Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals, at PNC Park, April 27, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 14-7
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 22
On This Date 16-23
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 14-7
Home 8-5
Away 6-2
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 9-4
vs. LHP 5-3
1-Run Games 6-0
vs. East 4-3
vs. Central 6-2
vs. West 4-2
Inter-League 0-0

KCR Last 10 Games

Jakob Junis (#24, 28, RHP, 1-0, 3.71)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 11-11
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 23
On This Date 44-57
Standing 2nd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 11-11
Home 4-3
Away 7-8
Extra Innings 1-0
vs. RHP 10-8
vs. LHP 1-3
1-Run Games 2-1
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 5-7
vs. West 2-2
Inter-League 4-2

PIT Last 10 Games

Tyler Anderson (#31, 31, LHP, 2-2, 3.92)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Apr 27, 2021KCR@PIT6:35pm
Wed, Apr 28, 2021KCR@PIT6:35pm
Mon, May 31, 2021PIT@KCR8:10pm
Tue, Jun 01, 2021PIT@KCR8:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.48 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.36 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.48 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.36 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Anderson* 51. Bednar 30. Crick 52. Holmes 54. Howard* 57. Oviedo 62. Poppen 48. Rodriguez 46. Stratton 56. Underwood
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
49. Alberto G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/3.000 ··· ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000 3/2.000 ···
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/3.000 2/1.500 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 8/1.000 ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500 2/.000 2/2.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/3.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/3.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 7/.715 ···
12. Soler G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.200 ··· 2/1.500 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.333 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 231 .283 .306 .393 .698 178 .635 53 .917 .749 45 .669 3 0 3 2
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 52 .103 .314 .128 .442 40 .456 12 .364 .487 82 .599 1 2 0 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 186 .228 .344 .392 .736 157 .733 29 .754 .561 62 .452 4 0 6 0
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 66 .180 .231 .180 .411 58 .377 8 .661 .175 14 .896 6 0 0 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 60 .283 .356 .434 .790 53 .796 7 .733 1.133 13 .244 0 0 1 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .201 .286 .266 .552 141 .590 51 .445 .556 67 .742 0 5 1 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 265 .282 .325 .440 .764 207 .762 58 .771 .913 94 .760 12 3 9 3
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 132 .195 .303 .301 .604 120 .577 12 .833 .656 12 .833 0 0 2 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 156 .333 .353 .633 .986 119 1.013 37 .897 .960 90 .771 1 0 11 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 255 .199 .349 .350 .699 189 .669 66 .762 .599 90 .842 0 0 8 4
12. Soler G ·  S ·  vP 174 .228 .326 .443 .769 154 .775 20 .721 .735 81 .680 0 0 8 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 99 .196 .253 .424 .676 67 .666 32 .698 .726 72 .741 0 0 5 1
TOTAL .237 .303 .393 .696 .704 .679 .563 .696 22 5 21 15

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Anderson* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X······X· 59.2 4.37 6.2 260 .256 .746 183 .695 77 .864 .638 87 .765 5 2 1
51. Bednar G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o··o··o·X 6.1 7.11 7.1 32 .367 .973 15 .967 17 .978 1.055 31 .687 1 1 0
34. Brubaker G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 47.1 4.94 9.1 205 .262 .758 89 .684 116 .815 .754 91 .619 6 2 2
35. Cahill G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 25.0 3.24 11.2 106 .184 .638 52 .837 54 .449 .393 83 .746 3 6 2
30. Crick G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o··o·o··X 5.2 1.59 11.1 29 .280 .699 18 .572 11 .920 .481 28 .260 0 1 0
29. Crowe G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 8.1 11.88 8.6 46 .378 1.338 29 1.122 17 1.724 1.007 22 .687 5 0 1
52. Holmes G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o···X·X·X 1.1 .00 6.8 6 .333 .667 3 .667 3 .667 47 .631 0 0 0
54. Howard* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oo···o·o·oo 21.0 3.86 11.6 90 .221 .764 58 .733 32 .819 .936 34 .546 4 2 1
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 21.2 2.91 6.6 87 .132 .660 36 .457 51 .808 .143 77 .935 4 1 1
57. Oviedo G ·  S ·  vP ···········X·· .0 .00 .0 30 .853
62. Poppen G ·  S ·  vP ·········X···· 7.2 4.70 11.7 35 .290 .759 17 .971 18 .572 1.600 8 .661 0 2 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP ··o·oo··X····o 23.1 2.70 13.1 93 .179 .537 44 .590 49 .487 .339 30 .101 3 3 0
46. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o···o·X·oo 30.0 3.90 11.7 131 .224 .651 70 .701 61 .594 .582 47 .865 3 4 1
56. Underwood G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X·····X·X· 20.2 5.66 11.8 88 .313 .939 44 .911 44 .969 .937 52 .669 5 3 0
TOTAL 4.33 9.4 .231 .717 .718 .717 27 15 3

Pirates Batters (3.91 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.29 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (3.91 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.29 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 24. Junis 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 68. Newberry 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
15. Difo# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
24. Evans G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 4/.250 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
99. Frazier G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 ··· ··· 8/1.000 1/.000 ··· 27/.857 1/.000 ··· ···
2. Gonzalez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
27. Newman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 1/.000 ···
5. Perez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.453 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ···
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 6/.000 ··· 5/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ···
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
58. Stallings G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
Tom* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
15. Difo# G ·  S ·  vP 18 .071 .222 .071 .294 12 .361 6 .167 .200 26 .789 0 0 0 0
24. Evans G ·  S ·  vP 45 .359 .444 .487 .932 31 .812 14 1.143 .929 84 .766 0 1 1 3
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 230 .230 .297 .364 .661 182 .694 48 .539 .699 96 .814 1 3 7 1
99. Frazier G ·  S ·  vP 172 .236 .302 .382 .684 108 .592 64 .842 .760 15 .067 1 1 4 3
2. Gonzalez G ·  S ·  vP 193 .227 .255 .359 .614 144 .518 49 .899 .602 67 .668 2 3 3 6
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .247 .325 .472 .797 144 .856 56 .651 .824 88 .811 0 0 10 3
27. Newman G ·  S ·  vP 172 .224 .281 .276 .556 136 .504 36 .768 .608 76 .461 0 1 1 8
5. Perez* G ·  S ·  vP 93 .167 .237 .238 .475 82 .393 11 1.136 .544 25 .701 0 0 1 1
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 174 .153 .214 .325 .539 132 .552 42 .494 .692 70 .708 3 1 7 2
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 208 .189 .275 .357 .632 160 .632 48 .630 .742 92 .858 1 1 7 2
58. Stallings G ·  S ·  vP 143 .248 .326 .376 .702 102 .599 41 .968 .796 65 .687 0 0 3 4
Tom* G ·  S ·  vP 16 .125
TOTAL .229 .308 .364 .672 .702 .575 .757 .672 7 3 18 12

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
24. Junis G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 25.1 6.39 6.8 114 .333 .958 45 .856 69 1.022 1.146 68 .622 7 1 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X·o··Xo··X·X·· 30.0 4.20 11.7 125 .239 .693 60 .640 65 .744 .811 61 .586 4 3 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·o·o·o··oo .0 .00 .0 37 .444
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·X···X 4.1 20.77 6.2 25 .409 1.435 10 2.325 15 .905 .393 31 .661 3 1 0
30. Duffy* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 56.1 4.95 9.1 242 .249 .756 208 .787 34 .577 .711 91 .523 10 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP o·····X·oo···X 28.1 1.91 9.8 112 .200 .580 52 .736 60 .452 .591 40 1.092 1 2 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 54.2 2.47 5.8 215 .202 .513 80 .423 135 .569 .685 96 .986 2 0 0
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 56.2 5.56 9.8 239 .230 .712 174 .760 65 .588 .744 90 .739 11 4 1
68. Newberry G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 22.0 4.09 9.8 94 .256 .772 55 .806 39 .710 .775 18 1.356 3 0 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ······X··X···· .0 .00 .0 20 .950
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 64.1 4.06 8.5 263 .220 .649 116 .622 147 .670 .572 88 .557 8 0 1
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP o·oo·X··oo··X· 25.2 2.45 13.0 112 .215 .639 60 .514 52 .789 .634 45 .354 2 1 1
45. Zimmer G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X··X·o··X·· 23.0 1.57 10.2 91 .175 .537 44 .623 47 .452 .433 45 .491 0 0 0
53. Zuber G ·  S ·  vP ···o··oX····X· 22.0 4.09 12.3 99 .197 .736 50 .679 49 .795 .987 15 .400 4 0 0
TOTAL 4.01 9.3 .243 .694 .596 .694 19 9 3

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