Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, July 4, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 29-48
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 77
On This Date 27-24
Standing 5th (13.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 13-17
Home 14-25
Away 15-23
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 18-34
vs. LHP 11-14
1-Run Games 8-7
vs. East 4-9
vs. Central 13-18
vs. West 8-13
Inter-League 4-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Jonathan Heasley (#49, 25, RHP, 1-4, 5.20)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Houston Astros
Record 51-27
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 78
On This Date 31-31
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 15-5
Last 30 21-9
Home 24-11
Away 27-16
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 35-19
vs. LHP 16-8
1-Run Games 14-6
vs. East 6-8
vs. Central 13-3
vs. West 24-12
Inter-League 8-4

HOU Last 10 Games

Jake Odorizzi (#17, 32, RHP, 3-2, 3.13)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Jun 03, 2022 HOU10@KCR3
Sat, Jun 04, 2022@KCR6 HOU0
Sun, Jun 05, 2022 HOU7@KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Jul 05, 2022KCR@HOU8:10pm
Wed, Jul 06, 2022KCR@HOU8:10pm
Thu, Jul 07, 2022KCR@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (3.84 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.24 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.84 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.24 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Odorizzi 52. Abreu 61. Martinez 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 48. Paredes 55. Pressly 45. Stanek
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
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.775 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 2/.000 4/.000 ··· 4/.500 5/1.100
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.875 2/2.000 1/.000 4/1.750 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.000 3/2.333
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.834 ··· ··· 6/.533 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/1.417 ··· ··· 6/1.250 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 7/.000 8/.625
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.071 ··· ··· 8/.661 ··· 1/ ··· ··· 4/1.500
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/2.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.650 5/1.350 16/.698 ··· 3/2.000 4/.500
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ 1/2.000 1/ ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 321 .308 .374 .395 .769 220 .822 101 .655 .778 105 .707 1 2 3 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 275 .259 .324 .430 .754 194 .754 81 .752 .813 78 .771 2 3 8 1
36. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 31 .259 .310 .407 .718 17 .690 14 .747 .670 13 .614 0 0 0 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 113 .222 .248 .333 .581 91 .643 22 .325 .436 44 .562 3 1 2 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 249 .232 .295 .281 .576 191 .606 58 .479 .517 63 .587 5 1 0 5
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 200 .217 .310 .377 .687 145 .592 55 .933 .625 95 .549 0 1 6 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 345 .235 .290 .318 .608 238 .600 107 .628 .656 113 .665 13 2 3 1
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 61 .196 .246 .268 .514 51 .553 10 .311 .661 8 .375 0 0 1 0
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 63 .305 .349 .525 .875 35 .617 28 1.201 .824 25 .823 2 1 3 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 20 .143 .400 .357 .757 16 .892 4 .250 1.017 20 .757 0 0 1 0
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 155 .207 .258 .386 .644 96 .523 59 .850 .760 55 .539 0 0 5 3
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 212 .274 .351 .403 .754 143 .787 69 .686 .608 87 .872 1 1 5 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 312 .233 .282 .438 .720 227 .765 85 .599 .656 106 .750 12 2 11 8
TOTAL .239 .305 .373 .678 .665 .711 .673 .717 45 14 63 33

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 31.2 3.13 6.0 128 .219 .589 64 .602 64 .574 .487 1 0 2
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ···o····o····X 28.2 2.20 12.9 118 .229 .600 65 .610 53 .584 .567 24 .382 1 3 1
77. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP ····X·······X· 76.1 3.54 9.4 311 .211 .661 169 .620 142 .711 .689 85 .751 13 4 0
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 69.2 2.58 12.3 277 .175 .549 128 .445 149 .640 .495 112 .473 5 4 2
61. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····o····X 18.2 .96 7.7 72 .127 .416 45 .458 27 .347 .382 29 .500 1 0 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····X·X··o 32.0 3.66 9.0 141 .246 .778 75 .965 66 .570 .524 40 .771 6 1 0
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·····XoX· 31.2 1.71 9.4 124 .188 .492 63 .474 61 .512 .441 39 .434 1 5 0
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o····X·oX· 33.1 3.51 9.7 129 .162 .522 70 .741 59 .278 .498 42 .591 2 3 1
48. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP ··oX··X······· 3.0 3.00 6.0 14 .273 .701 7 .629 7 .762 .452 14 .701 0 0 0
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo···o·Xo· 23.0 3.52 9.0 90 .228 .612 43 .510 47 .711 .355 34 .493 2 0 1
45. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X··oX· 26.0 .69 10.0 103 .157 .487 66 .589 37 .310 .336 34 .535 1 2 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 80.1 4.15 7.1 347 .272 .788 190 .838 157 .728 .696 118 .641 15 2 1
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 101.0 2.67 8.3 411 .208 .583 349 .591 62 .533 .716 131 .600 6 4 0
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 97.1 2.03 8.3 372 .183 .527 202 .595 170 .443 .580 131 .501 11 2 2
TOTAL 2.89 8.9 .210 .613 .580 .571 67 30 10

Astros Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.13 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.40 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.13 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 49. Heasley 58. Barlow 45. Clarke 65. Coleman 74. Cuas 24. Garrett* 37. Kowar 41. Mills 38. Payamps
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
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 5/.400 ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/4.000
44. Álvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500 2/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/5.000 ··· 1/ 2/1.500
16. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
14. Dubon G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 5/.600 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 3/.666 2/1.000
38. Lee G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500
13. Matijevic* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
3. Pena G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.667 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 2/1.000

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 276 .280 .366 .539 .905 213 .853 63 1.072 1.071 106 .979 6 1 16 6
44. Álvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 288 .310 .406 .645 1.051 188 1.166 100 .828 .949 86 1.136 0 1 23 2
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 317 .239 .353 .402 .755 212 .848 105 .573 .884 100 .824 0 0 9 4
16. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 151 .213 .265 .291 .556 113 .478 38 .801 .515 41 .404 0 1 3 1
14. Dubon G ·  S ·  vP 113 .223 .259 .350 .608 70 .459 43 .838 .766 36 .699 1 3 3 0
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 283 .225 .279 .393 .672 196 .654 87 .713 .578 93 .765 3 0 7 4
38. Lee G ·  S ·  vP 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 .000 1 .000 .000 2 .000 0 0 0 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 198 .151 .219 .302 .521 139 .495 59 .583 .574 59 .662 0 0 7 1
13. Matijevic* G ·  S ·  vP 25 .167 .200 .500 .700 23 .763 2 .000 .901 20 .882 0 0 2 0
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 188 .232 .309 .429 .737 135 .656 53 .940 .791 41 .866 1 2 8 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 29 .276 .276 .414 .690 22 .727 7 .571 1.091 29 .690 0 0 1 0
3. Pena G ·  S ·  vP 239 .279 .328 .479 .807 174 .768 65 .910 .878 53 .821 6 0 11 11
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 295 .258 .353 .492 .845 199 .838 96 .857 .722 97 .931 14 2 16 1
TOTAL .240 .318 .426 .744 .746 .740 .767 .809 40 12 113 38

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 45.0 5.20 7.0 201 .257 .816 97 .634 104 .978 .857 84 .745 8 1 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·o··o·X··X 36.0 2.25 9.0 144 .203 .615 81 .600 63 .632 .505 54 .618 4 2 0
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X······ 43.1 7.06 7.7 206 .309 .882 153 .754 53 1.272 .868 115 .790 7 4 0
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·XX··X··Xo 34.1 4.46 8.1 145 .277 .756 86 .693 59 .849 .759 62 .613 5 0 0
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X··XX··X 32.1 3.62 9.7 144 .188 .677 90 .728 54 .592 .673 48 .718 4 0 1
74. Cuas G ·  S ·  vP ·ooo··o···o··o 13.2 1.98 6.6 57 .208 .634 40 .468 17 1.108 .792 47 .707 1 1 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ··o··oX··o··Xo 20.0 5.85 9.9 87 .159 .551 53 .767 34 .243 .428 32 .829 0 4 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 63.2 4.38 4.5 268 .268 .714 153 .721 115 .704 .850 45 .479 8 4 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 85.0 4.24 5.9 359 .261 .723 195 .705 164 .746 .721 107 .823 10 3 2
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·o·····X······ 7.2 8.22 10.6 38 .382 1.006 23 .963 15 1.072 .000 17 .437 0 0 0
41. Mills G ·  S ·  vP ··o··········· 9.2 3.72 7.4 37 .161 .528 28 .422 9 .778 .667 3 .000 0 0 1
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 27.1 2.96 6.9 121 .262 .741 83 .650 38 .944 .980 28 .756 2 0 1
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 58.2 4.30 8.9 243 .257 .739 126 .663 117 .825 .718 121 .783 10 0 1
TOTAL 4.90 7.5 .265 .763 .768 .742 82 32 11

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