Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 2, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 16-9
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 26
On This Date 19-24
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 16-9
Home 8-5
Away 8-4
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 11-5
vs. LHP 5-4
1-Run Games 6-1
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 7-3
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 1-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 25, RHP, 2-2, 9.00)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 9-16
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 26
On This Date 57-42
Standing 4th (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 9-16
Home 4-8
Away 5-8
Extra Innings 0-5
vs. RHP 6-9
vs. LHP 3-7
1-Run Games 2-6
vs. East 1-3
vs. Central 4-4
vs. West 1-6
Inter-League 3-3

MIN Last 10 Games

Jose Berrios (#17, 27, RHP, 2-2, 3.04)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021@MIN9 KCR1
Sat, May 01, 2021 KCR11@MIN3
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.64 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.80 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.64 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.80 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Berrios 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 5/.650 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.884 ··· 8/1.000 2/5.000 1/.000 3/.666 5/1.600 1/.000 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 23/.626 2/.000 6/.000 9/.555 3/.000 2/.000 10/.900 4/.000 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.490 1/.000 2/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/1.500 ··· 9/1.069
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 4/.500 1/.000 3/1.334 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.414 4/.500 1/.000 10/.929 2/.000 1/.000 4/.000 2/.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 42/.971 5/.200 7/.286 10/.400 11/1.000 4/.500 10/.633 2/1.000 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 17/1.529 3/.333 7/.429 3/.000 1/.000 1/ 4/.833 3/.333 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 30/.554 2/.000 4/.500 ··· 15/.938 3/.000 8/.804 2/2.500 3/.666
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 28/1.100 1/ 17/.181 9/.000 28/.450 2/.500 18/.778 1/.000 11/.788
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.708 2/.000 9/.222 9/.750 4/1.250 1/.000 5/.200 5/2.400 ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.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 52 .220 .235 .380 .615 30 .690 22 .513 .353 47 .551 0 1 0 2
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 94 .262 .340 .417 .757 63 .862 31 .558 1.060 84 .810 4 3 3 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 77 .127 .195 .254 .448 53 .397 24 .556 .366 72 .463 1 1 2 0
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 15 .286 .333 .500 .833 9 .472 6 1.333 .500 14 .786 2 0 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 16 .133 .125 .200 .325 12 .439 4 .000 .250 16 .325 0 0 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 82 .239 .333 .328 .662 58 .592 24 .837 .593 73 .655 2 0 0 3
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 111 .273 .315 .414 .729 74 .614 37 .968 .682 100 .623 8 1 3 3
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 21 .167 .286 .500 .786 17 .996 4 .000 .786 21 .786 0 0 2 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 105 .280 .314 .530 .844 75 1.146 30 .101 .706 94 .858 0 0 6 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 107 .258 .374 .506 .879 74 .826 33 .991 .708 96 .866 1 0 6 1
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 98 .198 .295 .358 .653 74 .679 24 .568 .424 88 .556 0 0 2 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 87 .275 .333 .375 .708 62 .690 25 .755 .625 78 .561 3 0 2 1
TOTAL .237 .305 .397 .702 .724 .652 .622 .657 22 6 26 17

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 26.2 3.04 11.1 102 .196 .557 50 .396 52 .712 .737 83 .677 1 0 1
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
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP o···Xo····X··· 9.2 7.45 9.3 51 .310 .912 28 .610 23 1.315 1.111 41 .984 2 2 1
68. Dobnak G ·  S ·  vP X··X······o··· 14.1 8.16 6.9 64 .300 .883 36 .657 28 1.193 .923 62 .880 4 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 26 .558 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 29 .718 0 0 0
32. Shoemaker G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 23.0 7.83 5.5 106 .298 .927 55 .713 51 1.151 1.073 106 .927 7 3 0
61. Stashak G ·  S ·  vP X···o·X······· 7.2 8.22 17.6 36 .258 .780 21 .462 15 1.181 .572 33 .858 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 4.35 8.7 .238 .726 .725 .753 36 11 3
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.56 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.56 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Keller 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 50. Bubic* 71. Davis 35. Holland 68. Newberry 54. Santana 63. Staumont 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 4/1.000 1/ ··· 1/ 3/1.167 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/2.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ···
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 4/.000 ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 3/.833 ··· 2/.000 2/.000 1/
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 3/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.333 3/1.167 1/5.000 5/2.467 9/.611 8/.804 3/3.334 51/.779 2/1.000 5/1.400
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 9/.476 9/1.158 1/5.000 24/1.101 ··· ···
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 3/.666 ··· 3/.333 ··· 2/1.000 2/.500 ··· 1/ 1/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.205 4/.500 ··· 5/.400 2/.500 3/.666 2/.500 1/.000 3/.333 2/.000
19. Kirilloff* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/5.000 ··· 1/5.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 3/.666 1/.000 6/1.167 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 2/1.500 3/.333 1/.000
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.762 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 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 95 .266 .379 .329 .708 68 .848 27 .350 .677 85 .705 0 0 1 1
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 56 .291 .286 .436 .722 36 .750 20 .668 .652 55 .735 0 0 2 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 76 .408 .447 .859 1.307 50 1.307 26 1.308 1.021 67 1.276 3 0 8 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 75 .176 .243 .279 .523 56 .638 19 .211 .615 67 .549 1 0 1 1
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 91 .325 .374 .675 1.049 61 1.042 30 1.063 .896 89 1.050 0 0 8
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 52 .273 .365 .432 .797 36 .660 16 1.115 .390 51 .748 0 0 2 0
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 32 .241 .281 .345 .626 11 .673 21 .602 .583 31 .647 0 0 0 0
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 63 .167 .206 .417 .623 30 .443 33 .791 .417 58 .679 0 0 4 1
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 58 .220 .310 .340 .650 42 .722 16 .464 .393 49 .574 3 0 0 0
19. Kirilloff* G ·  S ·  vP 35 .176 .200 .471 .671 28 .586 7 1.000 .719 35 .671 0 0 3 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 101 .209 .267 .286 .553 66 .480 35 .681 .592 92 .596 2 1 1 3
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 57 .271 .386 .354 .740 36 .688 21 .829 .855 49 .709 0 0 0 1
TOTAL .238 .308 .409 .717 .721 .709 .663 .726 9 1 33 14

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ····oX·o··Xo·· 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··X·o·o·o· 11.2 3.09 10.0 51 .214 .586 25 .815 26 .340 .630 47 .565 1 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 8.2 8.31 8.3 39 .290 .778 22 1.056 17 .437 .697 37 .827 1 3 0
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 30.0 .60 10.2 118 .183 .493 90 .427 28 .694 .406 118 .493 2 0 1
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ····Xo·····X·o 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 90 .594 1 0 1
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 25.2 5.26 9.5 112 .248 .807 95 .770 17 1.012 .826 88 .842 6 1 0
68. Newberry G ·  S ·  vP ···········X·· 3.1 13.50 10.8 18 .467 1.356 10 1.475 8 1.214 18 1.356 1 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·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··o 13.1 .68 8.1 49 .071 .323 25 .251 24 .400 .160 46 .346 0 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 4.17 9.1 .239 .700 .643 .691 25 10 3

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