Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, at Fenway Park, September 18, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 58-88
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 146
On This Date 22-26
Standing 4th (21.5 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 24-47
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 39-69
vs. LHP 19-19
1-Run Games 14-17
vs. East 13-21
vs. Central 28-36
vs. West 10-18
Inter-League 7-13

KCR Last 10 Games

Kris Bubic (#50, 24, LHP, 2-12, 5.55)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Boston Red Sox
Record 70-75
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 145
On This Date 53-50
Standing 5th (17.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 36-37
Away 34-38
Extra Innings 7-10
vs. RHP 51-63
vs. LHP 19-12
1-Run Games 23-24
vs. East 20-42
vs. Central 17-15
vs. West 25-8
Inter-League 8-10

BOS Last 10 Games

Nick Pivetta (#37, 29, RHP, 9-11, 4.31)

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
Fri, Sep 16, 2022@BOS2 KCR1
Sat, Sep 17, 2022 KCR9@BOS0

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.89 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 37. Pivetta 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 8/.750 4/.500 1/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000
18. Eaton G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 ··· 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 ··· 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.267 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 2/2.500 ··· 2/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 ··· ···
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.333 ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.444 11/1.155 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/1.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/1.188 3/.666 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 3/1.000 2/.000
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 465 .231 .290 .371 .662 334 .650 131 .690 .666 66 .434 4 3 10 4
18. Eaton G ·  S ·  vP 79 .257 .316 .386 .702 55 .695 24 .720 .736 28 .929 7 0 1 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 246 .203 .253 .326 .579 196 .612 50 .445 .420 42 .484 9 3 4 4
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 458 .233 .287 .281 .569 340 .591 118 .503 .540 65 .563 13 3 0 7
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 144 .272 .352 .400 .752 116 .736 28 .821 .859 78 .736 3 0 2 3
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 463 .222 .317 .393 .710 352 .652 111 .890 .696 97 .618 2 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
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 114 .311 .368 .447 .815 78 .688 36 1.086 .788 5 1.350 2 3 3 1
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 228 .261 .346 .422 .769 178 .762 50 .790 .666 34 .570 0 0 8 0
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 421 .247 .283 .456 .739 316 .697 105 .868 .707 89 .860 0 0 21 3
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 420 .263 .325 .374 .698 297 .716 123 .655 .601 84 .731 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 565 .249 .290 .436 .727 430 .717 135 .755 .678 106 .756 27 7 20 18
TOTAL .242 .305 .375 .680 .666 .721 .657 .672 95 29 121 75

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
32. Barnes G ·  S ·  vP ·····o·o·X···· 32.2 5.23 8.3 150 .252 .702 92 .718 58 .676 .837 44 .720 2 5 0
83. Bazardo G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X···o···X· 8.0 4.50 5.6 35 .273 .890 21 1.133 14 .516 .794 35 .890 3 1 0
66. Bello G ·  S ·  vP ····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 ·o··Xo··o···o· 55.1 6.02 9.3 238 .291 .819 170 .759 68 .973 .752 37 .854 8 6 0
60. Danish G ·  S ·  vP ·X··········X· 35.1 4.08 6.9 147 .231 .687 100 .696 47 .670 .679 17 .853 5 2 0
44. Hill* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 107.1 4.70 7.5 459 .264 .762 389 .768 70 .724 .837 109 .683 12 7 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···· 22.1 6.04 8.1 104 .311 .794 68 .891 36 .606 .804 30 .459 1 3 1
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ·····o·o···o·· 58.1 2.01 10.2 226 .184 .529 142 .492 84 .597 .411 38 .443 2 0 2
55. Strahm* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····oo··o·· 38.2 3.03 10.2 162 .212 .606 113 .629 49 .548 .530 40 .485 3 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 114.0 2.61 7.3 453 .216 .612 261 .646 192 .565 .574 124 .698 11 4 0
72. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o·X······ 78.1 3.45 9.4 311 .222 .639 181 .698 130 .559 .630 42 .874 10 6 1
TOTAL 4.46 8.4 .252 .730 .746 .733 154 92 26

Red Sox Batters (4.52 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.97 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.52 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.97 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 50. Bubic* 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 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 4/.000
39. Arroyo G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 4/.833 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000
2. Bogaerts G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 10/.686 1/.000 ··· 1/ 1/.000 13/.749 2/.000 ··· 2/.500
36. Casas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
12. Chang G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 3/1.333 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 6/2.000 1/ ··· 2/.500 3/2.667 12/.833 3/.000 ··· 3/.666
5. Hernandez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/5.000 ··· 1/ ··· 2/.000 2/.500 6/1.500 ··· ··· 6/.583
28. Martinez G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.500 6/1.667 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 14/1.065 4/.750 ··· 2/2.500
3. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 5/.800 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 6/2.233 1/.000 10/1.178 ··· ··· 5/.400
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 16/.813
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 4/.833 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 9/.873 4/.500 ··· 3/1.000
74. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
48. Almonte# G ·  S ·  vP 7 .500 .571 .667 1.238 6 1.467 1 .000 1.667 7 1.238 0 0 0 1
39. Arroyo G ·  S ·  vP 271 .282 .323 .417 .740 182 .724 89 .774 .810 67 .653 5 1 6 2
2. Bogaerts G ·  S ·  vP 574 .315 .382 .470 .852 448 .808 126 1.012 .894 91 1.094 8 1 14 10
36. Casas* G ·  S ·  vP 38 .094 .237 .281 .518 26 .594 12 .350 .611 38 .518 1 0 2 0
12. Chang G ·  S ·  vP 167 .213 .281 .320 .601 85 .735 82 .469 .655 40 .633 0 1 4 2
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 550 .287 .347 .523 .870 404 .916 146 .746 .909 96 .676 3 1 26 13
5. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP 339 .222 .286 .350 .636 257 .574 82 .829 .622 83 .689 0 1 6 0
28. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP 538 .270 .341 .418 .759 421 .714 117 .926 .703 92 .672 0 0 11
3. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 240 .271 .308 .349 .656 199 .683 41 .527 .643 39 1.007 1 0 1 2
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 561 .242 .316 .379 .695 419 .650 142 .825 .706 102 .621 8 3 16 4
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 146 .307 .384 .472 .856 81 .764 65 .967 .922 31 .532 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 584 .281 .330 .400 .730 432 .734 152 .720 .682 108 .731 1 3 9 4
74. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 32 .259 .323 .444 .767 22 1.017 10 .300 .850 23 .890 0 0 1 1
TOTAL .257 .319 .407 .727 .717 .756 .756 .756 51 18 136 74

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· 116.2 5.55 7.3 526 .300 .848 408 .785 118 1.074 .889 93 1.020 18 4 2
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ··X····o···o·X 66.2 2.43 9.0 262 .211 .625 145 .591 117 .667 .656 36 .653 9 4 1
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ··oX···o···X·· 61.0 2.66 9.3 260 .185 .618 151 .633 109 .596 .561 46 .461 5 1 1
74. Cuas G ·  S ·  vP ····X····o··X· 34.1 3.41 8.7 162 .267 .757 115 .650 47 1.043 .812 40 .778 2 3 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o···X····· 40.0 4.95 9.7 173 .174 .574 106 .704 67 .379 .486 32 .918 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
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 88.1 5.09 6.3 394 .266 .827 191 .768 203 .885 .759 116 .752 17 1 1
43. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X···X····o 49.0 7.71 5.1 232 .318 .900 133 1.001 99 .762 .947 41 .595 7 4 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X···X··X· 135.1 5.12 6.4 596 .273 .766 325 .800 271 .726 .769 57 .698 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···o··oX···X 21.1 5.48 8.0 92 .274 .825 51 .820 41 .830 .835 35 .890 4 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 140.2 3.07 8.7 568 .246 .670 292 .662 276 .679 .692 123 .671 16 2 5
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ···X····o··X·o 30.0 5.70 5.4 127 .283 .755 83 .688 44 .895 .811 29 .527 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 4.68 7.5 .270 .770 .783 .796 164 53 23

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