St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals, at Busch Stadium III, August 8, 2021 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 Kansas City Royals
Record 47-62
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 110
On This Date 20-32
Standing 4th (17.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 14-16
Home 28-25
Away 19-37
Extra Innings 2-1
vs. RHP 30-47
vs. LHP 17-15
1-Run Games 15-16
vs. East 9-17
vs. Central 25-29
vs. West 5-11
Inter-League 8-5

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 23, LHP, 3-5, 4.57)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 55-55
Manager Mike Shildt
Game # 111
On This Date 65-54
Standing 3rd (10.5 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 32-24
Away 23-31
Extra Innings 5-1
vs. RHP 43-44
vs. LHP 12-11
1-Run Games 14-12
vs. East 14-16
vs. Central 19-21
vs. West 15-11
Inter-League 7-7

STL Last 10 Games

Jon Lester (#31, 37, LHP, 3-6, 5.38)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Aug 06, 2021@STL4 KCR2
Sat, Aug 07, 2021@STL5 KCR2
DateAwayHomeTime
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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KCR Batters vs STL Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.08 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.40 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Lester* 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/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 3/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 4/.833 ··· 3/.333
1. Dyson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 2/.500 ··· 1/.000
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.667 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 9/.708 ··· 2/1.500
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.223 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.000 10/.700 ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 27/.688 2/.000 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· 11/.598 7/.143 5/.400 1/.000
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 10/.311 1/.000 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 182 .260 .279 .393 .672 93 .664 89 .682 .570 24 .670 1 1 1 7
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 324 .256 .307 .411 .717 231 .734 93 .675 .792 58 .512 8 7 11 3
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 357 .194 .272 .351 .623 259 .665 98 .511 .577 80 .754 2 2 8 5
1. Dyson* G ·  S ·  vP 113 .229 .264 .333 .597 87 .620 26 .520 .445 24 .435 7 1 0 0
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 77 .159 .213 .203 .416 53 .425 24 .393 .481 20 .261 0 0 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 329 .278 .352 .354 .706 259 .700 70 .727 .624 61 .826 8 0 0 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 475 .270 .314 .389 .703 347 .681 128 .763 .639 86 .596 29 1 8 6
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 167 .234 .263 .430 .694 149 .739 18 .333 .728 42 .850 0 0 9 1
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 55 .245 .273 .472 .744 34 .840 21 .588 .866 21 .986 2 0 4 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 442 .274 .301 .507 .808 324 .718 118 1.055 .686 79 .837 1 0 27 2
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 21 .200 .238 .250 .488 15 .400 6 .733 .488 16 .388 0 0 0 2
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 461 .231 .347 .389 .736 334 .728 127 .754 .744 86 .516 2 0 17 4
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 358 .239 .299 .362 .661 260 .673 98 .629 .623 66 .609 8 4 10 3
TOTAL .240 .301 .389 .690 .679 .719 .641 .679 70 18 113 59

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 80.1 5.38 6.2 366 .305 .878 283 .927 83 .710 .795 69 .804 16 9 4
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP X·Xo·········X 49.0 3.31 10.5 213 .207 .645 126 .537 87 .808 .461 31 .378 2 1 0
65. Gallegos G ·  S ·  vP o·XX··o·o··o·o 57.1 3.30 10.0 218 .170 .523 117 .498 101 .550 .514 49 .762 5 2 2
66. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP X··oo··X··X··· 9.1 5.79 10.6 38 .222 .513 24 .345 14 .786 .352 33 .431 0 0 1
34. Happ* G ·  S ·  vP ···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 o··X····X····o 44.1 4.87 8.3 194 .235 .687 124 .697 70 .667 .568 36 .785 4 1 0
33. Kim* G ·  S ·  vP X·········X··· 91.0 3.36 6.9 382 .233 .663 294 .727 88 .445 .573 75 .687 10 1 3
49. LeBlanc* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 47.0 4.02 5.4 212 .279 .811 144 .812 68 .805 .792 91 .744 7 0 0
62. McFarland* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oX··X······ 10.0 3.60 6.3 38 .194 .598 26 .397 12 1.000 .519 38 .598 2 0 0
21. Miller* G ·  S ·  vP ··o····o··X··X 25.0 3.60 9.0 116 .296 .854 62 1.158 54 .517 .859 24 .804 3 2 1
60. Miller G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o··X··o··o 12.1 8.03 6.6 55 .289 .955 35 1.013 20 .851 .857 29 .630 4 0 0
29. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP ·oX···o·o··o·o 49.2 2.36 10.9 216 .146 .518 109 .534 107 .500 .532 40 .518 2 6 1
50. Wainwright G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 139.2 3.48 8.4 571 .228 .667 291 .614 280 .721 .624 133 .668 17 3 3
TOTAL 4.26 7.9 .233 .702 .659 .703 99 32 18
STL Batters vs KCR Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.94 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.94 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 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 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 5/.650 ··· 3/2.667 1/.000 ···
48. Bader G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/1.200 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
3. Carlson# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 ···
13. Carpenter* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· 6/1.100 5/.000 ··· 7/1.881 3/.333 ···
11. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.500 ··· 9/.708 4/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/3.500 1/.000
19. Edman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
46. Goldschmidt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.833 ··· 4/3.250 7/.286 ··· 12/.432 2/.000 ···
7. Knizner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Molina G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.667 ··· 13/.398 8/.661 ··· 4/1.167 3/.000 ···
68. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
27. O'Neill G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ···
64. Rondon G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ···
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 447 .262 .318 .501 .819 368 .785 79 .979 .792 80 .819 1 0 22 8
48. Bader G ·  S ·  vP 199 .274 .337 .475 .812 174 .828 25 .698 .635 79 .908 6 2 9 2
3. Carlson# G ·  S ·  vP 461 .253 .336 .409 .746 360 .732 101 .795 .810 91 .789 1 0 11 3
13. Carpenter* G ·  S ·  vP 192 .200 .328 .325 .653 178 .671 14 .386 .711 28 .661 2 0 3 4
11. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 297 .201 .290 .383 .672 234 .679 63 .645 .589 63 .674 3 0 14 7
19. Edman# G ·  S ·  vP 458 .255 .300 .374 .674 363 .624 95 .864 .661 73 .689 19 4 6 4
46. Goldschmidt G ·  S ·  vP 462 .269 .335 .447 .783 373 .800 89 .707 .792 89 .850 7 0 18 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 327 .253 .300 .378 .678 274 .646 53 .850 .681 63 .523 3 0 8 3
68. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 33 .179 .273 .250 .523 25 .638 8 .125 .510 4 1.250 0 0 0 0
27. O'Neill G ·  S ·  vP 336 .282 .342 .521 .864 281 .857 55 .896 .865 84 .816 9 4 18 7
64. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP 51 .244 .314 .311 .625 35 .476 16 .976 .819 10 1.278 2 0 1 1
63. Sosa G ·  S ·  vP 190 .249 .324 .337 .662 147 .712 43 .490 .840 23 .685 3 4 3 7
TOTAL .235 .306 .388 .695 .689 .716 .701 .756 58 16 120 60

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··· 80.2 4.57 7.6 344 .252 .810 290 .793 54 .907 .980 93 .618 16 0 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o···X·X· 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·o 47.2 3.21 10.2 204 .171 .617 129 .655 75 .543 .694 35 .664 5 0 1
71. Davis G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o···XX···· 31.0 6.68 7.5 137 .280 .846 77 .869 60 .815 .905 18 .284 7 3 0
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ···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 ·Xo····o··o··· 43.2 4.53 9.3 192 .224 .738 108 .677 84 .821 .685 35 .496 9 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 116.2 5.79 7.8 541 .305 .852 260 .873 281 .833 .879 94 .792 16 5 2
55. Lovelady* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o··X···· 11.0 4.91 9.0 48 .214 .693 29 .695 19 .691 .466 25 .624 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
23. Minor* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 130.1 5.39 8.8 550 .252 .759 464 .764 86 .727 .779 98 .704 21 3 3
54. Santana G ·  S ·  vP o··o··X······o 43.2 5.36 7.0 183 .250 .788 100 .722 83 .872 .745 16 .646 8 2 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP X·oX··X···oo·· 43.2 3.30 9.9 184 .210 .656 103 .600 81 .729 .621 34 .548 5 2 0
31. Tapia G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X··X·X·o··· 8.0 3.38 7.9 34 .290 .772 24 .851 10 .600 .886 23 .733 1 0 1
TOTAL 4.91 8.9 .255 .763 .789 .653 135 30 14

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