Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 1, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 15-9
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 25
On This Date 23-25
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 15-9
Home 8-5
Away 7-4
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 10-5
vs. LHP 5-4
1-Run Games 6-1
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 6-3
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 1-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Danny Duffy (#30, 32, LHP, 3-1, 0.39)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 9-15
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 25
On This Date 45-53
Standing 4th (6.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 9-15
Home 4-7
Away 5-8
Extra Innings 0-5
vs. RHP 6-9
vs. LHP 3-6
1-Run Games 2-6
vs. East 1-3
vs. Central 4-3
vs. West 1-6
Inter-League 3-3

MIN Last 10 Games

Matt Shoemaker (#32, 34, RHP, 1-2, 5.49)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021@MIN9 KCR1
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, May 01, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, May 02, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Fri, May 28, 2021KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, May 29, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, May 30, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Thu, Jun 03, 2021MIN@KCR8:10pm
Fri, Jun 04, 2021MIN@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Jun 05, 2021MIN@KCR4:10pm
Sun, Jun 06, 2021MIN@KCR2:10pm
Fri, Jul 02, 2021MIN@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Jul 03, 2021MIN@KCR4:10pm
Sun, Jul 04, 2021MIN@KCR2:10pm
Fri, Sep 10, 2021KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, Sep 11, 2021KCR@MIN7:10pm
Sun, Sep 12, 2021KCR@MIN2:10pm
Fri, Oct 01, 2021MIN@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Oct 02, 2021MIN@KCR7:10pm
Sun, Oct 03, 2021MIN@KCR3:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.54 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.38 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.54 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Shoemaker 66. Alcala 48. Colome 68. Dobnak 21. Duffey 57. Robles 55. Rogers* 61. Stashak 56. Thielbar*
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
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· 8/1.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 5/1.600 1/.000 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 6/.000 8/.625 3/.000 2/.000 10/.900 3/.000 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 4/1.500 ··· 9/1.069
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 1/.000 8/1.000 2/.000 1/.000 4/.000 2/.000 1/.000
9. McBroom G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 5/1.200 3/.000 ··· 4/.833 2/1.500 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.200 7/.286 9/.444 11/1.000 4/.500 10/.633 2/1.000 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.333 6/.500 2/.000 1/.000 1/ 4/.833 2/.500 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.461 2/.000 4/.500 ··· 15/.938 3/.000 8/.804 1/5.000 3/.666
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.619 1/ 16/.063 8/.000 28/.450 2/.500 18/.778 ··· 11/.788
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 8/.250 8/.750 4/1.250 1/.000 5/.200 4/3.000 ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 2/.500 7/.143 ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 51 .224 .240 .388 .628 29 .714 22 .513 .375 50 .641 0 1 0 2
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 90 .238 .322 .325 .647 59 .696 31 .558 .843 84 .655 4 3 1 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 73 .134 .205 .269 .474 49 .431 24 .556 .409 68 .492 1 1 2 0
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 14 .308 .357 .538 .896 8 .536 6 1.333 .600 14 .896 2 0 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 14 .077 .071 .154 .225 10 .322 4 .000 .000 14 .225 0 0 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 78 .246 .324 .338 .663 54 .590 24 .837 .593 73 .647 2 0 0 2
9. McBroom G ·  S ·  vP 7 .167 .286 .167 .452 4 .833 3 .000 .650 7 .452 0 0 0
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 107 .274 .318 .411 .728 70 .605 37 .968 .675 101 .674 8 1 3 3
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 16 .154 .313 .385 .697 12 .972 4 .000 .697 16 .697 0 0 1 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 102 .268 .304 .485 .788 72 1.079 30 .101 .570 96 .807 0 0 5 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 102 .247 .363 .506 .869 69 .806 33 .991 .667 96 .856 1 0 6 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 93 .205 .308 .372 .679 69 .716 24 .568 .459 87 .583 0 0 2 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 84 .260 .321 .351 .672 59 .637 25 .755 .539 79 .595 3 0 2 1
TOTAL .233 .302 .381 .683 .697 .652 .571 .658 22 6 22 16

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Shoemaker G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 19.2 5.49 6.4 87 .256 .788 44 .493 43 1.072 .868 87 .788 5 3 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP X··o·X····X··· 10.0 3.60 9.9 36 .147 .606 22 .139 14 1.357 .609 36 .606 3 2 0
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 26.2 3.04 11.1 102 .196 .557 50 .396 52 .712 .737 102 .557 1 0 1
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo····X···· 8.2 8.31 10.4 47 .316 .952 26 .661 21 1.352 1.286 40 .956 2 2 1
68. Dobnak G ·  S ·  vP ··X······o···· 11.1 8.74 6.4 51 .306 .823 30 .700 21 1.013 .673 49 .816 2 0 0
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP o···X··X·o···· 8.0 3.38 9.0 34 .185 .649 16 .466 18 .771 .424 31 .573 1 0 0
33. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 23.0 1.96 5.1 87 .150 .506 71 .578 16 .192 .436 87 .506 2 0 0
18. Maeda G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 23.1 6.56 7.7 112 .350 1.032 49 .927 63 1.113 .859 89 1.114 7 0 0
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······· 27.1 2.30 8.9 107 .190 .604 58 .490 49 .733 .619 107 .604 5 0 1
57. Robles G ·  S ·  vP o···X····Xo··· 9.1 4.82 8.7 36 .100 .350 17 .307 19 .388 .364 33 .384 0 4 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ····X··o·X···· 9.1 .00 10.6 35 .242 .590 23 .547 12 .667 .550 32 .648 0 0 0
61. Stashak G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X········ 6.0 10.50 19.5 31 .308 .919 18 .548 13 1.372 .801 28 1.030 1 0 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X········ 9.0 4.00 19.0 40 .308 .915 26 .669 14 1.357 .750 40 .915 3 0 0
TOTAL 4.10 8.9 .234 .708 .685 .711 32 11 3
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.46 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.63 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.46 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 30. Duffy* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 54. Santana 63. Staumont 45. Zimmer 53. Zuber
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
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.971 4/1.000 ··· 1/ 3/1.167 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.978 4/.000 ··· 3/.000 3/.833 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.400 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 29/1.340 3/1.167 ··· 9/.611 8/.804 51/.779 2/1.000 3/1.667 5/1.400
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/1.027 ··· ··· 9/.476 9/1.158 24/1.101 ··· 1/.000 ···
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 19/.158 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 29/.386 4/.500 ··· 2/.500 3/.666 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000 2/.000
19. Kirilloff* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/5.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 30/.811 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.196 3/.000 ··· 5/1.000 1/.000 11/1.091 ··· ··· 1/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 91 .273 .374 .338 .711 68 .848 23 .317 .681 85 .698 0 0 1 1
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 55 .278 .273 .426 .699 36 .750 19 .596 .591 54 .712 0 0 2 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 73 .426 .466 .897 1.363 50 1.307 23 1.478 1.111 68 1.333 3 0 8 0
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 73 .182 .250 .288 .538 56 .638 17 .235 .660 68 .560 1 0 1 1
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 87 .329 .379 .658 1.037 61 1.042 26 1.027 .851 86 1.050 0 0 7
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 49 .286 .367 .452 .820 36 .660 13 1.266 .396 48 .769 0 0 2 0
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 28 .280 .321 .400 .721 11 .673 17 .753 .741 27 .750 0 0 0 0
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 61 .172 .213 .431 .644 30 .443 31 .844 .452 56 .704 0 0 4 1
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 58 .220 .310 .340 .650 42 .722 16 .464 .393 53 .527 3 0 0 0
19. Kirilloff* G ·  S ·  vP 31 .167 .194 .400 .594 28 .586 3 .667 .602 31 .594 0 0 2 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 97 .207 .268 .287 .555 66 .480 31 .706 .601 92 .573 2 1 1 3
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 53 .267 .377 .356 .733 36 .688 17 .828 .855 48 .696 0 0 0 1
TOTAL .241 .311 .413 .723 .721 .727 .671 .719 9 1 31 12

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 23.0 .39 10.6 91 .212 .523 70 .490 21 .619 .414 91 .523 1 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ···oX·o··Xo··X 15.0 2.40 10.8 63 .228 .600 31 .508 32 .689 .406 55 .605 0 2 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·o·o·o·o 9.2 1.86 10.2 41 .182 .457 20 .535 21 .375 .369 41 .457 0 0 0
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·X 8.2 8.31 8.3 39 .290 .778 22 1.056 17 .437 .697 37 .827 1 3 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·····X·oo 9.0 5.00 8.0 44 .297 1.058 20 .762 24 1.308 1.047 39 1.061 3 0 0
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 23.1 3.47 10.4 94 .233 .590 39 .532 55 .631 .408 94 .590 1 0 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 18.0 9.00 6.5 96 .366 .986 39 1.093 57 .914 1.063 82 .849 2 0 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 25.2 5.26 9.5 112 .248 .807 95 .770 17 1.012 .826 112 .807 6 1 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP X·········X··X 9.0 4.00 4.0 36 .235 .837 19 .544 17 1.165 .679 36 .837 2 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 23.1 3.09 10.0 99 .216 .587 49 .515 50 .656 .515 99 .587 2 4 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·oo·X··oo 13.1 .68 8.1 49 .071 .323 25 .251 24 .400 .160 49 .323 0 0 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o·X··X·o· 13.1 3.38 8.1 49 .163 .501 23 .503 26 .497 .111 46 .507 1 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP X·X····o··oX·· 7.1 4.91 8.6 29 .185 .649 16 .259 13 1.077 .872 29 .649 1 0 0
TOTAL 4.22 9.1 .243 .705 .649 .691 23 10 3

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