Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, July 5, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 29-49
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 78
On This Date 26-22
Standing 5th (14.5 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 15-24
Extra Innings 3-2
vs. RHP 18-35
vs. LHP 11-14
1-Run Games 8-8
vs. East 4-9
vs. Central 13-18
vs. West 8-14
Inter-League 4-8

KCR Last 10 Games

Zack Greinke (#23, 38, RHP, 2-4, 4.38)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Houston Astros
Record 52-27
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 79
On This Date 24-32
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 9-1
Last 20 16-4
Last 30 21-9
Home 25-11
Away 27-16
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 36-19
vs. LHP 16-8
1-Run Games 15-6
vs. East 6-8
vs. Central 14-3
vs. West 24-12
Inter-League 8-4

HOU Last 10 Games

Luis Garcia (#77, 25, RHP, 6-5, 3.54)

Season Series

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

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (3.87 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.28 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.87 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.28 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 77. Garcia 52. Abreu 61. Martinez 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 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
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.500 ··· 2/1.000 3/.000 2/.000 4/.000 4/.500 6/.900
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 2/2.000 3/.000 4/1.750 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000 3/2.333
36. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.500 ··· 1/.000 7/.453 2/1.500 ··· ··· 2/.500
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 ··· 2/1.000 1/5.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.750 ··· 1/.000 6/1.250 1/.000 1/.000 7/.000 9/.555
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 ··· ··· 8/.661 ··· 1/ ··· 4/1.500
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Pasquantino* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500
2. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.600 1/.000 1/.000 6/.533 5/1.350 16/.698 3/2.000 4/.500
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/ 1/2.000 1/ ··· 1/

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 326 .314 .380 .400 .780 225 .837 101 .655 .801 110 .744 1 2 3 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 279 .259 .323 .427 .750 198 .748 81 .752 .804 79 .787 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 40 .620 3 1 2 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 253 .228 .290 .276 .567 195 .592 58 .479 .501 64 .577 5 1 0 5
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 204 .223 .314 .413 .727 149 .650 55 .933 .708 96 .662 0 1 8 4
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 350 .237 .291 .323 .614 243 .609 107 .628 .666 114 .707 14 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 67 .286 .328 .492 .820 39 .552 28 1.201 .707 29 .707 2 1 3 0
9. Pasquantino* G ·  S ·  vP 24 .176 .417 .353 .770 20 .879 4 .250 .971 24 .770 0 0 1 0
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 155 .207 .258 .386 .644 96 .523 59 .850 .760 52 .571 0 0 5 3
2. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 216 .274 .349 .400 .749 147 .778 69 .686 .603 88 .820 1 1 5 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 317 .233 .284 .435 .719 232 .763 85 .599 .657 107 .776 12 3 11 8
TOTAL .240 .306 .375 .681 .668 .711 .678 .741 46 15 65 34

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ····o····o···· 28.2 2.20 12.9 118 .229 .600 65 .610 53 .584 .567 22 .364 1 3 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 69.2 2.58 12.3 277 .175 .549 128 .445 149 .640 .495 93 .351 5 4 2
61. Martinez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·····o···· 21.2 .83 7.9 82 .125 .403 51 .400 31 .406 .363 35 .506 1 0 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·····X·X·· 33.0 3.82 9.0 145 .246 .794 77 .937 68 .634 .581 41 .889 7 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 37 .455 2 3 1
17. Odorizzi G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 35.2 4.04 6.1 150 .252 .663 76 .654 74 .673 .682 22 1.074 2 1 2
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···X··oX 27.0 .67 9.7 106 .154 .484 68 .590 38 .302 .338 33 .593 1 2 1
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ···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 2.93 8.9 .211 .616 .588 .576 69 31 11

Astros Batters (4.43 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.43 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 23. Greinke 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 27/1.022 6/.334 ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· 3/.666 2/4.000
44. Álvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/3.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· 2/1.500 2/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.611 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/5.000 ··· 1/ 2/1.500
16. Díaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.762 2/1.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
14. Dubon G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 6/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.444 3/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 4/.500 2/1.000
38. Lee G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500
13. Matijevic* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 1/.000
3. Pena G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/ ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 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 281 .278 .363 .532 .895 218 .841 63 1.072 1.043 106 .905 6 1 16 6
44. Álvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 293 .310 .410 .653 1.063 192 1.179 101 .834 .978 86 1.226 0 1 24 2
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 321 .237 .355 .398 .754 215 .842 106 .580 .879 99 .833 0 0 9 4
16. Díaz G ·  S ·  vP 152 .211 .263 .289 .552 114 .474 38 .801 .505 42 .394 0 1 3 1
14. Dubon G ·  S ·  vP 117 .224 .259 .346 .604 74 .462 43 .838 .750 40 .678 1 3 3 0
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 287 .226 .279 .391 .670 200 .651 87 .713 .575 93 .772 3 0 7 4
38. Lee G ·  S ·  vP 5 .000 .200 .000 .200 4 .250 1 .000 .200 5 .200 0 0 0 0
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 198 .151 .219 .302 .521 139 .495 59 .583 .574 56 .699 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 37 .812 1 2 8 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 33 .273 .273 .455 .727 26 .769 7 .571 1.067 33 .727 0 0 1 0
3. Pena G ·  S ·  vP 244 .278 .329 .475 .805 179 .766 65 .910 .869 54 .843 6 0 11 12
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 299 .259 .351 .490 .842 202 .827 97 .869 .718 97 .858 14 2 16 1
TOTAL .240 .319 .425 .744 .744 .743 .765 .799 40 12 114 39

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·oo·X·o··o·X·· 36.2 2.45 8.8 147 .206 .639 83 .585 64 .705 .559 57 .681 5 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 ·Xo·o·XX··X··X 35.1 4.33 8.4 149 .277 .749 90 .684 59 .849 .745 66 .606 5 0 0
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··XX·· 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·· 13.2 1.98 6.6 57 .208 .634 40 .468 17 1.108 .792 45 .692 1 1 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o··oX··o··X 20.0 6.75 9.9 90 .171 .584 54 .778 36 .319 .495 35 .902 0 4 0
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 51.0 4.76 6.7 224 .246 .769 114 .600 110 .941 .768 107 .666 8 1 1
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 ·X·o·········· 10.2 5.06 6.8 43 .171 .617 34 .554 9 .778 .754 9 .762 0 0 1
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 27.1 2.96 6.9 121 .262 .741 83 .650 38 .944 .980 20 .829 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 4.92 7.4 .264 .762 .767 .733 83 32 11

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