Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, October 3, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 73-89
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 162
On This Date 18-24
Standing 5th (20.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 38-43
Away 35-46
Extra Innings 11-12
vs. RHP 53-53
vs. LHP 20-36
1-Run Games 25-19
vs. East 13-20
vs. Central 37-39
vs. West 13-20
Inter-League 10-10

MIN Last 10 Games

Charlie Barnes (#85, 25, LHP, 0-3, 5.92)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 74-88
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 162
On This Date 6-12
Standing 4th (19.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 39-42
Away 35-46
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 48-64
vs. LHP 26-24
1-Run Games 21-19
vs. East 12-21
vs. Central 36-40
vs. West 14-19
Inter-League 12-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Jackson Kowar (#37, 24, RHP, 0-6, 11.27)

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
Sat, Oct 02, 2021 MIN4@KCR0
Sun, Oct 03, 2021 MIN7@KCR3

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.50 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.50 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.86 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 37. Kowar 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 2/1.000 5/.800 2/.500 1/2.000 ··· 4/.833 1/2.000 4/.833 4/1.000 4/.000 ··· 1/.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.750 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 5/.600 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.833 1/5.000 4/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 3/.000
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 4/.750 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 14/.703 1/.000 27/1.043 ··· 2/ 1/ 5/.000
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.833 1/.000 ··· 3/1.667 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.000 2/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· 2/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 7/.572 1/2.000 ··· ··· 6/.334 1/.000 3/.000 3/.000 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 7/.858 3/1.000 1/.000 2/1.500 4/.000 1/.000 6/.733 4/1.167 4/.250 ··· 4/.250
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 11/.091 3/.000 1/.000 3/.000 9/.819 ··· ··· 1/2.000 5/.000 2/1.000 4/1.500
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.000 4/.500 ··· 3/.666 3/.000 ··· 12/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 479 .294 .357 .376 .733 365 .756 114 .657 .706 90 .676 2 2 2 8
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 216 .236 .259 .375 .634 129 .616 87 .662 .610 21 .333 0 0 7 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 254 .306 .358 .647 1.005 168 1.009 86 .997 1.118 107 1.065 9 1 19 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 178 .189 .249 .293 .541 137 .636 41 .244 .614 25 .320 1 1 3 2
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 543 .247 .352 .475 .827 376 .775 167 .943 .903 108 .798 0 0 26 13
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 243 .256 .358 .517 .875 138 .983 105 .737 .823 30 .840 1 1 13 2
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 216 .240 .292 .355 .647 169 .683 47 .521 .664 68 .730 10 1 4 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 293 .199 .270 .401 .670 194 .640 99 .730 .656 51 .683 0 1 14 4
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 490 .211 .306 .413 .719 361 .796 129 .509 .723 83 .654 10 0 19 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 644 .269 .323 .503 .826 433 .838 211 .803 .920 102 .755 11 6 33 17
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 213 .201 .291 .397 .688 137 .684 76 .695 .457 59 .697 0 0 9 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 532 .223 .312 .466 .778 358 .813 174 .703 .693 105 .828 2 1 30 16
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 451 .223 .283 .274 .558 289 .515 162 .635 .559 47 .549 1 0 3 12
TOTAL .241 .314 .423 .738 .744 .725 .737 .734 54 15 228 107

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······· 30.1 11.27 8.6 154 .336 1.008 86 .959 68 1.075 .963 99 1.043 7 2 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP o···o··X·X···X 74.1 2.42 11.0 306 .223 .626 172 .588 134 .675 .632 40 .561 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 35 .799 7 1 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 130.0 4.43 7.9 556 .248 .780 461 .766 95 .849 .743 118 .553 22 1 3
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP X··X·X··X···X· 6.1 1.42 9.9 25 .208 .532 17 .301 8 1.000 .548 25 .532 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
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP X···X·X······X 50.1 3.40 6.8 205 .232 .667 132 .736 73 .542 .686 50 .800 6 0 1
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··X····· 65.1 4.68 7.2 277 .259 .768 161 .687 116 .883 .833 36 .836 9 2 0
67. Speier* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··oX······· 7.2 1.17 5.9 33 .313 .646 19 .842 14 .368 .714 33 .646 0 0 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP o····o·X·X···o 65.2 2.88 9.9 264 .183 .566 153 .528 111 .619 .560 40 .339 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oX··oX···X 33.2 2.67 7.0 135 .208 .571 93 .576 42 .560 .455 51 .587 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 ·o·X··X······· 54.0 5.00 7.7 223 .243 .738 127 .875 96 .546 .766 40 .779 7 2 1
TOTAL 4.65 8.5 .254 .747 .746 .727 189 41 24
KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.23 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 85. Barnes* 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 1/3.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/1.500 2/.000 3/.000 ··· 3/1.000 ··· ··· 3/.000
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 2/.000 9/1.127 1/.000 1/.000 5/.000 ··· 5/3.267 2/1.000 4/1.500 2/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.500 1/ 6/.000 3/1.667 7/.143 3/2.334 ··· 3/2.667 1/.000 2/1.500 1/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.400 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/3.000 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/ ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 5/.400 ··· 3/.000 3/.666 3/.000 2/.500 1/.000 3/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 9/.111 1/.000 9/.777 3/.000 13/.847 3/.333 1/.000 12/.833 2/2.500 2/.000 2/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/1.334 1/.000 13/.000 2/.000 11/.273 3/1.667 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.167 ··· 7/.429 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ 5/.000 1/.000 6/.334 2/2.000 16/.875 2/1.500 1/.000 9/.555 2/.000 6/.666 2/.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 4/.500 4/1.417 18/.170 2/1.000 29/.433 3/.666 ··· 8/.250 2/.500 13/.658 3/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 1/.000 9/.000 2/1.000 5/.000 6/.167 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 2/.500 3/.333

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 255 .270 .291 .402 .693 128 .616 127 .771 .764 39 .940 3 1 2 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 538 .276 .324 .442 .766 382 .754 156 .795 .687 107 1.067 8 9 17 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 543 .216 .285 .394 .680 385 .695 158 .640 .728 90 1.016 5 4 16 7
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 124 .250 .298 .330 .628 86 .665 38 .547 .678 19 1.111 0 0 1 5
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 83 .276 .337 .434 .772 70 .750 13 .885 .769 47 .886 2 0 1 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 565 .300 .365 .378 .744 424 .757 141 .704 .761 116 .815 22 1 2 7
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 720 .277 .317 .395 .711 524 .708 196 .720 .733 120 .657 40 4 10 8
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 136 .230 .271 .452 .723 95 .675 41 .831 .827 85 .477 15 1 6 2
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 254 .225 .268 .369 .636 220 .673 34 .397 .559 31 .586 0 0 9 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 665 .273 .316 .544 .859 481 .812 184 .982 .942 110 .819 1 0 48 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 44 .175 .250 .225 .475 35 .435 9 .611 .485 20 .550 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 659 .214 .319 .342 .660 469 .636 190 .718 .683 102 .446 2 0 19 7
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 528 .244 .297 .356 .653 376 .606 152 .769 .652 65 .663 14 7 12 3
TOTAL .249 .306 .396 .702 .688 .738 .731 .763 124 33 163 84

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
85. Barnes* G ·  S ·  vP X····X········ 38.0 5.92 4.7 175 .303 .835 138 .886 37 .642 .991 51 .866 4 1 1
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP X··o·o···o·oo· 59.2 3.92 9.2 229 .214 .644 134 .580 95 .740 .580 39 .269 10 4 0
45. Barraclough G ·  S ·  vP X··o····X···X· 13.0 5.54 12.5 60 .245 .877 42 .905 18 .802 .815 43 .777 4 3 0
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ·o··XX···o·Xo· 65.0 4.15 8.0 290 .264 .740 166 .627 124 .895 .749 52 .747 8 11 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····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 ·o··XX···X·oo· 62.1 3.18 8.8 254 .216 .619 163 .531 91 .785 .688 44 .283 4 0 2
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X·X··· 24.2 4.74 9.1 113 .280 .843 74 .925 39 .683 .910 50 1.088 4 2 0
32. Garza G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·X··X··· 30.1 3.56 8.6 127 .214 .718 79 .698 48 .752 .927 31 .787 5 0 0
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 82.0 6.37 7.1 360 .256 .860 216 .867 144 .848 .821 102 .830 23 8 1
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP X···X····X·o·· 40.0 2.48 9.7 167 .189 .624 107 .568 60 .727 .483 48 .615 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 ·X·o·o·X··o·X· 64.0 3.23 10.8 266 .232 .697 175 .721 91 .653 .796 48 .594 8 2 1
58. Vincent G ·  S ·  vP o··X···X··o··· 12.2 .71 6.4 47 .146 .499 29 .622 18 .289 .321 30 .353 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.83 8.4 .255 .769 .783 .728 239 80 26

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