .246 .317 .615 .933 98 1.025 47 .744 1.170 79 .959 0 0 14 1
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 313 .232 .304 .386 .689 230 .716 83 .613 .817 73 .739 13 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 650 .277 .319 .493 .812 509 .799 141 .860 .863 103 .792 48 10 29 11
TOTAL .244 .302 .397 .699 .695 .709 .740 .738 153 40 151 77

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
27. Giolito G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 170.2 4.59 10.0 723 .234 .772 426 .778 297 .763 .914 92 .815 36 11 5
41. Allen* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 125.1 3.81 8.5 537 .263 .750 447 .769 90 .650 .727 99 .891 16 0 6
48. Clase G ·  S ·  vP ····o··ooo··oX 68.2 3.01 8.0 284 .238 .589 145 .564 139 .615 .711 49 .549 3 10 0
44. Curry G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···X···X·· 87.2 4.00 6.4 371 .263 .754 204 .850 167 .636 .863 63 1.065 11 9 0
62. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o··X·X···o 60.2 3.41 8.6 239 .208 .618 131 .474 108 .797 .500 34 .584 4 5 0
31. Hentges* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oo·X·o··o· 49.0 3.67 9.7 208 .258 .654 132 .602 76 .743 .693 49 .484 2 6 0
99. Karinchak G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 35.0 3.34 12.3 150 .175 .680 90 .577 60 .840 .792 23 .760 6 10 2
58. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 13.2 3.95 7.9 59 .216 .597 40 .639 19 .503 .546 7 .762 0 3 1
40. López G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o···oo··o· 62.0 3.48 11.3 262 .207 .653 148 .647 114 .657 .725 44 .598 8 6 1
49. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X·X··X··· 61.1 3.96 9.8 274 .273 .753 152 .875 122 .594 .921 49 .929 9 10 2
47. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 90.2 5.26 5.1 399 .273 .759 216 .702 183 .830 .765 92 .586 10 8 1
52. Sandlin G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···X····X· 56.1 3.67 9.4 226 .183 .658 159 .704 67 .549 .669 43 .698 11 6 3
37. Stephan G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····o···oo 64.2 3.76 9.7 275 .238 .696 156 .749 119 .626 .726 48 .729 6 12 1
63. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 82.0 3.29 8.9 345 .219 .678 162 .553 183 .795 .600 100 .657 8 6 2
TOTAL 3.91 8.1 .245 .711 .741 .761 164 141 29

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