Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros, at Kauffman Stadium, August 18, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Houston Astros
Record 70-49
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 120
On This Date 27-25
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 16-14
Home 37-23
Away 33-26
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 44-29
vs. LHP 26-20
1-Run Games 12-13
vs. East 16-12
vs. Central 16-14
vs. West 32-15
Inter-League 6-8

HOU Last 10 Games

Zack Greinke (#21, 37, RHP, 11-3, 3.51)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 51-67
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 119
On This Date 23-21
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 15-15
Home 31-30
Away 20-37
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 31-49
vs. LHP 20-18
1-Run Games 17-16
vs. East 10-19
vs. Central 25-29
vs. West 7-11
Inter-League 9-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 24, RHP, 3-8, 5.42)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Aug 16, 2021@KCR7 HOU6
Tue, Aug 17, 2021@KCR3 HOU1
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (5.33 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.00 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.33 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.00 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 55. Lovelady* 38. Payamps 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 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 10/.000 ··· 1/5.000 16/.876 1/.000 ···
44. Álvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ···
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 21/1.017 1/.000 1/.000 41/.643 ··· ···
18. Castro* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/3.500 1/.000 7/1.171 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· ···
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 2/.500 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 10/1.600 ··· ···
16. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/ 3/.333 ··· 1/2.000 3/1.667 1/.000 ···
28. Jones G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 9/.944 1/.000 ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
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 494 .271 .346 .480 .827 337 .857 157 .764 .737 104 .720 4 2 25 6
44. Álvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 424 .289 .354 .528 .881 261 .906 163 .842 .901 89 .922 1 0 22 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 411 .328 .380 .476 .856 263 .965 148 .662 .990 89 .783 1 0 8 1
18. Castro* G ·  S ·  vP 141 .197 .324 .350 .674 92 .729 49 .569 .636 33 .537 0 0 4 1
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 471 .271 .363 .475 .838 307 .853 164 .808 .823 95 .748 0 0 19 7
16. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 205 .300 .351 .484 .835 138 .801 67 .907 1.007 79 .927 0 1 7 2
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 434 .312 .380 .472 .852 283 .803 151 .946 .843 58 .849 1 1 12 5
28. Jones G ·  S ·  vP 86 .210 .244 .321 .565 59 .419 27 .890 .508 24 .833 0 0 1 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 314 .178 .277 .305 .583 222 .540 92 .674 .626 62 .731 0 0 8 5
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 234 .255 .312 .466 .778 157 .808 77 .717 .815 65 .717 3 2 11 0
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 26 .292 .346 .625 .971 19 1.074 7 .714 1.039 26 .971 1 0 2 0
13. Wilson G ·  S ·  vP 14 .071 .071 .071 .143 5 .000 9 .222 .000 9 .000 0 0 0 0
TOTAL .266 .338 .439 .777 .781 .769 .790 .776 43 13 157 48

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·oX····ooX··X· 57.0 2.68 11.4 237 .223 .627 132 .569 105 .701 .620 45 .578 3 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP XXo···o·oX··oo 53.1 3.21 10.6 231 .177 .617 150 .663 81 .520 .536 48 .503 5 1 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··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·· 35.2 6.31 7.6 155 .258 .786 92 .793 63 .772 .677 33 .319 7 4 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 52.0 4.33 9.0 220 .237 .727 124 .810 96 .617 .729 102 .707 6 0 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···· 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····X· 38.2 5.12 7.2 169 .282 .801 152 .832 17 .481 .789 123 .635 4 1 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 136.1 5.35 8.9 575 .252 .762 489 .769 86 .727 .746 99 .781 23 3 3
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 30.0 2.70 6.6 119 .196 .586 81 .692 38 .358 .632 3 0 0
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
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP o··o···oo·X·oX 46.2 3.47 10.4 195 .208 .656 112 .615 83 .709 .687 37 .559 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 4.92 8.8 .257 .766 .746 .711 147 35 17
KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.97 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.97 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 21. Greinke 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 2/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/3.000 4/.000 ··· 6/1.100 ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· 5/1.100 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.667 1/.000 ··· 3/2.333 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 3/1.000 3/.333 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 9/.666 ··· ··· ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/1.167 ··· ··· 1/ ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.600 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 7/.000 ··· 5/1.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 5/.650 ··· ··· 4/1.500 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.333 2/2.500 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 15/.600 ··· 3/.000 ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.788 3/.333 3/.666 13/.968 ··· 4/1.250 12/.614 1/.000 2/1.000 ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.555 9/.111 2/.000 ··· ··· 4/.500 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 202 .267 .283 .393 .675 101 .661 101 .690 .746 40 .596 1 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 359 .252 .304 .395 .700 250 .704 109 .690 .635 77 .528 8 7 11 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 390 .206 .279 .363 .642 274 .666 116 .587 .690 96 .707 3 2 9 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 367 .271 .343 .340 .682 277 .690 90 .657 .733 83 .664 13 0 0 5
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 516 .276 .322 .391 .712 368 .676 148 .803 .779 108 .664 34 2 8 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 183 .240 .273 .427 .700 162 .748 21 .340 .634 49 .838 0 0 9 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 480 .275 .308 .514 .823 342 .730 138 1.055 .947 100 .886 1 0 30 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 48 .261 .292 .283 .574 29 .526 19 .649 .641 43 .547 0 0 0 3
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 499 .225 .337 .377 .713 351 .719 148 .701 .693 105 .511 2 0 17 4
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 391 .244 .303 .362 .665 275 .661 116 .674 .693 83 .653 10 4 10 3
TOTAL .243 .302 .387 .689 .675 .722 .734 .671 83 20 117 65

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
21. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 143.2 3.51 6.7 576 .244 .696 362 .794 214 .529 .593 96 .748 23 5 1
52. Baez G ·  S ·  vP o······X······ 2.1 .00 3.9 7 .143 .286 5 .400 2 .000 .000 7 .286 0 0 0
77. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 111.2 3.30 10.8 456 .217 .663 243 .556 213 .783 .799 88 .803 14 10 3
93. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···o·X··oo 42.1 3.61 9.4 175 .231 .710 97 .619 78 .828 .845 30 .519 6 1 0
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o···oo·· 39.1 .92 9.8 146 .143 .422 79 .220 67 .669 .539 36 .347 2 0 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 84.2 2.87 11.4 345 .179 .618 197 .573 148 .676 .629 49 .709 11 3 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·····X·o·o 47.2 4.53 12.8 208 .243 .766 118 .731 90 .812 .776 48 .825 5 5 3
43. McCullers G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 114.2 3.22 10.7 491 .208 .636 277 .544 214 .758 .617 130 .744 9 0 3
17. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 74.0 4.74 7.5 311 .239 .760 168 .713 143 .817 .811 106 .921 14 3 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X···oo·· 48.0 1.88 11.4 183 .184 .483 102 .453 81 .520 .557 38 .663 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 ·Xo···o···oX·· 50.2 3.73 11.2 219 .186 .637 133 .551 86 .775 .627 47 .477 6 3 0
62. Taylor* G ·  S ·  vP ···o···X·X···· 29.2 3.34 9.7 136 .239 .693 86 .869 50 .414 .612 34 .624 3 0 0
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 91.0 3.16 8.5 392 .231 .658 340 .657 52 .664 .671 130 .584 7 3 0
TOTAL 3.67 9.2 .225 .681 .700 .695 139 38 13

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