Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals, at Kauffman Stadium, August 15, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 60-56
Manager Mike Shildt
Game # 117
On This Date 69-60
Standing 3rd (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 18-12
Home 32-25
Away 28-31
Extra Innings 5-1
vs. RHP 46-44
vs. LHP 14-12
1-Run Games 15-13
vs. East 14-16
vs. Central 22-21
vs. West 15-11
Inter-League 9-8

STL Last 10 Games

J.A. Happ (#34, 38, LHP, 6-6, 6.34)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 49-66
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 116
On This Date 25-22
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 13-17
Home 29-29
Away 20-37
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 30-49
vs. LHP 19-17
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 10-19
vs. Central 25-29
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 9-7

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 23, LHP, 3-5, 4.43)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Aug 06, 2021@STL4 KCR2
Sat, Aug 07, 2021@STL5 KCR2
Sun, Aug 08, 2021 KCR6@STL5
Fri, Aug 13, 2021 STL6@KCR0
Sat, Aug 14, 2021 STL9@KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Aug 15, 2021STL@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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STL Batters vs KCR Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.01 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.01 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 55. Lovelady* 54. Santana 63. Staumont 31. Tapia
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
28. Arenado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/2.000 1/.000 2/.000 6/1.100 ··· 4/1.833 2/2.500 ···
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ 1/.000 ··· 7/.858 4/1.417 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
3. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 1/ 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ···
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· 6/1.100 7/.143 1/.000 7/1.881 3/.333 ···
11. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 4/.500 ··· 11/.606 5/1.600 1/.000 1/.000 2/3.500 1/.000
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.250 1/.000 2/1.500 1/ 2/.000
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 5/1.100 1/2.000 5/3.300 8/.268 ··· 13/.558 3/.666 ···
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.667 ··· 14/.517 8/.661 1/.000 4/1.167 3/.000 ···
68. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/5.000 1/2.000 ···
27. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.667 1/.000 1/ 3/1.167 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/.250 ···
64. Rondon G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
63. Sosa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 476 .264 .324 .509 .833 387 .801 89 .973 .870 100 .946 1 0 24 8
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 224 .274 .339 .453 .792 190 .817 34 .652 .923 97 .848 6 3 9 1
3. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 478 .261 .341 .419 .760 370 .727 108 .868 .696 99 .894 2 0 12 3
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 203 .190 .325 .310 .635 188 .655 15 .358 .572 38 .575 2 0 3 4
11. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 319 .201 .288 .396 .684 247 .693 72 .655 .782 78 .651 3 0 16 7
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 486 .252 .301 .376 .677 380 .634 106 .835 .699 93 .728 19 5 7 5
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 491 .273 .342 .444 .786 392 .811 99 .688 .780 109 .770 8 0 18 2
7. Knizner G ·  S ·  vP 128 .183 .305 .266 .571 98 .642 30 .348 .559 27 .918 0 0 1 2
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 344 .255 .299 .380 .679 285 .653 59 .813 .677 72 .600 3 0 8 3
68. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 40 .229 .300 .457 .757 31 .926 9 .111 1.124 10 1.611 0 0 2 0
27. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 356 .272 .340 .509 .849 294 .828 62 .956 .833 95 .748 9 4 19 8
64. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP 57 .275 .333 .353 .686 38 .520 19 1.036 .526 16 1.233 2 0 1 1
63. Sosa G ·  S ·  vP 203 .264 .333 .357 .690 156 .736 47 .539 .553 35 .856 3 4 3 7
TOTAL .238 .309 .393 .702 .696 .726 .701 .779 60 18 129 63

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 85.1 4.43 7.6 366 .252 .819 310 .799 56 .932 .685 92 .726 17 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ····ooX··X···o 54.1 2.65 11.8 227 .223 .616 123 .585 104 .653 .601 39 .481 2 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·oX··oo··X 50.0 3.24 10.4 216 .173 .615 138 .650 78 .544 .520 41 .537 5 1 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·X··ooo·o··o·· 34.2 6.49 7.5 152 .264 .803 90 .813 62 .786 .712 33 .319 7 4 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 46.0 4.11 10.0 195 .223 .690 107 .739 88 .629 .672 95 .597 4 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP X··o·XX·Xo···· 46.2 5.79 9.1 213 .243 .784 119 .746 94 .834 .852 53 .807 9 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X······X·····X 123.1 5.69 8.0 569 .303 .838 278 .854 291 .824 .788 122 .744 16 5 4
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP X··X·XX····X·o 15.2 4.60 9.2 65 .224 .689 39 .711 26 .656 .804 38 .661 3 0 1
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 31.2 5.97 7.4 144 .299 .844 130 .865 14 .608 .863 98 .655 4 1 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 136.1 5.35 8.9 575 .252 .762 489 .769 86 .727 .746 123 .733 23 3 3
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·o·o··o··X 46.0 5.28 6.8 193 .253 .800 107 .692 86 .941 .878 26 .788 9 2 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 91.1 5.42 9.3 426 .291 .791 183 .744 243 .827 .772 21 1.286 8 9 3
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP o···oo·X·oX··X 45.2 3.55 10.4 192 .212 .667 109 .633 83 .709 .710 39 .662 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ·o·XX·o·o·X··X 11.1 3.18 8.7 48 .238 .667 31 .810 17 .423 .564 37 .610 1 1 1
TOTAL 4.93 8.9 .256 .765 .743 .689 142 34 17
KCR Batters vs STL Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.10 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.10 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 34. Happ* 92. Cabrera* 65. Gallegos 66. Garcia 56. Helsley 62. McFarland* 21. Miller* 60. Miller 32. Ponce de Leon 29. Reyes
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 24/1.334 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/2.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 30/.459 1/.000 2/.000 4/1.334 2/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.773 1/.000 2/.000 3/.666 1/.000 3/.666 4/.833 ··· 1/.000 3/.333
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 ··· 4/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 2/.500 ··· 4/.000 2/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.417 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/2.000 1/.000 3/1.167 1/.000 ··· 2/2.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 24/.795 3/1.667 2/.500 1/.000 2/.500 ··· 10/.956 1/.000 2/.500 3/1.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 ··· 3/1.334 1/2.000 2/.500 1/
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/1.461 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/.750 10/.700 1/.000 1/.000 ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.978 2/.000 2/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 12/.542 8/.417 6/.334 1/ 2/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.429 ··· 1/.000 11/.282 1/.000 7/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/3.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 197 .269 .285 .392 .677 100 .668 97 .687 .752 35 .595 1 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 347 .246 .301 .394 .695 244 .714 103 .651 .622 73 .425 8 7 11 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 378 .206 .280 .360 .640 267 .664 111 .583 .688 92 .791 3 2 8 5
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 119 .218 .250 .318 .568 93 .581 26 .520 .739 29 .365 7 2 0 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 85 .171 .229 .224 .453 59 .492 26 .361 .425 27 .431 0 0 0 3
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 355 .272 .342 .343 .685 271 .691 84 .665 .741 79 .646 10 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 504 .272 .319 .390 .709 363 .669 141 .815 .776 105 .618 33 2 8 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 179 .232 .263 .417 .679 158 .725 21 .340 .575 50 .791 0 0 9 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 467 .278 .310 .517 .827 335 .719 132 1.105 .963 96 .898 1 0 29 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 37 .229 .270 .257 .527 24 .553 13 .481 .579 32 .483 0 0 0 3
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 486 .221 .333 .370 .703 345 .702 141 .705 .672 101 .445 2 0 17 4
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 379 .246 .303 .364 .668 269 .666 110 .671 .700 79 .643 10 4 10 3
TOTAL .241 .301 .386 .687 .671 .724 .732 .654 79 20 115 64

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
34. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 109.1 6.34 7.1 486 .294 .879 397 .920 89 .700 .966 123 .870 23 7 1
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP o·X·X··X·Xo··· 52.2 3.08 10.3 224 .195 .610 133 .506 91 .768 .725 40 .288 2 1 0
22. Flaherty G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 68.0 2.65 9.5 274 .189 .580 135 .556 139 .603 .647 19 .211 7 0 3
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP ·XX····o·XX··o 59.2 3.17 10.3 230 .180 .546 123 .526 107 .567 .570 58 .849 5 2 2
66. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP o·o····X··oo·· 11.1 4.76 10.3 45 .209 .477 28 .368 17 .647 .649 37 .329 0 0 1
56. Helsley G ·  S ·  vP Xo··o··o··X··· 47.1 4.56 8.9 206 .227 .668 130 .684 76 .639 .760 44 .620 4 1 0
31. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 91.1 5.32 5.8 415 .305 .859 322 .923 93 .636 .966 118 .769 16 10 4
62. McFarland* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo···o·o·oX·· 13.0 2.77 4.8 50 .213 .622 35 .500 15 .910 .915 47 .551 2 0 0
21. Miller* G ·  S ·  vP X·X······o···· 26.1 4.78 9.6 125 .318 .911 67 1.179 58 .612 .956 33 1.024 4 2 1
60. Miller G ·  S ·  vP ······X··X·o·· 14.0 7.07 7.1 61 .275 .885 38 .922 23 .823 1.039 31 .583 4 1 0
32. Ponce de Leon G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 24.1 7.03 6.3 117 .281 .909 63 .856 54 .963 .869 4 0 0
29. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X·oX···o 52.2 2.39 11.1 230 .151 .529 114 .528 116 .530 .517 49 .563 3 7 1
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 148.2 3.27 8.3 599 .220 .641 299 .597 300 .685 .670 137 .539 17 3 3
TOTAL 4.17 7.9 .232 .695 .731 .667 103 35 20

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