Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, at Kauffman Stadium, June 18, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Boston Red Sox
Record 42-27
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 70
On This Date 54-55
Standing 2nd (0.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 19-11
Home 20-17
Away 22-10
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 29-18
vs. LHP 13-9
1-Run Games 12-6
vs. East 17-8
vs. Central 7-4
vs. West 8-13
Inter-League 10-2

BOS Last 10 Games

Nick Pivetta (#37, 28, RHP, 6-2, 4.28)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 30-37
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 68
On This Date 27-24
Standing 3rd (12.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 13-17
Home 16-18
Away 14-19
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 21-25
vs. LHP 9-12
1-Run Games 9-12
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 15-23
vs. West 5-8
Inter-League 5-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Kyle Zimmer (#45, 29, RHP, 3-0, 2.19)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Jun 18, 2021BOS@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Jun 19, 2021BOS@KCR4:10pm
Sun, Jun 20, 2021BOS@KCR2:10pm
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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BOS Batters vs KCR Pitchers
BOS Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Red Sox Batters (5.06 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.82 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.06 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.82 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 45. Zimmer 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 54. Santana 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
39. Arroyo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.100 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 6/.333 ···
29. Dalbec G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.667 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
12. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/1.250 ··· 6/.533 ··· 7/.453 14/.814 3/.333
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/2.334 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ···
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/2.000 ··· 14/1.065 ··· 5/.400 17/.489 ···
25. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
10. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 5/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 ···
22. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 7/.286 ··· 5/.200 ··· ···
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.800 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· 2/.500 ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
39. Arroyo G ·  S ·  vP 130 .265 .328 .444 .773 79 .797 51 .737 1.028 54 .862 1 0 4 0
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 269 .325 .387 .571 .957 186 .950 83 .972 .929 90 .888 4 0 13 5
29. Dalbec G ·  S ·  vP 202 .201 .252 .397 .649 131 .553 71 .818 .585 69 .571 1 0 8 5
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 275 .283 .349 .567 .916 190 .973 85 .787 1.033 98 .918 3 5 16 11
12. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 207 .196 .277 .299 .576 154 .508 53 .754 .558 57 .540 2 0 2 7
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 222 .224 .279 .371 .650 139 .671 83 .615 .576 84 .457 1 0 5 4
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 273 .309 .370 .545 .915 188 .984 85 .768 .847 85 .707 0 0 13 0
25. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 69 .258 .324 .355 .678 41 .606 28 .780 .439 24 .519 0 0 1 1
10. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 223 .261 .318 .443 .762 152 .668 71 .973 .903 87 .960 0 2 8 4
22. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 53 .104 .189 .271 .460 47 .522 6 .000 .483 53 .460 1 0 2 0
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 222 .257 .302 .354 .656 156 .702 66 .549 .634 71 .610 6 1 3 6
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 263 .289 .346 .464 .810 181 .960 82 .498 .840 85 .827 4 0 9 1
TOTAL .257 .317 .439 .755 .763 .739 .755 .717 24 8 86 50

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X···X··o·· 24.2 2.19 8.8 91 .152 .470 49 .497 42 .433 .566 42 .433 1 0 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·XX···Xo···X·· 34.0 1.85 12.7 143 .206 .578 73 .541 70 .616 .575 46 .554 0 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo···X··X·oo· 31.2 1.99 10.2 132 .157 .518 79 .643 53 .301 .479 51 .349 2 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 42.2 4.01 7.8 183 .247 .809 152 .782 31 .933 .600 113 1.024 9 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··X·X··X 22.2 8.34 7.9 103 .302 .942 55 .960 48 .923 .874 39 1.112 6 3 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X········ 12.0 6.00 12.8 57 .292 .841 27 .966 30 .727 .718 37 .779 1 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·o··o··X·o· 25.0 4.32 9.7 113 .235 .775 60 .722 53 .840 .903 38 .663 5 0 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 66.0 6.14 8.2 313 .315 .874 135 .861 178 .884 .873 125 .777 9 2 2
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 2.0 36.00 4.5 19 .615 1.453 10 1.267 9 1.778 19 1.453 0 0 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 79.2 4.63 9.7 327 .227 .697 282 .697 45 .701 .759 147 .693 13 2 2
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·····X··o 29.1 3.99 5.8 116 .211 .699 58 .575 58 .832 .766 55 .735 6 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 68.0 4.76 9.4 305 .267 .726 124 .630 181 .796 .690 135 .814 5 8 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o···X·o·· 26.2 3.38 9.8 114 .194 .623 56 .564 58 .681 .817 30 .956 2 2 0
TOTAL 4.69 9.3 .251 .745 .759 .772 75 22 10
KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.22 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.57 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.22 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.57 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 37. Pivetta 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 2/1.000 ··· 7/.572 2/1.500 4/.833 ··· ··· 3/1.167 ··· 2/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 3/.666 ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.650 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000 ··· 3/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 7/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/1.600
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 11/.964 8/1.357 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 6/1.917 1/ 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/1.400
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/3.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.000 3/1.167 1/2.000 ··· 2/1.500 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 117 .268 .278 .393 .671 62 .721 55 .611 .714 35 .853 0 1 0 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 195 .152 .226 .337 .563 141 .588 54 .499 .615 71 .601 1 1 7 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 56 .280 .345 .400 .745 45 .731 11 .800 1.031 21 .781 6 1 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 57 .196 .236 .235 .472 42 .468 15 .481 .455 23 .577 0 0 0 0
19. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 111 .239 .252 .339 .592 83 .594 28 .585 .714 96 .559 0 0 1 6
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 193 .235 .330 .309 .638 155 .633 38 .660 .670 54 .685 6 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 293 .269 .321 .394 .715 213 .685 80 .794 .835 110 .731 17 1 5 5
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 30 .345 .345 .759 1.103 18 1.000 12 1.250 1.714 30 1.103 1 1 3 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 275 .287 .320 .533 .853 199 .772 76 1.064 .899 102 .941 0 0 17 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 285 .244 .365 .402 .767 207 .718 78 .889 .768 106 .632 2 0 11 3
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 245 .185 .289 .337 .625 179 .662 66 .527 .695 77 .597 0 0 6 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 219 .233 .288 .342 .629 160 .647 59 .580 .719 83 .565 4 2 5 1
TOTAL .241 .305 .387 .691 .687 .704 .740 .713 46 13 66 38

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 69.1 4.28 10.4 294 .227 .731 178 .746 116 .708 .664 97 .928 9 5 0
35. Andriese G ·  S ·  vP ·······o·X···· 28.0 5.14 9.0 131 .331 .919 84 .989 47 .793 1.021 30 .922 5 3 0
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo···o···XoX 29.1 3.07 16.0 108 .158 .480 73 .406 35 .644 .348 33 .733 3 4 0
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 79.0 3.76 8.4 332 .256 .683 175 .799 157 .554 .673 123 .744 3 5 0
63. Hernandez* G ·  S ·  vP ·oo····Xo·XX·· 21.0 3.00 12.9 98 .189 .658 61 .715 37 .553 .415 30 .527 2 0 1
Ottavino G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo····o··Xoo· 28.0 2.89 10.9 120 .188 .574 76 .391 44 .891 .615 41 .518 0 7 0
54. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 61.2 4.52 7.9 273 .273 .774 219 .795 54 .687 .598 99 .946 8 1 2
43. Richards G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 74.1 4.36 7.7 334 .290 .802 195 .816 139 .782 .766 126 .891 6 5 1
75. Rios G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X·X··o· 3.1 8.10 5.4 17 .357 1.042 12 1.383 5 .200 1.042 17 1.042 0 2 1
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 66.2 6.21 10.5 291 .297 .836 235 .842 56 .808 .877 106 .897 10 2 1
19. Sawamura G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo···o···X··X 27.1 2.96 11.9 119 .229 .787 82 .812 37 .731 .881 45 .699 6 0 0
38. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··oo··oX·· 23.1 3.47 11.6 102 .264 .684 60 .837 42 .482 .339 33 .442 1 1 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X·X·o·X· 32.1 1.67 9.5 134 .240 .654 77 .621 57 .699 .663 53 .635 3 3 2
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oo·oX··X· 14.2 4.91 11.0 72 .295 .927 44 .932 28 .917 1.164 29 .825 4 3 2
TOTAL 4.25 9.7 .260 .750 .727 .842 67 40 8

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