Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, June 28, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 33-43
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 77
On This Date 22-24
Standing 3rd (11.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 4-16
Last 30 10-20
Home 18-19
Away 15-24
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 24-30
vs. LHP 9-13
1-Run Games 10-13
vs. East 8-8
vs. Central 15-23
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 5-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#30, 32, LHP, 4-3, 1.81)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Boston Red Sox
Record 47-31
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 79
On This Date 59-52
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 18-12
Home 23-17
Away 24-14
Extra Innings 4-2
vs. RHP 33-20
vs. LHP 14-11
1-Run Games 12-7
vs. East 21-10
vs. Central 8-6
vs. West 8-13
Inter-League 10-2

BOS Last 10 Games

Garrett Richards (#43, 33, RHP, 4-5, 4.74)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 18, 2021@KCR5 BOS3
Sat, Jun 19, 2021 BOS7@KCR1
Sun, Jun 20, 2021@KCR7 BOS3
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Jun 28, 2021KCR@BOS7:10pm
Tue, Jun 29, 2021KCR@BOS7:10pm
Wed, Jun 30, 2021KCR@BOS7:10pm
Thu, Jul 01, 2021KCR@BOS1:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.47 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.47 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. Richards 35. Andriese 32. Barnes 63. Hernandez* Ottavino 75. Rios 19. Sawamura 38. Taylor* 72. Whitlock 44. Workman
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 1/.000 7/.572 2/1.500 4/.833 ··· ··· 3/1.167 1/.000 3/.666
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 3/.666 1/3.000 2/2.500 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.500
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.425 5/.650 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
19. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 2/ ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/ ··· 2/3.000 1/2.000 4/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 9/.333 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 5/1.600
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.364 13/1.218 8/1.357 ··· 1/3.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 4/1.000 6/1.917 1/ 2/2.500 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/1.400
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/1.000 2/3.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.650 1/2.000 1/.000 2/1.500 5/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 132 .272 .292 .392 .684 71 .749 61 .605 .650 39 .803 0 1 0 4
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 226 .155 .226 .324 .549 164 .547 62 .555 .497 90 .540 1 1 7 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .242 .296 .348 .644 58 .662 15 .571 .414 28 .567 6 1 0 0
19. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 142 .215 .254 .296 .550 108 .560 34 .518 .442 93 .546 0 1 1 9
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 224 .263 .352 .326 .678 180 .682 44 .661 .611 68 .831 7 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 332 .279 .328 .412 .740 245 .722 87 .792 .618 111 .832 21 1 6 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 82 .218 .256 .423 .679 72 .748 10 .200 .724 25 .800 0 0 5 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 310 .277 .306 .510 .817 230 .750 80 1.009 .719 101 .874 0 0 18 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 14 .091 .286 .182 .468 10 .422 4 .500 .686 8 .900 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 322 .242 .366 .402 .768 237 .720 85 .893 .777 106 .645 2 0 12 3
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 272 .179 .282 .319 .601 199 .614 73 .566 .544 77 .680 0 0 6 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 250 .229 .284 .325 .609 183 .604 67 .621 .532 89 .479 4 2 5 1
TOTAL .241 .305 .383 .688 .684 .697 .632 .711 51 14 72 44

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
43. Richards G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 76.0 4.74 7.6 348 .291 .830 199 .842 149 .814 .867 113 1.023 8 6 1
35. Andriese G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X·X···· 34.0 5.56 9.3 158 .329 .928 99 .960 59 .873 .831 46 .931 7 3 0
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·X······Xo 32.0 2.81 15.2 120 .171 .504 80 .446 40 .628 .605 35 .730 3 5 0
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 90.2 3.67 8.3 381 .261 .688 212 .774 169 .581 .678 127 .765 4 6 0
63. Hernandez* G ·  S ·  vP o··o·X·X···oo· 24.1 2.96 12.2 114 .207 .694 71 .723 43 .639 .943 36 .754 2 0 2
Ottavino G ·  S ·  vP ·Xoo·X·····Xo· 32.0 2.81 10.7 137 .190 .564 86 .418 51 .817 .540 42 .593 0 8 0
54. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 70.1 4.09 7.7 311 .272 .757 255 .769 56 .699 .910 94 .929 8 4 2
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 81.0 4.00 10.4 341 .215 .699 200 .703 141 .693 .775 117 .749 10 5 0
75. Rios G ·  S ·  vP X···X··X·X·o·· 8.0 5.62 9.0 39 .290 .920 26 1.167 13 .408 .250 39 .920 1 2 1
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 78.2 5.83 10.6 340 .291 .814 276 .835 64 .725 .716 134 .810 12 2 2
19. Sawamura G ·  S ·  vP ·XX··o··o··Xo· 30.1 2.67 11.6 133 .211 .754 94 .765 39 .727 .671 48 .655 6 0 0
38. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP ···oXX·····o·o 25.2 3.16 11.9 113 .260 .685 65 .865 48 .463 .849 32 .429 1 1 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP X·X·····X···X· 38.0 1.42 9.5 155 .234 .631 97 .576 58 .722 .607 59 .616 3 3 2
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X··X·· 17.0 4.24 10.1 83 .286 .883 50 .928 33 .816 .758 40 .762 4 3 2
TOTAL 4.10 9.6 .258 .744 .758 .822 76 47 10

Red Sox Batters (5.01 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.95 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.01 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.95 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 30. Duffy* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 50. Bubic* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 54. Santana 63. Staumont 38. Swarzak
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. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.643 7/.679 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 7/.429 ··· 4/1.417
23. Chavis G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ 1/.000
29. Dalbec G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 4/2.750 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/5.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000
12. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.943 5/1.000 ··· 5/1.350 6/.533 ··· 7/.453 15/.757 3/.333 3/1.666
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 3/2.334 1/ 1/3.000 ··· ··· 3/.666
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 29/.795 3/2.000 1/.000 2/1.000 14/1.065 ··· 6/.333 17/.489 ··· 11/1.336
10. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 5/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 4/.000 ··· 2/.000
22. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/.192 ··· ··· 2/2.000 7/.286 ··· 6/.167 1/.000 ··· 3/.666
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 6/1.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 ··· 3/1.000
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.666 ··· 4/.250 ··· ··· ···
74. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 307 .330 .391 .557 .948 211 .919 96 1.010 1.011 103 .937 5 1 13 7
23. Chavis G ·  S ·  vP 46 .244 .261 .400 .661 30 .543 16 .875 .633 13 .397 1 0 1 2
29. Dalbec G ·  S ·  vP 225 .206 .258 .407 .664 145 .587 80 .801 .688 76 .693 1 0 9 6
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 312 .283 .349 .577 .926 212 1.008 100 .749 .820 106 .860 3 5 19 12
12. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 222 .192 .271 .288 .559 167 .486 55 .763 .577 61 .515 2 0 2 7
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 256 .228 .289 .401 .690 162 .685 94 .698 .714 92 .654 1 0 7 5
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 313 .300 .361 .541 .902 212 .957 101 .790 .958 100 .706 0 0 15 0
10. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 260 .268 .327 .447 .774 176 .655 84 1.038 .692 102 .863 0 2 9 4
22. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 76 .145 .224 .261 .485 63 .515 13 .322 .528 57 .325 3 0 2 0
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 253 .269 .312 .372 .684 179 .758 74 .505 .742 83 .752 7 1 4 7
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 305 .276 .341 .436 .777 207 .914 98 .503 .743 108 .725 4 1 9 1
74. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 3 .333 .333 .333 .667 3 .667 .667 3 .667 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .258 .319 .438 .757 .761 .748 .764 .732 29 10 96 57

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X········· 44.2 1.81 10.7 182 .210 .568 146 .575 36 .537 .477 12 .250 2 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X···Xo·o·X·XX· 37.2 1.91 13.1 159 .207 .602 84 .561 75 .648 .577 44 .677 1 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP X···XX···o·Xo· 35.2 2.52 9.8 151 .157 .568 94 .669 57 .390 .672 49 .581 3 0 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X···X···· 48.1 4.47 7.6 211 .258 .808 172 .787 39 .909 .977 95 1.112 9 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·········· 25.2 8.06 7.7 119 .307 .937 65 .956 54 .914 .975 47 1.160 7 3 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··o···X·· 15.0 6.60 12.0 74 .288 .893 41 .908 33 .875 .844 34 .975 2 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP o···XX·o·X·Xo· 29.1 4.30 9.5 131 .235 .763 73 .767 58 .759 .721 42 .613 6 0 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 76.0 6.39 7.9 363 .316 .898 167 .933 196 .868 .917 123 .948 12 3 2
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 91.1 5.12 9.3 384 .249 .737 326 .734 58 .754 .686 156 .788 14 2 2
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·····X···X 35.0 4.37 6.7 141 .214 .712 75 .591 66 .855 .677 63 .735 7 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 76.2 4.70 9.5 349 .265 .752 154 .697 195 .797 .822 137 .852 8 8 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X······X·· 29.0 3.10 10.2 125 .196 .620 64 .576 61 .667 .397 29 .729 2 2 0
38. Swarzak G ·  S ·  vP ··oX····o····· 7.2 9.39 5.9 35 .364 1.067 27 .795 8 2.054 1.331 14 1.121 2 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo·o·X··o· 30.0 2.40 9.0 113 .175 .542 64 .578 49 .486 .489 43 .659 2 0 0
TOTAL 4.84 9.2 .255 .763 .762 .849 91 23 11

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