Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 30, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 24-26
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 51
On This Date 21-22
Standing 3rd (6.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 11-19
Home 12-13
Away 12-13
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 16-18
vs. LHP 8-8
1-Run Games 8-7
vs. East 5-5
vs. Central 12-18
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 3-1

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 25, RHP, 4-4, 5.72)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 21-30
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 52
On This Date 71-98
Standing 4th (10.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 12-16
Away 9-14
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 15-19
vs. LHP 6-11
1-Run Games 7-9
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 10-12
vs. West 4-12
Inter-League 3-3

MIN Last 10 Games

Matt Shoemaker (#32, 34, RHP, 2-5, 5.48)

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
DateAwayHomeTime
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 (4.10 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.08 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.10 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.08 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Shoemaker 66. Alcala 48. Colome 21. Duffey 51. Farrell 49. Minaya 57. Robles 55. Rogers* 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 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/1.000 4/.500 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 ··· 8/1.000 1/.000 3/.000 2/5.000 3/.666 6/1.333 1/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 6/.000 4/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 11/.819 1/3.000
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 2/.500 2/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 4/1.500 9/1.069
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 3/.666 ···
19. Gutierrez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/3.000 ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 4/.500 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 4/.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 6/.167 7/.286 11/1.000 ··· 8/1.025 6/.334 10/.633 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 3/1.334 11/.000 10/.300 1/.000 2/.000 2/ 11/1.264 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.800 3/.000 4/.500 15/.938 1/3.000 5/.600 5/.000 8/.804 3/.666
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.830 2/.500 17/.181 28/.450 1/.000 4/.500 4/1.250 18/.778 11/.788
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 9/.222 4/1.250 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 5/.200 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.333 ··· ··· 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 93 .258 .264 .371 .635 52 .706 41 .539 .579 41 .659 0 1 0 3
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 188 .282 .346 .382 .728 131 .821 57 .522 .917 94 .722 6 4 4 2
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 132 .139 .205 .328 .532 94 .528 38 .544 .393 55 .650 1 1 5 2
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 41 .222 .300 .361 .661 31 .587 10 .889 .372 26 .553 3 1 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 43 .189 .244 .243 .487 33 .544 10 .311 .555 27 .593 0 0 0 0
19. Gutierrez G ·  S ·  vP 45 .250 .267 .295 .562 31 .516 14 .670 .321 45 .562 0 0 0 2
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 156 .221 .311 .298 .609 118 .593 38 .660 .603 74 .553 5 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 216 .247 .315 .368 .683 152 .605 64 .866 .645 105 .633 14 1 4 4
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 19 .389 .389 .722 1.111 11 1.000 8 1.250 1.111 19 1.111 1 1 1 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 205 .277 .307 .487 .794 149 .843 56 .664 .743 100 .742 0 0 10 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 211 .250 .384 .452 .836 151 .783 60 .963 .839 104 .787 2 0 10 3
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 195 .178 .257 .314 .570 145 .633 50 .387 .477 97 .491 0 0 4 1
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 161 .248 .304 .376 .680 117 .687 44 .661 .576 74 .647 4 2 5 1
TOTAL .234 .300 .374 .675 .680 .661 .638 .649 37 11 46 29

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··· 46.0 5.48 5.5 204 .261 .815 99 .684 105 .940 .891 98 .693 10 5 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP o····o·Xo·o·X· 20.1 3.98 7.5 73 .169 .647 43 .386 30 1.053 .644 37 .684 5 2 0
17. Berrios G ·  S ·  vP ····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·· 18.0 5.00 10.5 84 .254 .808 45 .519 39 1.165 .839 33 .652 4 3 1
68. Dobnak G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 26.1 6.49 6.5 115 .278 .751 64 .614 51 .927 .851 51 .586 4 0 1
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP o··o··oo·X·o·X 19.1 4.66 9.8 83 .243 .721 46 .668 37 .785 .438 49 .766 2 0 0
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··X····· 5.0 .00 10.8 21 .263 .754 9 1.016 12 .583 1.000 16 .813 0 0 0
33. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 46.1 5.24 6.8 195 .243 .748 167 .819 28 .332 .634 108 .947 5 2 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP ·············· .0 .00 .0
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 44.2 2.62 9.5 176 .198 .646 83 .609 93 .679 .632 69 .715 9 0 3
57. Robles G ·  S ·  vP X··Xo·XX·o·X·· 22.2 3.57 9.1 95 .175 .580 50 .661 45 .483 .692 59 .719 1 4 0
55. Rogers* G ·  S ·  vP X···X·oo·X·X·o 21.1 2.95 12.7 89 .268 .734 60 .729 29 .741 .788 54 .831 3 0 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo·X···o··X 18.2 4.34 14.0 84 .280 .829 56 .695 28 1.085 .697 44 .733 3 1 0
TOTAL 4.63 8.8 .251 .765 .758 .803 72 19 8
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.71 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.62 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.71 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.62 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Keller 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 43. Hernandez 35. Holland 24. Junis 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
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
23. Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.349 4/.833 1/5.000 9/.611 2/.000 8/.804 8/.250 4/1.167 5/1.400
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 1/3.000 1/.000 9/.476 2/.000 10/1.025 9/.111 2/.000 ···
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Garver G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.625 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 3/1.667 3/.666 5/.933 1/.000 1/.000
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/1.260 4/.500 ··· 2/.500 ··· 4/.500 21/.857 1/.000 2/.000
19. Kirilloff* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000
24. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· 3/.667 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 3/.666 2/1.500 ··· 2/1.500 2/.000 18/.801 1/.000 2/.500
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.393 7/.143 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 6/.900 14/1.247 3/1.667 5/.650
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.194 3/.000 2/1.000 5/1.000 2/1.000 3/.000 8/.625 ··· 2/.500

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 40 .695 0 0 3 1
23. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 176 .284 .345 .523 .867 120 .851 56 .902 .737 85 .673 0 0 10
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 158 .226 .323 .391 .714 111 .663 47 .833 .561 106 .673 0 0 5 5
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 79 .253 .278 .480 .758 30 .545 49 .892 .589 47 .842 0 0 3 0
8. Garver G ·  S ·  vP 129 .230 .326 .513 .839 68 .868 61 .806 .853 66 1.062 0 0 8 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 152 .212 .303 .424 .727 111 .798 41 .541 .499 94 .773 5 0 5 0
19. Kirilloff* G ·  S ·  vP 78 .230 .256 .459 .716 58 .703 20 .750 .801 43 .752 0 1 4 1
24. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 68 .236 .382 .473 .855 59 .748 9 1.587 1.152 68 .855 0 0 3 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 186 .236 .312 .388 .700 124 .621 62 .849 .652 85 .878 3 1 4 4
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 47 .381 .426 .595 1.021 31 .958 16 1.125 1.204 47 1.021 0 0 2 1
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 142 .174 .296 .421 .717 90 .835 52 .517 .790 84 .812 0 0 9 1
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 146 .240 .329 .326 .654 94 .604 52 .748 .748 89 .601 0 0 2 5
TOTAL .241 .316 .424 .740 .738 .743 .717 .762 16 3 70 29

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··· 45.2 5.72 7.9 216 .310 .877 86 .975 130 .813 .876 120 .790 6 2 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ···o··XX··oo·· 25.1 2.13 13.1 108 .208 .588 54 .554 54 .619 .561 45 .571 0 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·Xo··X··oo·· 23.2 2.28 9.9 102 .160 .562 59 .710 43 .326 .574 51 .536 2 0 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 29.2 1.52 6.7 116 .186 .559 98 .610 18 .288 .722 116 .559 1 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········X 16.1 6.61 9.4 72 .283 .785 39 .916 33 .634 .799 33 .792 2 3 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP X············· 7.2 7.04 12.9 40 .313 .825 23 .803 17 .855 .869 20 .703 0 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP X··X····o·o··X 17.2 4.08 10.2 86 .264 .870 44 .883 42 .857 .749 42 .671 4 0 0
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····o····· 32.2 5.23 9.4 140 .276 .777 58 .573 82 .926 .663 46 1.169 5 0 1
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ···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·X··········· 19.1 3.26 5.6 78 .219 .694 38 .508 40 .881 .657 42 .570 3 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 47.2 4.91 9.3 212 .251 .688 89 .586 123 .765 .801 113 .777 4 8 2
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X·X····· 17.2 2.55 8.7 64 .158 .480 33 .479 31 .480 .224 15 .414 1 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o··X·X··o·· 15.0 6.60 9.0 71 .228 .766 37 .494 34 1.032 .861 42 .843 2 0 0
TOTAL 4.41 9.3 .245 .722 .694 .743 46 19 8

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