Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 28, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 23-25
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 49
On This Date 19-25
Standing 3rd (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 12-18
Home 12-13
Away 11-12
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 15-18
vs. LHP 8-7
1-Run Games 8-6
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 11-17
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 3-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 23, LHP, 0-0, 1.52)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 20-29
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 50
On This Date 53-51
Standing 4th (9.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 13-17
Home 11-15
Away 9-14
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 14-19
vs. LHP 6-10
1-Run Games 6-9
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 9-11
vs. West 4-12
Inter-League 3-3

MIN Last 10 Games

Randy Dobnak (#68, 26, RHP, 1-3, 5.75)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Apr 30, 2021@MIN9 KCR1
Sat, May 01, 2021 KCR11@MIN3
Sun, May 02, 2021@MIN13 KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.00 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.02 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.02 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 68. Dobnak 66. Alcala 48. Colome 21. Duffey 51. Farrell 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/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/5.000 ··· 8/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 3/.666 5/1.600 1/.000 1/.000
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/.500 2/2.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 4/1.500 ··· 9/1.069
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 4/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 3/.666 ··· ···
19. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.929 4/.500 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 4/.000 2/.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.400 6/.167 7/.286 11/1.000 ··· 5/.400 10/.633 2/1.000 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 3/1.334 11/.000 9/.333 ··· 2/ 10/.856 1/.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.333 7/.429 1/.000 ··· 1/ 4/.833 3/.333 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 4/.500 15/.938 ··· 4/.000 8/.804 2/2.500 3/.666
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 1/ 17/.181 28/.450 ··· 3/1.167 18/.778 1/.000 11/.788
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.750 2/.000 9/.222 4/1.250 ··· 1/.000 5/.200 5/2.400 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.500 ··· 7/.143 ··· ··· 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 89 .259 .264 .365 .629 51 .660 38 .585 .559 39 .614 0 1 0 3
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 182 .285 .346 .388 .734 126 .827 56 .532 .944 95 .833 6 4 4 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 41 .222 .300 .361 .661 31 .587 10 .889 .372 27 .530 3 1 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 40 .171 .211 .229 .439 32 .493 8 .250 .490 27 .541 0 0 0 0
19. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 38 .270 .289 .297 .587 26 .615 12 .523 .286 38 .587 0 0 0 2
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 156 .221 .311 .298 .609 118 .593 38 .660 .603 81 .550 5 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 207 .249 .319 .370 .689 146 .595 61 .912 .654 104 .619 14 1 4 4
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 10 .333 .333 .556 .889 5 1.250 5 .600 .889 10 .889 0 0 0 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 57 .189 .246 .377 .623 52 .686 5 .000 .666 45 .571 0 0 3 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 196 .274 .306 .473 .779 142 .850 54 .593 .705 97 .766 0 0 9 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 202 .247 .381 .457 .838 144 .797 58 .934 .843 103 .836 2 0 10 2
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 190 .171 .253 .311 .564 141 .622 49 .396 .458 100 .441 0 0 4 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 154 .246 .305 .373 .678 112 .673 42 .694 .562 73 .656 4 2 5 1
TOTAL .232 .299 .370 .670 .677 .652 .625 .652 36 10 44 28

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
68. Dobnak G ·  S ·  vP ······X······· 20.1 5.75 7.1 88 .256 .738 46 .540 42 .962 .923 37 .614 4 0 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP ···o·Xo·o·X··· 19.1 4.19 7.0 70 .177 .676 41 .406 29 1.095 .692 41 .664 5 2 0
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 56.1 3.67 10.1 229 .233 .707 119 .506 110 .927 .781 127 .828 6 0 3
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP ··oo·o··oX··o· 18.0 5.00 10.5 84 .254 .808 45 .519 39 1.165 .839 37 .634 4 3 1
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo·X·o·X·· 18.1 4.91 8.8 80 .254 .751 44 .702 36 .808 .476 49 .766 2 0 0
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X······· 4.0 .00 9.0 17 .267 .753 8 .708 9 .778 1.250 12 .833 0 0 0
33. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 41.1 5.44 6.5 176 .250 .763 148 .845 28 .332 .638 89 1.017 4 1 0
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 44.2 2.62 9.5 176 .198 .646 83 .609 93 .679 .632 88 .694 9 0 3
57. Robles G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·XX·o·X··X· 21.2 3.32 9.6 90 .158 .539 46 .604 44 .467 .617 57 .649 1 4 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·oo·X·X·o·· 20.1 2.21 12.4 84 .260 .679 56 .629 28 .769 .683 49 .744 2 0 0
32. Shoemaker G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 46.0 5.48 5.5 204 .261 .815 99 .684 105 .940 .891 117 .835 10 5 0
61. Stashak G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·X···· 13.2 6.59 15.1 65 .241 .761 37 .437 28 1.173 .478 34 .616 2 0 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·X···o··X·X 18.2 4.34 14.0 84 .280 .829 56 .695 28 1.085 .697 44 .733 3 1 0
TOTAL 4.55 8.7 .249 .764 .756 .807 70 18 7
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.71 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.63 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.71 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.63 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 24. Junis 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.467 4/.833 1/5.000 9/.611 8/.804 8/.250 51/.779 2/1.000 3/1.667 5/1.400
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· 9/.476 9/1.158 9/.111 24/1.101 ··· 1/.000 ···
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 3/.666 ··· ··· 3/.666 5/.933 ··· 1/ 1/.000 1/.000
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.333 4/.500 ··· 2/.500 4/.500 21/.857 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000 2/.000
19. Kirilloff* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/5.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000
24. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 18/.801 2/1.500 3/.333 1/.000 1/.000
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 7/.143 ··· 1/.000 5/.800 14/1.247 ··· 2/.000 3/1.667 4/.833
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 3/.000 1/2.000 5/1.000 2/.000 8/.625 11/1.091 ··· ··· 1/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 96 .280 .292 .419 .711 72 .763 24 .554 .690 41 .727 0 0 3 1
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 168 .286 .349 .524 .873 115 .863 53 .896 .735 86 .691 0 0 10
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 148 .236 .338 .415 .752 105 .684 43 .919 .618 104 .708 0 0 5 5
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 76 .260 .276 .493 .769 30 .545 46 .917 .599 48 .792 0 0 3 0
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 121 .224 .314 .486 .800 64 .850 57 .744 .773 60 .968 0 0 7 1
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 5 .250 .400 .250 .650 3 1.167 2 .000 .650 5 .650 2 0 0 0
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 150 .215 .307 .431 .737 109 .814 41 .541 .513 96 .772 5 0 5 0
19. Kirilloff* G ·  S ·  vP 70 .242 .271 .500 .771 54 .719 16 .938 .907 44 1.089 0 1 4 1
24. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 62 .212 .339 .404 .743 54 .622 8 1.518 .949 62 .743 0 0 2 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 178 .226 .298 .371 .669 119 .599 59 .805 .591 85 .828 3 1 4 4
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 39 .400 .436 .657 1.093 26 .930 13 1.385 1.400 39 1.093 0 0 2 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 135 .183 .304 .443 .747 86 .860 49 .551 .861 77 .870 0 0 9 1
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 138 .238 .326 .320 .646 89 .601 49 .729 .742 89 .616 0 0 2 5
TOTAL .242 .315 .424 .739 .735 .748 .714 .762 16 3 68 29

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 23.2 1.52 6.5 93 .185 .525 78 .559 15 .348 .748 93 .525 0 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·o··XX··oo··Xo 25.1 2.13 13.1 108 .208 .588 54 .554 54 .619 .561 45 .571 0 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo··X··oo···X 21.2 2.49 10.0 94 .162 .564 53 .736 41 .317 .580 53 .649 2 0 0
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP X··········X·X 16.1 6.61 9.4 72 .283 .785 39 .916 33 .634 .799 41 .885 2 3 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o·o··X·X 17.0 4.24 10.6 82 .261 .871 40 .886 42 .857 .741 38 .655 4 0 0
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP X·····o······X 32.2 5.23 9.4 140 .276 .777 58 .573 82 .926 .663 46 1.169 5 0 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 45.2 5.72 7.9 216 .310 .877 86 .975 130 .813 .876 120 .790 6 2 1
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 54.0 4.83 10.2 228 .225 .700 197 .708 31 .647 .645 116 .595 8 1 2
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP X············o 16.1 2.20 5.5 64 .200 .633 31 .460 33 .803 .526 44 .477 2 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 47.2 4.91 9.3 212 .251 .688 89 .586 123 .765 .801 124 .785 4 8 2
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X··XX··Xo 22.2 2.78 9.9 96 .173 .586 46 .483 50 .685 .230 47 .866 1 1 0
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X······· 17.0 2.65 8.5 61 .148 .470 31 .512 30 .426 .150 12 .348 1 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·X··o···X 14.2 5.52 9.2 67 .232 .751 34 .472 33 1.015 .836 44 .909 2 0 0
TOTAL 4.42 9.4 .246 .720 .689 .744 44 19 8

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