Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros, at Kauffman Stadium, August 16, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Houston Astros
Record 70-47
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 118
On This Date 24-26
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 16-14
Home 37-23
Away 33-24
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 44-28
vs. LHP 26-19
1-Run Games 12-12
vs. East 16-12
vs. Central 16-12
vs. West 32-15
Inter-League 6-8

HOU Last 10 Games

Jake Odorizzi (#17, 31, RHP, 5-6, 4.59)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 49-67
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 117
On This Date 28-22
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 13-17
Home 29-30
Away 20-37
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 30-49
vs. LHP 19-18
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 10-19
vs. Central 25-29
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 9-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Carlos Hernandez (#43, 24, RHP, 3-1, 4.11)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, Aug 16, 2021HOU@KCR8:10pm
Tue, Aug 17, 2021HOU@KCR8:10pm
Wed, Aug 18, 2021HOU@KCR8:10pm
Thu, Aug 19, 2021HOU@KCR2:10pm
Mon, Aug 23, 2021KCR@HOU8:10pm
Tue, Aug 24, 2021KCR@HOU8:10pm
Wed, Aug 25, 2021KCR@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs KCR Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.36 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.03 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.36 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.03 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. Hernandez 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
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 10/.000 2/.000 ··· 16/.876 ··· ···
44. Álvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 21/1.017 12/.614 1/.000 41/.643 ··· ···
18. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 7/1.171 2/1.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 10/1.600 ··· ···
16. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 3/1.667 1/.000 ···
28. Jones G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.334 ··· 9/.944 ··· ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Wilson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 485 .270 .346 .481 .828 332 .855 153 .772 .735 104 .786 4 2 25 6
44. Álvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 421 .288 .354 .529 .883 258 .909 163 .842 .905 95 .968 1 0 22 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 403 .332 .385 .484 .868 260 .969 143 .686 1.022 89 .908 1 0 8 1
18. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 137 .195 .326 .327 .653 89 .691 48 .583 .601 29 .432 0 0 3 1
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 463 .268 .361 .469 .829 304 .836 159 .813 .805 95 .679 0 0 18 7
16. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 197 .301 .350 .475 .826 134 .771 63 .941 1.000 71 .910 0 1 6 2
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 426 .318 .385 .481 .866 279 .815 147 .963 .869 59 1.001 1 1 12 5
28. Jones G ·  S ·  vP 82 .208 .244 .312 .556 59 .419 23 .915 .476 20 .850 0 0 1 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 311 .179 .277 .308 .584 221 .543 90 .674 .630 66 .737 0 0 8 5
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 226 .254 .310 .468 .777 153 .817 73 .694 .816 62 .679 3 2 11 0
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 19 .278 .316 .667 .982 15 1.257 4 .000 1.091 19 .982 1 0 2 0
13. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 14 .071 .071 .071 .143 5 .000 9 .222 .000 11 .182 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .266 .338 .439 .777 .779 .773 .791 .793 43 13 154 48

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 46.0 4.11 10.0 195 .223 .690 107 .739 88 .629 .672 77 .611 4 0 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X····ooX··X··· 55.1 2.60 11.7 231 .220 .611 127 .576 104 .653 .592 43 .463 2 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP o···o·oX··oo·· 51.0 3.18 10.6 220 .175 .613 142 .645 78 .544 .519 41 .560 5 1 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 86.2 5.09 7.6 381 .269 .870 323 .850 58 .983 .786 107 .921 19 1 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP o·X··ooo·o··o· 35.2 6.31 7.6 155 .258 .786 92 .793 63 .772 .677 33 .319 7 4 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·XX·Xo··· 46.2 5.79 9.1 213 .243 .784 119 .746 94 .834 .852 47 .830 9 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 123.1 5.62 8.0 569 .301 .835 278 .846 291 .824 .779 122 .727 16 5 4
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·XX····X· 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·X·o·o·o··o·· 49.0 4.96 6.8 203 .250 .779 115 .678 88 .918 .821 36 .678 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·· 45.2 3.55 10.4 192 .212 .667 109 .633 83 .709 .710 34 .610 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP X·o·XX·o·o·X·· 13.0 2.77 9.0 53 .213 .600 35 .710 18 .399 .479 42 .532 1 1 1
TOTAL 4.94 8.9 .257 .766 .745 .702 144 35 17
KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.95 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.95 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Odorizzi 52. Baez 93. Garcia 31. Graveman 53. Javier 88. Maton 55. Pressly 58. Raley* 45. Stanek 62. Taylor*
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 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.802 3/.000 ··· 6/1.100 ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· 4/1.417 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.667 1/.000 ··· 3/2.333 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 3/1.000 3/.333 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 9/.666 ··· ··· ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.167 ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/1.430 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 7/.000 ··· 5/1.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/.650 ··· ··· 3/1.333 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 25/.838 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 15/.600 ··· 2/.000 ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.683 3/.333 2/1.000 13/.968 ··· 4/1.250 12/.614 1/.000 1/.000 ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 8/.125 2/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 199 .266 .282 .388 .670 101 .661 98 .680 .739 37 .560 1 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 351 .249 .303 .396 .698 245 .711 106 .671 .630 73 .484 8 7 11 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 382 .204 .277 .356 .633 269 .659 113 .572 .673 92 .670 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 89 .175 .230 .225 .455 60 .483 29 .395 .432 28 .490 0 0 0 3
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 359 .270 .341 .340 .681 272 .688 87 .656 .732 79 .637 10 0 0 5
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 507 .273 .320 .390 .709 363 .669 144 .811 .775 104 .644 33 2 8 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 179 .232 .263 .417 .679 158 .725 21 .340 .575 46 .865 0 0 9 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 471 .277 .310 .521 .831 336 .733 135 1.079 .968 96 .937 1 0 30 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 41 .256 .293 .282 .575 25 .530 16 .646 .666 36 .542 0 0 0 3
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 490 .222 .333 .371 .704 346 .710 144 .690 .674 101 .444 2 0 17 4
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 383 .246 .305 .364 .669 270 .671 113 .665 .703 79 .670 10 4 10 3
TOTAL .241 .301 .385 .686 .673 .720 .731 .661 79 20 116 65

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 68.2 4.59 7.9 285 .229 .739 154 .692 131 .797 .779 80 .894 13 2 2
52. Baez G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 1.0 .00 9.0 3 .333 .667 2 1.000 1 .000 3 .667 0 0 0
77. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 111.2 3.30 10.8 456 .217 .663 243 .556 213 .783 .799 109 .699 14 10 3
93. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o·X··oo·· 41.1 3.27 9.1 169 .220 .699 93 .602 76 .823 .835 24 .394 6 0 0
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o···oo··X· 39.1 .92 9.8 146 .143 .422 79 .220 67 .669 .539 40 .339 2 0 1
21. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 143.2 3.51 6.7 576 .244 .696 362 .794 214 .529 .593 117 .737 23 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP X····X····X··· 84.2 2.87 11.4 345 .179 .618 197 .573 148 .676 .629 56 .715 11 3 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·o·o·· 47.0 4.60 12.8 206 .246 .774 116 .744 90 .812 .793 46 .865 5 5 3
43. McCullers G ·  S ·  vP X······X····X· 114.2 3.22 10.7 491 .208 .636 277 .544 214 .758 .617 130 .744 9 0 3
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X···oo···· 48.0 1.88 11.4 183 .184 .483 102 .453 81 .520 .557 42 .630 3 2 0
58. Raley* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·········o·· 33.0 6.00 12.0 147 .258 .715 90 .831 57 .526 .827 14 .929 4 2 0
45. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP o···o···oX··o· 49.2 3.62 11.1 213 .184 .634 131 .560 82 .753 .619 47 .477 6 1 0
62. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X·X····o· 29.2 3.34 9.7 136 .239 .693 86 .869 50 .414 .612 39 .627 3 0 0
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 84.1 3.09 8.6 363 .222 .644 317 .648 46 .613 .642 101 .509 7 3 0
TOTAL 3.64 9.3 .224 .678 .695 .679 138 34 13

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