Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, October 2, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 71-89
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 160
On This Date 29-26
Standing 5th (21.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 38-43
Away 33-46
Extra Innings 11-12
vs. RHP 52-53
vs. LHP 19-36
1-Run Games 25-19
vs. East 13-20
vs. Central 35-39
vs. West 13-20
Inter-League 10-10

MIN Last 10 Games

Griffin Jax (#83, 26, RHP, 3-5, 6.78)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 74-86
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 160
On This Date 13-11
Standing 4th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 15-15
Home 39-40
Away 35-46
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 48-63
vs. LHP 26-23
1-Run Games 21-19
vs. East 12-21
vs. Central 36-38
vs. West 14-19
Inter-League 12-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 23, LHP, 6-6, 4.52)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021@MIN9 KCR1
Sat, May 01, 2021 KCR11@MIN3
Sun, May 02, 2021@MIN13 KCR4
Fri, May 28, 2021 KCR8@MIN3
Sat, May 29, 2021@MIN6 KCR5
Sun, May 30, 2021 KCR6@MIN3
Thu, Jun 03, 2021@KCR6 MIN5
Fri, Jun 04, 2021@KCR14 MIN5
Sat, Jun 05, 2021 MIN5@KCR4
Sun, Jun 06, 2021 MIN2@KCR1
Fri, Jul 02, 2021@KCR7 MIN4
Sat, Jul 03, 2021@KCR6 MIN3
Sun, Jul 04, 2021 MIN6@KCR2
Fri, Sep 10, 2021 KCR6@MIN4(11)
Sat, Sep 11, 2021@MIN9 KCR2
Sun, Sep 12, 2021 KCR5@MIN3
Fri, Oct 01, 2021@KCR11 MIN6
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Oct 03, 2021MIN@KCR3:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.49 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 65. Coleman 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 38. Payamps 54. Santana 67. Speier* 63. Staumont 31. Tapia 45. Zimmer
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 5/.800 2/.500 ··· ··· 4/.833 ··· 4/.833 3/.666 4/.000 ··· 1/.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.750 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.800 5/.600 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/.833 ··· 4/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 3/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.083 3/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 14/.703 ··· 27/1.043 ··· 2/ ··· 5/.000
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.571 4/.833 1/.000 ··· 3/1.667 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 4/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.333 6/.666 1/2.000 ··· ··· 6/.334 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.272 7/.858 3/1.000 ··· 2/1.500 4/.000 ··· 6/.733 4/1.167 4/.250 ··· 4/.250
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.633 10/.100 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 9/.819 ··· ··· 1/2.000 5/.000 1/.000 4/1.500
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 6/.000 4/.500 ··· 3/.666 3/.000 ··· 12/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 471 .287 .352 .371 .723 361 .748 110 .640 .687 92 .611 2 2 2 8
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 212 .240 .264 .382 .647 129 .616 83 .695 .632 24 .341 0 0 7 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 245 .305 .359 .637 .996 162 .996 83 .997 1.109 107 1.020 9 1 18 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .181 .243 .288 .530 136 .641 38 .158 .597 24 .333 1 1 3 2
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 535 .248 .351 .472 .824 371 .779 164 .927 .899 109 .780 0 0 25 13
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 239 .256 .360 .522 .882 137 .991 102 .740 .835 26 .899 1 1 13 2
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 212 .245 .297 .362 .659 165 .700 47 .521 .686 70 .813 10 1 4 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 289 .202 .273 .407 .680 190 .654 99 .730 .674 53 .657 0 1 14 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 485 .211 .307 .416 .723 357 .800 128 .513 .731 87 .654 10 0 19 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 640 .269 .323 .500 .823 429 .834 211 .803 .915 107 .781 11 6 32 17
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 207 .208 .300 .410 .709 134 .700 73 .726 .484 53 .781 0 0 9 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 524 .221 .311 .465 .776 353 .813 171 .697 .687 99 .862 2 1 30 16
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 446 .224 .284 .275 .560 287 .511 159 .647 .563 46 .590 1 0 3 12
TOTAL .241 .315 .423 .738 .744 .725 .738 .744 54 15 225 106

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 123.1 4.52 8.0 529 .247 .783 440 .773 89 .833 .745 91 .500 21 1 3
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ···o··X·X···X· 73.1 2.45 10.9 303 .225 .632 170 .595 133 .680 .645 37 .610 4 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ····o··oo···X· 64.0 3.66 10.7 278 .197 .665 187 .740 91 .495 .643 40 .864 7 1 1
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X···X·· 4.1 2.08 8.3 18 .235 .631 13 .397 5 1.200 .744 18 .631 0 0 0
85. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 14.2 4.91 3.7 59 .278 .876 27 1.069 32 .717 1.051 59 .876 3 0 1
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ········X····· 85.2 3.68 7.8 358 .223 .651 193 .710 165 .580 .751 67 .677 7 1 1
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···o···o·· 55.2 4.85 8.6 243 .229 .721 140 .682 103 .775 .783 30 .305 9 1 0
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·······X 26.1 11.28 7.9 136 .342 1.028 76 1.003 60 1.064 .990 81 1.086 6 2 0
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X······X· 49.1 3.10 6.8 200 .227 .647 130 .707 70 .536 .652 51 .723 5 0 1
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··X······ 65.1 4.68 7.2 277 .259 .768 161 .687 116 .883 .833 49 .881 9 2 0
67. Speier* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oX········ 7.0 1.29 6.4 30 .310 .644 18 .889 12 .258 .720 30 .644 0 0 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X·X···o· 64.2 2.92 10.0 261 .181 .565 151 .522 110 .625 .557 37 .310 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ···oX··oX···X· 33.0 2.45 7.1 131 .205 .564 89 .565 42 .560 .435 51 .561 1 1 1
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 5.0 .00 7.2 20 .176 .446 15 .593 5 .000 .446 20 .446 0 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·······X 53.0 5.09 7.5 220 .247 .749 125 .890 95 .552 .784 40 .871 7 2 1
TOTAL 4.64 8.5 .254 .747 .747 .733 186 41 24
KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.27 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.19 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.27 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.19 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 83. Jax 66. Alcala 45. Barraclough 48. Colome 53. Coulombe* 21. Duffey 51. Farrell 32. Garza 49. Minaya 71. Moran* 56. Thielbar* 58. Vincent
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/1.500 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.500 ··· ··· 2/.000
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 2/1.000 2/.000 9/1.127 1/.000 1/.000 5/.000 ··· 5/3.267 2/1.000 3/1.333 2/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.700 4/.500 ··· 6/.000 3/1.667 6/.167 3/2.334 ··· 3/2.667 1/.000 2/1.500 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.900 5/.400 ··· 2/.000 3/.666 3/.000 2/.500 1/.000 3/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 8/.125 ··· 8/.500 3/.000 13/.847 3/.333 1/.000 11/.920 2/2.500 1/.000 2/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 4/1.334 ··· 13/.000 2/.000 10/.300 3/1.667 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.200 ··· 7/.429 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.733 5/.000 ··· 5/.400 2/2.000 16/.875 2/1.500 1/.000 8/.625 2/.000 5/.800 2/.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 4/.500 3/1.167 18/.170 2/1.000 29/.433 3/.666 ··· 8/.250 2/.500 12/.717 2/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 1/.000 8/.000 2/1.000 5/.000 5/.200 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 2/.500 2/.500

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 252 .269 .290 .399 .689 126 .627 126 .753 .758 36 .934 3 1 2 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 534 .277 .323 .444 .767 379 .757 155 .791 .687 111 1.010 8 9 17 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 536 .218 .287 .399 .686 380 .701 156 .648 .743 87 1.043 5 4 16 7
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 121 .239 .288 .312 .600 84 .656 37 .476 .626 17 1.063 0 0 1 5
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 80 .274 .338 .438 .776 67 .755 13 .885 .776 44 .902 2 0 1 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 559 .301 .366 .380 .746 421 .759 138 .705 .766 118 .851 22 0 2 6
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 711 .279 .319 .397 .716 518 .711 193 .731 .744 119 .700 40 4 10 8
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 129 .244 .286 .479 .765 90 .715 39 .875 .925 82 .521 14 1 6 2
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 253 .226 .269 .370 .639 219 .676 34 .397 .565 34 .530 0 0 9 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 657 .275 .317 .549 .865 476 .821 181 .980 .956 110 .951 1 0 48 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 41 .162 .244 .216 .460 33 .462 8 .375 .450 19 .474 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 652 .211 .317 .341 .658 465 .637 187 .707 .679 103 .457 2 0 19 7
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 521 .244 .297 .357 .654 371 .614 150 .752 .654 66 .591 14 6 12 3
TOTAL .249 .307 .397 .704 .693 .734 .736 .776 123 31 163 83

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 77.0 6.78 7.2 343 .266 .890 207 .897 136 .879 .883 106 .913 23 8 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o···o·oo·· 58.1 4.01 8.9 225 .218 .656 133 .584 92 .766 .602 40 .342 10 4 0
45. Barraclough G ·  S ·  vP ··o····X···X·· 11.1 6.35 11.1 53 .256 .935 38 .967 15 .830 .884 36 .844 4 3 0
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ···XX···o·Xo·· 64.0 4.22 8.2 287 .263 .737 164 .616 123 .903 .743 57 .722 8 11 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X···X·X 34.1 3.67 8.7 139 .267 .747 92 .744 47 .752 .799 42 .881 5 2 3
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ···XX···X·oo·· 60.2 3.26 8.9 250 .220 .630 160 .541 90 .794 .709 43 .338 4 0 2
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·X···X 24.2 4.74 9.1 113 .280 .843 74 .925 39 .683 .910 50 1.088 4 2 0
33. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 110.0 4.09 7.5 491 .233 .720 274 .701 217 .746 .691 60 .800 10 11 0
32. Garza G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X··X···· 30.1 3.56 8.6 127 .214 .718 79 .698 48 .752 .927 36 .753 5 0 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X·o··X 38.2 2.56 9.5 162 .188 .631 103 .592 59 .702 .488 48 .598 4 2 0
71. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 8.0 7.88 11.2 38 .290 .744 28 .776 10 .650 .833 38 .744 0 0 0
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 109.1 3.62 7.2 458 .265 .755 264 .708 194 .816 .697 103 .702 17 10 5
74. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ··X·······X··· 26.2 4.05 10.1 100 .168 .557 49 .517 51 .599 .253 81 .548 4 2 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o·X··o·X·X 62.2 3.30 11.1 260 .233 .697 171 .720 89 .652 .799 47 .685 8 2 1
58. Vincent G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X··o···X 10.2 .84 5.9 41 .171 .578 25 .729 16 .327 .619 24 .450 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.88 8.3 .256 .772 .790 .778 239 79 24

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