St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals, at Busch Stadium III, August 6, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 47-60
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 108
On This Date 29-21
Standing 4th (15.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 14-16
Home 28-25
Away 19-35
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 30-46
vs. LHP 17-14
1-Run Games 15-16
vs. East 9-17
vs. Central 25-29
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 8-3

KCR Last 10 Games

Mike Minor (#23, 33, LHP, 8-9, 5.31)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 53-55
Manager Mike Shildt
Game # 109
On This Date 72-56
Standing 3rd (11.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 16-14
Home 30-24
Away 23-31
Extra Innings 5-1
vs. RHP 42-44
vs. LHP 11-11
1-Run Games 14-12
vs. East 14-16
vs. Central 19-21
vs. West 15-11
Inter-League 5-7

STL Last 10 Games

Adam Wainwright (#50, 39, RHP, 9-6, 3.53)

Season Series

All times ET
DateAwayHomeTime
Fri, Aug 06, 2021KCR@STL8:15pm
Sat, Aug 07, 2021KCR@STL7:15pm
Sun, Aug 08, 2021KCR@STL2:15pm
Fri, Aug 13, 2021STL@KCR8:10pm
Sat, Aug 14, 2021STL@KCR7:10pm
Sun, Aug 15, 2021STL@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.44 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.44 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Wainwright 92. Cabrera* 65. Gallegos 66. Garcia 56. Helsley 62. McFarland* 21. Miller* 60. Miller 29. Reyes
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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 3/2.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.556 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 4/.833 ··· 3/.333
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.398 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 2/.500 ··· ···
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.962 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 9/.708 ··· 2/1.500
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.819 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 10/.700 ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 10/.667 7/.143 5/.400 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 10/.311 ··· 6/1.166 ··· 2/1.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
49. Alberto G ·  S ·  vP 179 .253 .273 .388 .661 92 .671 87 .650 .537 22 .540 1 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 322 .258 .308 .414 .722 229 .741 93 .675 .803 65 .650 8 7 11 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 349 .192 .269 .353 .622 255 .662 94 .511 .574 79 .736 2 2 8 5
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 109 .238 .274 .347 .620 83 .652 26 .520 .475 21 .500 7 1 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 73 .154 .211 .185 .396 49 .396 24 .393 .449 16 .125 0 0 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 325 .278 .353 .356 .709 255 .703 70 .727 .627 64 .842 8 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 467 .272 .317 .394 .711 342 .691 125 .766 .653 86 .576 29 1 8 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 164 .226 .256 .413 .669 146 .712 18 .333 .692 47 .666 0 0 9 1
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 50 .271 .300 .521 .821 32 .893 18 .690 1.024 16 1.308 2 0 4 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 438 .276 .304 .512 .816 323 .721 115 1.083 .699 82 .869 1 0 27 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 13 .231 .231 .308 .538 9 .444 4 .750 .538 8 .375 0 0 0 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 453 .232 .347 .392 .739 330 .727 123 .768 .750 86 .476 2 0 17 4
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 354 .239 .299 .363 .663 258 .678 96 .621 .626 69 .632 8 4 10 3
TOTAL .241 .302 .392 .694 .683 .724 .647 .691 70 18 113 59

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 132.2 3.53 8.4 542 .226 .666 276 .618 266 .716 .619 104 .664 17 3 3
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP Xo·········X·o 48.0 3.38 10.3 209 .206 .648 122 .539 87 .808 .459 35 .468 2 1 0
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP XX··o·o··o·o·X 56.1 3.36 10.2 215 .173 .531 114 .512 101 .550 .528 49 .762 5 2 2
66. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ·oo··X··X····· 7.1 7.36 9.8 32 .267 .613 19 .440 13 .846 .461 32 .613 0 0 1
34. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 103.1 6.62 7.1 466 .304 .898 383 .947 83 .680 .810 103 .957 22 7 1
56. Helsley G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····o·o 43.1 4.98 8.3 191 .239 .699 122 .709 69 .678 .587 36 .785 4 1 0
33. Kim* G ·  S ·  vP ········X····· 87.0 3.31 6.9 364 .231 .665 276 .733 88 .445 .568 80 .641 10 1 3
49. LeBlanc* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X······X 47.0 4.02 5.4 212 .279 .811 144 .812 68 .805 .792 109 .785 7 0 0
31. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·········X· 80.1 5.38 6.2 366 .305 .878 283 .927 83 .710 .795 90 .884 16 9 4
62. McFarland* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··X······X· 9.0 4.00 6.0 35 .212 .651 23 .451 12 1.000 .579 35 .651 2 0 0
21. Miller* G ·  S ·  vP o····o··X··X·o 25.0 3.60 9.0 116 .296 .854 62 1.158 54 .517 .859 28 .787 3 2 1
60. Miller G ·  S ·  vP X·o··X··o··o·o 12.1 8.03 6.6 55 .289 .955 35 1.013 20 .851 .857 30 .606 4 0 0
29. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP X···o·o··o·o·· 48.2 2.40 10.9 213 .149 .526 107 .545 106 .505 .547 37 .565 2 6 1
TOTAL 4.30 7.9 .234 .706 .666 .732 99 32 18

Cardinals Batters (3.99 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.95 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (3.99 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.95 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Minor* 58. Barlow 59. Brentz* 71. Davis 35. Holland 55. Lovelady* 54. Santana 63. Staumont 31. Tapia
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
28. Arenado G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.708 ··· ··· 1/.000 4/.833 ··· 3/2.667 ··· ···
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/1.000 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
3. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/1.615 2/.500 ··· 6/1.100 5/.000 ··· 7/1.881 3/.333 ···
11. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 4/.500 ··· 8/.804 4/2.000 ··· ··· 2/3.500 ···
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ···
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.667 4/.833 ··· 4/3.250 6/.334 ··· 12/.432 1/.000 ···
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.648 3/1.667 ··· 12/.432 8/.661 ··· 3/1.667 3/.000 ···
68. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ···
64. Rondon G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
63. Sosa G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 439 .264 .319 .500 .819 363 .777 76 1.021 .791 81 .750 1 0 21 8
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 191 .281 .346 .491 .837 168 .847 23 .761 .670 79 1.016 6 2 9 2
3. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 452 .253 .334 .409 .743 354 .731 98 .788 .807 92 .786 1 0 11 3
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 191 .195 .325 .314 .639 177 .657 14 .386 .680 30 .573 2 0 3 4
11. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 289 .195 .284 .377 .661 228 .669 61 .633 .561 60 .774 3 0 14 7
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 450 .255 .301 .376 .677 358 .622 92 .894 .667 73 .706 19 4 6 4
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 454 .269 .335 .443 .777 368 .807 86 .644 .781 91 .906 7 0 17 0
7. Knizner G ·  S ·  vP 120 .196 .317 .284 .601 92 .673 28 .374 .601 19 1.329 0 0 1 2
4. Molina G ·  S ·  vP 319 .254 .295 .381 .676 269 .646 50 .842 .678 65 .481 3 0 8 3
68. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 32 .148 .250 .222 .472 24 .577 8 .125 .442 4 .500 0 0 0 0
27. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 328 .276 .338 .508 .847 276 .866 52 .736 .831 86 .729 9 4 17 7
64. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP 50 .227 .300 .295 .595 34 .429 16 .976 .769 11 .964 2 0 1 1
63. Sosa G ·  S ·  vP 190 .249 .324 .337 .662 147 .712 43 .490 .840 27 .579 3 4 3 7
TOTAL .234 .305 .386 .691 .688 .704 .694 .750 58 16 117 60

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 125.1 5.31 8.7 526 .248 .744 440 .747 86 .727 .750 94 .734 19 3 3
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP X···o···X·X··o 52.0 2.77 11.8 218 .216 .613 116 .568 102 .663 .614 34 .485 2 4 0
59. Brentz* G ·  S ·  vP oo··X····X·oo· 47.2 3.21 10.2 204 .171 .617 129 .655 75 .543 .694 37 .785 5 0 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 80.2 4.57 7.6 344 .252 .810 290 .793 54 .907 .980 93 .618 16 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ··o···XX····o· 30.0 6.90 7.5 133 .272 .841 73 .862 60 .815 .900 14 .071 7 3 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 39.1 4.58 11.0 171 .224 .703 93 .752 78 .644 .720 71 .596 4 0 0
35. Holland G ·  S ·  vP o····o··o···Xo 42.2 4.64 9.3 188 .228 .747 106 .690 82 .824 .702 31 .521 9 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 111.2 5.64 7.7 515 .304 .843 242 .863 273 .826 .866 98 .622 15 5 2
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··X····X· 11.0 4.91 9.0 48 .214 .693 29 .695 19 .691 .466 28 .601 2 0 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 27.0 6.00 6.7 122 .312 .850 113 .862 9 .679 .821 76 .614 3 1 0
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X······o·· 41.2 5.62 7.1 177 .253 .804 96 .731 81 .895 .769 19 1.180 8 2 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP oX··X···oo··o· 42.2 3.38 9.9 179 .204 .652 100 .619 79 .693 .610 29 .503 5 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·X·o···o· 7.0 3.86 7.7 31 .321 .851 21 .984 10 .600 1.095 20 .850 1 0 1
TOTAL 4.91 8.9 .254 .761 .785 .667 132 30 14

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