Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, at Kauffman Stadium, June 20, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Boston Red Sox
Record 43-28
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 72
On This Date 50-60
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 20-17
Away 23-11
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 30-19
vs. LHP 13-9
1-Run Games 12-6
vs. East 17-8
vs. Central 8-5
vs. West 8-13
Inter-League 10-2

BOS Last 10 Games

Nathan Eovaldi (#17, 31, RHP, 7-3, 3.76)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 31-38
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 70
On This Date 16-31
Standing 3rd (11.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 13-17
Home 17-19
Away 14-19
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 22-25
vs. LHP 9-13
1-Run Games 9-12
vs. East 6-6
vs. Central 15-23
vs. West 5-8
Inter-League 5-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Mike Minor (#23, 33, LHP, 5-4, 4.63)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 18, 2021@KCR5 BOS3
Sat, Jun 19, 2021 BOS7@KCR1
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.83 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (5.06 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.83 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Minor* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 37. Kowar 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
39. Arroyo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.614 6/.833 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 7/.429 ··· 4/1.417
29. Dalbec G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/5.000 ··· ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.200 4/2.750 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000
12. Gonzalez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.376 5/1.000 ··· 6/.533 ··· 7/.453 ··· 15/.757 3/.333 3/1.666
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 ··· ··· 3/2.334 ··· 1/3.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/.666
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.476 3/2.000 1/.000 14/1.065 ··· 5/.400 1/.000 17/.489 ··· 11/1.336
25. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
10. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.834 1/.000 ··· 5/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 2/.000
22. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 7/.286 ··· 6/.167 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.666
7. Vazquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 6/1.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/3.000 ··· 3/1.000
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ··· 3/.333 2/.000 ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
39. Arroyo G ·  S ·  vP 135 .262 .323 .434 .758 81 .776 54 .733 .963 59 .820 1 0 4 0
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 277 .320 .383 .559 .941 193 .933 84 .960 .898 88 .801 4 0 13 5
29. Dalbec G ·  S ·  vP 206 .214 .267 .432 .699 135 .633 71 .818 .687 69 .738 1 0 9 5
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 283 .278 .343 .565 .907 197 .964 86 .777 1.009 96 .856 3 5 17 11
12. Gonzalez# G ·  S ·  vP 211 .197 .276 .298 .574 157 .497 54 .777 .555 56 .550 2 0 2 7
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 226 .227 .288 .372 .660 143 .686 83 .615 .600 81 .490 1 0 5 4
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 281 .307 .367 .547 .914 193 .985 88 .764 .850 83 .727 0 0 14 0
25. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 69 .258 .324 .355 .678 41 .606 28 .780 .439 20 .522 0 0 1 1
10. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 231 .256 .312 .431 .743 159 .651 72 .958 .852 90 .926 0 2 8 4
22. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 62 .125 .210 .268 .478 54 .489 8 .393 .503 53 .335 1 0 2 0
7. Vazquez G ·  S ·  vP 230 .262 .304 .360 .664 163 .715 67 .540 .651 74 .598 6 1 3 6
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 273 .290 .348 .464 .812 188 .959 85 .504 .840 92 .789 4 0 9 1
TOTAL .257 .317 .439 .756 .765 .738 .756 .712 24 8 89 50

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 79.2 4.63 9.7 327 .227 .697 282 .697 45 .701 .759 120 .648 13 2 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·X·XX···Xo···X 35.0 2.06 12.6 148 .214 .609 76 .546 72 .678 .627 47 .631 1 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·Xo···X··X·o 32.2 1.93 10.5 135 .153 .505 81 .626 54 .295 .457 50 .356 2 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 45.1 4.17 7.7 196 .259 .813 162 .792 34 .907 .636 126 1.008 9 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·······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 ·X·Xo·o··o··X· 26.0 4.15 9.7 116 .228 .753 61 .710 55 .806 .853 38 .468 5 0 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 71.0 6.34 8.1 336 .311 .876 149 .890 187 .864 .876 148 .796 10 2 2
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 5.0 18.00 3.6 31 .458 1.215 17 1.263 14 1.127 .879 31 1.215 1 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·X···Xo·····X· 30.2 3.82 6.2 122 .211 .701 61 .619 61 .788 .764 61 .736 6 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 68.0 4.76 9.4 305 .267 .726 124 .630 181 .796 .690 108 .876 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 22 .718 2 2 0
38. Swarzak G ·  S ·  vP o············· 5.2 7.94 6.4 24 .304 .899 18 .513 6 2.000 .583 3 .000 1 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X···X··o 26.2 2.02 9.1 99 .172 .494 54 .526 45 .451 .592 46 .461 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.70 9.3 .252 .746 .760 .768 78 22 10
KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.19 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.52 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.19 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.52 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Eovaldi 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 8/.500 ··· 7/.572 2/1.500 4/.833 ··· ··· 3/1.167 1/.000 3/.666
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 3/.666 3/.666 ··· 2/2.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.500
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 5/.650 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/3.000 1/2.000 4/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 8/.375 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 5/1.600
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 12/1.326 8/1.357 ··· 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 3/.666 6/1.917 1/ 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 5/1.400
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.000 2/3.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 4/.833 1/2.000 ··· 2/1.500 5/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 121 .270 .286 .391 .677 64 .730 57 .613 .722 35 .871 0 1 0 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 203 .145 .217 .323 .539 147 .562 56 .480 .565 79 .536 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 119 .233 .252 .328 .580 89 .592 30 .545 .674 96 .506 0 0 1 6
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 201 .249 .342 .320 .661 161 .657 40 .679 .708 54 .741 6 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 302 .272 .325 .401 .725 219 .694 83 .807 .848 109 .763 20 1 5 5
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 34 .344 .364 .813 1.176 22 1.131 12 1.250 1.755 34 1.176 1 1 4 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 283 .290 .322 .543 .864 205 .799 78 1.035 .918 102 .992 0 0 18 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 293 .242 .365 .396 .761 212 .723 81 .853 .758 105 .620 2 0 11 3
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 253 .183 .283 .329 .612 185 .650 68 .510 .664 77 .626 0 0 6 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 227 .233 .286 .338 .624 166 .636 61 .594 .704 83 .497 4 2 5 1
TOTAL .242 .305 .387 .692 .691 .696 .739 .710 49 13 68 38

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Eovaldi G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 79.0 3.76 8.4 332 .256 .683 175 .799 157 .554 .673 100 .721 3 5 0
35. Andriese G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······o·X·· 30.0 5.40 8.7 140 .339 .948 90 1.038 50 .784 1.065 39 1.024 6 3 0
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ····Xo···o···X 29.1 3.07 16.0 108 .158 .480 73 .406 35 .644 .348 28 .745 3 4 0
63. Hernandez* G ·  S ·  vP ···oo····Xo·XX 21.0 3.00 12.9 98 .189 .658 61 .715 37 .553 .415 23 .598 2 0 1
Ottavino G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo····o··Xo 28.0 2.89 10.9 120 .188 .574 76 .391 44 .891 .615 38 .562 0 7 0
54. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 66.2 4.32 7.7 293 .265 .749 237 .761 56 .699 .572 95 .898 8 4 2
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 74.1 4.36 10.4 318 .231 .741 194 .719 124 .775 .696 121 .913 10 5 0
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 ·X·o·····X·X·· 4.1 6.23 6.2 21 .313 .976 15 1.200 6 .333 .976 21 .976 0 2 1
57. Rodriguez* G ·  S ·  vP ····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 o··Xo···o···X· 28.1 2.86 11.8 122 .222 .766 84 .791 38 .710 .838 48 .652 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 30 .489 1 1 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP X···X···X·X·o· 34.1 1.57 9.4 142 .240 .652 84 .604 58 .722 .659 53 .647 3 3 2
44. Workman G ·  S ·  vP X··X···oo·oX·· 15.2 4.60 10.9 77 .303 .918 48 .938 29 .883 1.106 34 .820 4 3 2
TOTAL 4.22 9.7 .260 .749 .727 .847 69 43 8

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