Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, September 16, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 57-87
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 144
On This Date 20-27
Standing 4th (20.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 10-20
Home 34-41
Away 23-46
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 39-68
vs. LHP 18-19
1-Run Games 14-16
vs. East 12-20
vs. Central 28-36
vs. West 10-18
Inter-League 7-13

KCR Last 10 Games

Jonathan Heasley (#49, 25, RHP, 3-8, 5.51)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Boston Red Sox
Record 69-74
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 143
On This Date 53-55
Standing 5th (18.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 35-36
Away 34-38
Extra Innings 7-10
vs. RHP 50-62
vs. LHP 19-12
1-Run Games 22-24
vs. East 20-42
vs. Central 16-14
vs. West 25-8
Inter-League 8-10

BOS Last 10 Games

Michael Wacha (#52, 30, RHP, 11-1, 2.69)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, Aug 04, 2022@KCR7 BOS3
Fri, Aug 05, 2022 BOS7@KCR4
Sat, Aug 06, 2022@KCR5 BOS4
Sun, Aug 07, 2022@KCR13 BOS5
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, Sep 17, 2022KCR@BOS4:10pm
Sun, Sep 18, 2022KCR@BOS1:35pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (3.88 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.88 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Wacha 32. Barnes 83. Bazardo 70. Brasier 60. Danish 76. Kelly 61. Ort 46. Schreiber 55. Strahm* 72. Whitlock
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
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/2.400 4/.500 ··· 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000
18. Eaton G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 ··· 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.750 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.846 11/1.155 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.555 3/.666 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/1.500 2/.000
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 456 .233 .292 .376 .668 328 .652 128 .708 .679 61 .450 4 3 10 4
18. Eaton G ·  S ·  vP 72 .238 .306 .381 .687 50 .684 22 .694 .710 23 .867 5 0 1 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 246 .203 .253 .326 .579 196 .612 50 .445 .420 45 .450 9 3 4 4
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 455 .235 .289 .283 .573 337 .596 118 .503 .548 69 .536 13 3 0 7
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 135 .274 .353 .410 .764 110 .740 25 .865 .897 75 .696 3 0 2 3
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 454 .216 .315 .384 .699 346 .642 108 .877 .670 97 .576 1 2 15 7
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 132 .221 .273 .295 .568 116 .575 16 .517 .585 34 .537 0 0 1 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 219 .253 .342 .416 .758 173 .749 46 .791 .638 33 .458 0 0 8 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 412 .245 .282 .459 .740 310 .704 102 .854 .710 88 .805 0 0 21 3
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 182 .184 .271 .386 .657 139 .654 43 .663 .592 78 .680 0 0 7 0
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 23 .200 .273 .200 .473 13 .167 10 .875 .393 9 1.056 0 0 0 0
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 411 .267 .329 .380 .709 291 .724 120 .673 .619 83 .740 3 2 9 3
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 64 .182 .286 .309 .595 45 .593 19 .596 .279 64 .595 0 0 1 0
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 556 .247 .290 .438 .728 424 .718 132 .757 .678 105 .786 27 7 20 17
TOTAL .241 .305 .375 .680 .665 .721 .656 .646 92 29 121 74

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 107.0 2.69 7.4 427 .213 .611 247 .651 180 .558 .568 119 .671 11 3 0
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ···o·o·X·····o 32.2 5.23 8.3 150 .252 .702 92 .718 58 .676 .837 47 .671 2 5 0
83. Bazardo G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o···X··· 6.0 6.00 7.5 26 .250 .933 15 1.262 11 .473 .808 26 .933 3 1 0
66. Bello G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 42.1 5.10 8.9 194 .300 .764 106 .780 88 .743 .747 107 .548 0 4 1
70. Brasier G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo··o···o··· 55.0 6.05 9.2 237 .292 .823 169 .764 68 .973 .759 44 1.134 8 6 0
60. Danish G ·  S ·  vP ··········X··· 33.1 4.05 7.0 139 .230 .691 95 .734 44 .598 .684 9 1.069 5 2 0
44. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 102.2 4.56 7.5 437 .258 .761 375 .771 62 .702 .845 87 .658 12 5 2
76. Kelly G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·o·X·· 7.2 3.52 8.2 32 .222 .609 18 .528 14 .721 1.094 32 .609 0 1 1
61. Ort G ·  S ·  vP ··o····o····X· 22.1 6.04 8.1 104 .311 .794 68 .891 36 .606 .804 30 .459 1 3 1
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 160.2 4.31 8.6 683 .248 .730 403 .701 280 .771 .803 107 .818 22 18 5
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ···o·o···o··Xo 58.1 2.01 10.2 226 .184 .529 142 .492 84 .597 .411 44 .475 2 0 2
55. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ·····oo··o··o· 37.2 3.11 10.3 158 .217 .613 111 .641 47 .545 .542 40 .485 3 1 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·······X 77.1 3.49 9.4 307 .221 .641 178 .698 129 .564 .633 46 .886 10 6 1
TOTAL 4.45 8.5 .251 .730 .747 .764 154 89 26

Red Sox Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.02 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.02 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 49. Heasley 58. Barlow 65. Coleman 74. Cuas 24. Garrett* 43. Hernandez 56. Keller 36. Misiewicz* 40. Snider 26. Weaver
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
48. Almonte# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.000
39. Arroyo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.167 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 9/.777 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 13/.749 2/.000 ··· 2/.500
36. Casas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
12. Chang G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.333 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.933 1/ ··· 2/.500 2/5.000 12/.833 3/.000 ··· 3/.666
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500 5/2.000 ··· ··· 6/.583
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.600 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 14/1.065 3/1.000 ··· 2/2.500
3. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 5/.800 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 6/2.233 ··· 10/1.178 ··· ··· 5/.400
25. Plawecki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 2/.500
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 16/.813
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 9/.873 3/.666 ··· 3/1.000
74. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
48. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 6 .500 .500 .667 1.167 5 1.400 1 .000 1.500 6 1.167 0 0 0 1
39. Arroyo G ·  S ·  vP 264 .278 .321 .416 .737 177 .722 87 .769 .808 70 .728 5 1 6 2
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 570 .317 .384 .474 .858 444 .816 126 1.012 .907 95 1.067 8 1 14 10
36. Casas* G ·  S ·  vP 30 .115 .233 .346 .579 20 .721 10 .311 .856 30 .579 1 0 2 0
12. Chang G ·  S ·  vP 164 .216 .280 .324 .605 82 .746 82 .469 .664 41 .644 0 1 4 2
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 542 .287 .347 .526 .873 396 .921 146 .746 .917 97 .632 3 1 26 13
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 333 .219 .282 .349 .631 251 .566 82 .829 .611 86 .723 0 1 6 0
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 530 .272 .342 .423 .765 414 .718 116 .935 .712 88 .726 0 0 11
3. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 240 .271 .308 .349 .656 199 .683 41 .527 .643 43 .981 1 0 1 2
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 553 .245 .320 .385 .705 411 .663 142 .825 .727 98 .715 8 3 16 4
25. Plawecki G ·  S ·  vP 173 .219 .291 .290 .581 127 .671 46 .339 .491 34 .987 0 0 1 0
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 146 .307 .384 .472 .856 81 .764 65 .967 .922 36 .755 1 1 4 0
10. Story G ·  S ·  vP 396 .238 .303 .434 .737 299 .702 97 .847 .841 54 .889 13 0 16 6
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 576 .284 .332 .404 .736 425 .740 151 .725 .693 111 .779 1 2 9 4
74. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 29 .250 .321 .458 .780 19 1.087 10 .300 .891 20 .931 0 0 1 1
TOTAL .259 .320 .410 .730 .721 .757 .764 .792 51 17 136 74

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ······X······X 81.2 5.51 6.3 371 .276 .859 176 .818 195 .897 .816 93 .859 17 1 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·····o···o·Xo· 66.0 2.45 8.9 257 .209 .619 143 .585 114 .661 .643 36 .575 9 4 1
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 116.2 5.55 7.3 526 .300 .848 408 .785 118 1.074 .889 113 1.036 18 4 2
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o···X··o· 60.2 2.37 9.3 257 .186 .615 149 .633 108 .590 .554 49 .382 5 1 1
74. Cuas G ·  S ·  vP ··X····o··X·X· 34.1 3.41 8.7 162 .267 .757 115 .650 47 1.043 .812 43 .720 2 3 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ··o···X·····X· 39.2 4.99 9.5 171 .175 .574 105 .711 66 .367 .484 30 .933 0 6 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 118.2 4.10 5.1 512 .287 .750 307 .770 205 .718 .899 62 .725 14 6 2
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X····o·· 48.0 7.88 5.2 229 .323 .913 131 1.018 98 .770 .974 46 .651 7 4 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X··X··· 134.1 5.16 6.4 593 .275 .770 323 .805 270 .728 .779 54 .740 17 5 2
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 117.0 5.15 8.7 534 .291 .813 471 .807 63 .856 .781 112 1.058 19 4 2
36. Misiewicz* G ·  S ·  vP ···o··oX···X·· 20.1 5.75 8.4 88 .275 .841 49 .812 39 .874 .870 31 .943 4 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 134.2 3.21 8.8 545 .246 .678 277 .665 268 .692 .717 125 .703 16 2 4
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o··X·oo· 30.0 5.70 5.4 127 .283 .755 83 .688 44 .895 .811 33 .462 2 0 0
26. Weaver G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 28.1 6.99 9.8 141 .333 .827 80 .788 61 .877 .647 33 .877 1 1 0
TOTAL 4.73 7.5 .271 .774 .792 .809 164 53 22

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