Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, September 11, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 64-77
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 142
On This Date 29-19
Standing 4th (17.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 34-35
Away 30-42
Extra Innings 4-5
vs. RHP 39-56
vs. LHP 25-21
1-Run Games 20-19
vs. East 12-21
vs. Central 28-33
vs. West 12-15
Inter-League 12-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 24, RHP, 4-9, 4.58)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Minnesota Twins
Record 62-79
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 142
On This Date 58-63
Standing 5th (19.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 15-15
Home 32-37
Away 30-42
Extra Innings 11-11
vs. RHP 47-47
vs. LHP 15-32
1-Run Games 23-18
vs. East 10-15
vs. Central 31-34
vs. West 13-20
Inter-League 8-10

MIN Last 10 Games

Michael Pineda (#35, 32, RHP, 5-8, 3.99)

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)
DateAwayHomeTime
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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Royals Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.23 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (5.23 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Pineda 66. Alcala 48. Colome 53. Coulombe* 21. Duffey 51. Farrell 32. Garza 49. Minaya 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 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500 ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.546 1/.000 9/1.127 ··· 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 4/3.417 2/.000
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.100 4/.500 6/.000 2/.500 6/.167 ··· ··· 2/5.000 2/1.500
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 5/.400 2/.000 2/.000 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.818 8/.125 8/.500 2/.000 13/.847 1/.000 ··· 10/.786 1/.000
27. Mondesi# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/1.334 13/.000 1/.000 10/.300 1/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.250 7/.429 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 1/2.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 29/1.057 5/.000 5/.400 1/2.000 16/.875 1/3.000 ··· 7/.429 4/1.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.416 3/.333 18/.170 1/2.000 29/.433 2/1.000 ··· 8/.250 11/.788
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 5/.200 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 225 .255 .276 .382 .658 110 .624 115 .691 .554 32 .583 2 1 2 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 453 .263 .308 .430 .737 317 .742 136 .727 .859 111 .829 8 8 15 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 467 .203 .276 .353 .629 326 .641 141 .601 .583 93 .594 3 3 11 6
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 474 .298 .365 .377 .742 355 .734 119 .766 .722 123 .918 19 0 2 6
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 625 .275 .318 .395 .714 449 .700 176 .749 .687 126 .754 40 3 10 6
27. Mondesi# G ·  S ·  vP 68 .262 .284 .569 .853 43 .786 25 .960 .547 30 .408 7 1 5 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .221 .252 .378 .630 199 .673 31 .360 .666 53 .443 0 0 9 2
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 98 .227 .289 .409 .698 58 .798 40 .553 .791 38 .620 2 1 5 1
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 578 .274 .315 .542 .856 415 .801 163 .997 .771 116 .973 1 0 42 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 27 .130 .259 .217 .477 22 .420 5 .600 .544 5 .600 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 579 .221 .323 .365 .688 410 .678 169 .712 .686 98 .602 2 0 19 6
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 484 .245 .299 .354 .652 343 .626 141 .716 .660 109 .632 12 6 11 3
TOTAL .244 .302 .390 .692 .679 .725 .667 .717 107 27 147 74

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Pineda G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 88.0 3.99 7.8 367 .262 .759 200 .743 167 .777 .784 12 .432 15 9 4
77. Albers* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 16.1 7.16 5.5 77 .304 1.058 56 1.247 21 .586 .396 77 1.058 7 0 0
66. Alcala G ·  S ·  vP o··X·o·····X·· 50.2 4.44 8.7 197 .228 .701 118 .644 79 .791 .771 23 .490 10 4 0
48. Colome G ·  S ·  vP o··XoXo····X·o 55.2 3.88 7.4 249 .251 .720 135 .555 114 .924 .736 52 .723 7 8 1
53. Coulombe* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·······o···· 25.2 2.81 9.1 102 .232 .698 60 .688 42 .712 .529 29 .622 5 2 2
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP o·X·oo····X··· 52.1 3.27 8.4 219 .237 .662 139 .598 80 .776 .543 34 .506 3 0 2
51. Farrell G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 17.1 1.56 9.9 71 .203 .625 43 .738 28 .450 .621 8 .393 1 0 0
33. Gant G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 102.1 3.78 7.7 452 .224 .700 248 .692 204 .710 .744 74 .655 9 10 0
32. Garza G ·  S ·  vP ·X····Xo··X·o· 24.1 2.96 9.2 100 .205 .720 58 .722 42 .718 .539 51 .583 5 0 0
83. Jax G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 64.1 6.72 7.1 282 .254 .859 162 .867 120 .848 .882 122 .975 18 5 0
49. Minaya G ·  S ·  vP X··X··X··oX··X 31.2 2.84 9.7 133 .184 .652 84 .644 49 .664 .790 59 .682 4 2 0
82. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 78.2 4.00 9.3 323 .261 .779 169 .717 154 .847 .783 80 .698 16 3 3
74. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 12.0 2.25 6.8 41 .100 .322 16 .438 25 .245 .599 41 .322 1 1 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ··oX·X····X··X 54.2 3.79 11.5 226 .233 .717 143 .773 83 .621 .636 46 .767 8 2 1
TOTAL 4.90 8.3 .254 .771 .754 .743 215 66 22

Twins Batters (4.48 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.83 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.48 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.83 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 38. Payamps 54. Santana 63. Staumont 31. Tapia 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.955 5/.800 2/.500 1/ 4/.833 ··· 3/.333 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000
64. Astudillo G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 5/.600 1/.000 3/.000 3/.833 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/
60. Cave* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
20. Donaldson G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.167 3/1.000 1/.000 9/.476 13/.763 ··· 26/1.090 1/ ··· 4/.000 1/
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 3/.000 2/2.000 1/5.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/1.164 5/.400 1/2.000 2/.500 5/.400 ··· 3/.000 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.517 6/1.000 3/1.000 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 5/.900 4/.250 ··· 3/.333 3/.667
38. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/
50. Rooker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
70. Rortvedt* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 1/.000 2/.500 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
22. Sano G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/1.150 10/.100 3/.000 2/2.500 8/.661 ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· 4/1.500 5/.650
9. Simmons G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/2.000 6/.000 3/.666 5/1.000 3/.000 ··· 12/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 405 .297 .365 .383 .749 309 .792 96 .609 .802 93 .640 2 2 2 7
64. Astudillo G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .274 .397 .671 126 .615 71 .773 .688 34 .456 0 0 7 3
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 166 .287 .325 .599 .924 109 .924 57 .923 .761 56 .438 5 1 12 1
60. Cave* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .191 .260 .312 .572 117 .717 38 .158 .478 35 .740 1 1 3 2
20. Donaldson G ·  S ·  vP 456 .251 .349 .475 .824 314 .805 142 .867 .775 107 .857 0 0 22 12
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .236 .290 .319 .610 124 .663 31 .398 .597 52 .561 6 1 1 2
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 253 .197 .273 .393 .666 168 .634 85 .728 .668 67 .546 0 0 12 3
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 423 .205 .305 .410 .715 308 .778 115 .552 .710 90 .769 10 0 16 0
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 564 .277 .333 .508 .841 375 .851 189 .821 .738 107 .938 10 5 27 14
38. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 141 .258 .340 .355 .695 83 .600 58 .834 .755 59 .479 1 0 2 1
50. Rooker G ·  S ·  vP 169 .200 .290 .387 .677 116 .680 53 .669 .972 54 .784 0 0 7 0
70. Rortvedt* G ·  S ·  vP 89 .138 .207 .225 .432 69 .430 20 .436 .635 11 .473 0 0 2 3
22. Sano G ·  S ·  vP 447 .218 .306 .463 .770 297 .818 150 .674 .893 90 .860 2 1 26 15
9. Simmons G ·  S ·  vP 417 .224 .287 .276 .564 271 .510 146 .665 .554 69 .616 1 0 3 12
TOTAL .241 .315 .420 .735 .742 .720 .738 .706 44 13 196 98

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······X· 116.0 4.58 9.1 530 .278 .745 242 .714 288 .773 .785 104 .564 9 9 3
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP oX··o····X···X 67.1 2.41 11.0 277 .225 .621 157 .583 120 .672 .589 50 .642 3 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP o·X·o·X··X···· 58.2 3.22 10.4 254 .184 .643 169 .712 85 .492 .682 38 .786 7 1 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X····· 104.2 5.07 8.2 460 .264 .840 385 .823 75 .931 .902 94 .924 21 1 2
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·····Xo···X··· 41.2 6.26 8.2 182 .261 .777 108 .738 74 .830 .822 30 .657 8 4 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 76.2 3.29 8.2 314 .212 .627 173 .691 141 .547 .537 119 .529 6 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP o············· 47.2 5.66 9.1 216 .239 .772 122 .726 94 .834 .683 10 .900 9 1 0
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 17.0 9.53 7.9 82 .309 .900 49 .809 33 1.045 1.062 51 .720 3 1 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 57.0 5.37 7.4 258 .294 .831 227 .881 31 .456 .804 114 .815 8 1 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 158.2 5.05 8.5 669 .252 .750 569 .757 100 .709 .758 94 .679 26 3 3
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X·X·o··X 39.2 3.18 7.0 161 .224 .639 105 .700 56 .525 .623 42 .783 4 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP o·····X··X···· 59.1 4.70 7.0 245 .247 .750 142 .680 103 .852 .661 52 .555 9 2 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP X·X····X·X··o· 56.0 3.38 10.6 232 .199 .614 134 .582 98 .658 .604 43 .512 6 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo·o·o···X 24.0 1.88 7.5 95 .169 .491 66 .514 29 .436 .555 47 .310 1 1 1
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o···X··· 45.1 4.76 8.5 186 .223 .715 107 .891 79 .463 .626 19 .806 6 1 1
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ···X···oo···X· 22.0 6.14 8.6 98 .235 .814 51 .464 47 1.160 1.006 16 1.000 5 0 0
TOTAL 4.63 8.8 .252 .746 .751 .667 169 36 18

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