Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, May 21, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Minnesota Twins
Record 23-16
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 39
On This Date 49-60
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 20-10
Home 13-8
Away 10-8
Extra Innings 1-1
vs. RHP 13-12
vs. LHP 10-4
1-Run Games 7-4
vs. East 6-5
vs. Central 10-3
vs. West 7-6
Inter-League 0-2

MIN Last 10 Games

Joe Ryan (#41, 26, RHP, 4-2, 2.39)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 14-24
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 38
On This Date 19-26
Standing 4th (8.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 11-19
Home 8-13
Away 6-11
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 11-16
vs. LHP 3-8
1-Run Games 4-5
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 9-10
vs. West 1-5
Inter-League 3-4

KCR Last 10 Games

Brad Keller (#56, 26, RHP, 1-3, 2.89)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 19, 2022@KCR4 MIN3
Wed, Apr 20, 2022@KCR2 MIN0
Thu, Apr 21, 2022 MIN1@KCR0
Fri, May 20, 2022 MIN6@KCR4
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, May 22, 2022MIN@KCR2:10pm
Thu, May 26, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Fri, May 27, 2022KCR@MIN8:10pm
Sat, May 28, 2022KCR@MIN2:10pm
Sun, May 29, 2022KCR@MIN2:10pm
Mon, Aug 15, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Tue, Aug 16, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Wed, Aug 17, 2022KCR@MIN1:10pm
Tue, Sep 13, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Wed, Sep 14, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Thu, Sep 15, 2022KCR@MIN7:40pm
Tue, Sep 20, 2022MIN@KCR8:10pm
Wed, Sep 21, 2022MIN@KCR8:10pm
Thu, Sep 22, 2022MIN@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.15 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.87 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.15 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.87 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Keller 58. Barlow 45. Clarke 65. Coleman 24. Garrett* 60. Griffin* 38. Payamps 46. Peacock 40. Snider 67. Speier* 63. Staumont
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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.292 5/.800 1/.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 5/1.200 6/.167
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.542 5/.600 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/5.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
67. Celestino G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 2/2.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.833
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.650 4/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 4/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.357 8/.750 ··· 2/.500 6/.533 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/ 4/.000 3/.333
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.767 7/.858 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· 4/1.167 6/.167
24. Sanchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
15. Urshela G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 2/1.000 2/ 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 116 .313 .414 .394 .808 89 .903 27 .505 .726 72 .797 2 1 1 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 110 .235 .318 .622 .941 74 .843 36 1.142 .720 80 .925 1 0 11 0
67. Celestino G ·  S ·  vP 67 .350 .409 .417 .826 35 .866 32 .780 .857 57 .890 0 1 0 0
4. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 113 .265 .336 .382 .719 70 .654 43 .828 .766 58 .858 0 0 2 3
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 34 .250 .353 .571 .924 10 .311 24 1.206 1.061 22 1.142 0 0 3 0
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 78 .247 .286 .301 .587 65 .583 13 .606 .744 56 .532 1 2 0 0
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 97 .207 .289 .368 .656 67 .662 30 .641 .627 60 .798 0 0 3 0
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 141 .252 .355 .420 .775 91 .766 50 .790 .747 90 .878 1 1 5 1
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 60 .123 .167 .228 .395 41 .300 19 .599 .361 60 .395 0 0 1 1
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 163 .229 .331 .371 .703 102 .779 61 .582 .619 109 .699 2 2 4 1
24. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP 116 .229 .302 .457 .759 83 .851 33 .535 .861 76 .816 1 0 4 1
15. Urshela G ·  S ·  vP 127 .225 .291 .324 .616 77 .561 50 .698 .439 83 .601 0 0 3 2
TOTAL .240 .320 .391 .711 .699 .735 .710 .760 9 7 40 18

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 43.2 2.89 5.2 171 .217 .611 89 .565 82 .663 .515 103 .670 5 2 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ···o·XX·o·o··X 18.1 1.47 7.9 68 .175 .553 46 .527 22 .606 .571 43 .540 2 0 0
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··oX··o 14.2 2.45 6.8 61 .271 .669 39 .781 22 .470 .538 44 .771 2 0 0
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ·XX··X··X··X·X 15.2 4.02 12.1 72 .161 .704 45 .878 27 .433 .709 53 .832 3 0 1
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o·X··X·oX· 12.1 3.65 10.2 49 .079 .365 33 .453 16 .188 .543 37 .431 0 4 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 44.0 3.48 3.7 183 .283 .670 111 .753 72 .543 .627 120 .697 2 3 0
60. Griffin* G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 1.0 .00 .0 3 .000 .000 2 .000 1 .000 .000 3 .000 0 0 0
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 8.1 4.32 2.2 41 .250 .734 22 .892 19 .566 .737 41 .734 0 1 0
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······X 33.2 4.01 8.3 149 .240 .702 137 .732 12 .350 .640 104 .607 4 2 1
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·····X··X 18.1 1.47 7.4 74 .250 .621 57 .718 17 .301 .551 60 .611 0 0 1
46. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 4.0 4.50 6.8 18 .200 .733 10 .856 8 .542 .200 5 .200 1 0 0
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ···oX·o··oX··X 15.1 4.70 7.0 62 .286 .748 45 .744 17 .761 .586 44 .896 1 0 0
67. Speier* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o··X·X··o 13.1 2.70 6.1 49 .224 .571 35 .543 14 .643 .500 35 .686 2 0 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ···XX·X·Xo·X·· 15.2 3.45 12.6 69 .233 .669 39 .925 30 .348 .604 44 .736 1 2 0
TOTAL 4.53 7.0 .258 .725 .699 .740 35 20 7
KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.61 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.56 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.61 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.56 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Ryan 99. Cano 21. Duffey 59. Duran 65. Jax 12. Pagan 38. Smith 61. Stashak 56. Thielbar* 74. Winder
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
16. Benintendi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 5/1.850 6/.833 5/.000 2/.500 5/1.067 ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 8/.821 1/.000 8/.411 1/.000 3/.000 6/.000 2/1.500 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 4/.000 ··· 7/.829 2/.000 2/.000 3/.000 3/.000 ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 13/.847 2/.000 8/.125 5/.400 6/.334 5/1.000 2/.000 ···
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 30/.600 ··· 8/.125 2/.500 8/.625 2/.000 13/.658 ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .302 .361 .396 .757 109 .812 46 .630 .770 108 .687 0 0 2 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 137 .279 .321 .457 .779 96 .786 41 .755 .785 95 .780 1 2 4 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 48 .283 .292 .348 .639 33 .815 15 .267 .679 47 .653 1 1 0 0
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 134 .220 .308 .263 .571 99 .595 35 .504 .751 93 .490 3 0 0 4
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 46 .286 .348 .500 .848 31 .587 15 1.333 1.065 46 .848 0 0 2 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 169 .206 .243 .277 .520 121 .457 48 .680 .514 119 .614 6 0 2 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 40 .167 .225 .250 .475 33 .542 7 .143 .301 36 .531 0 0 1 0
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 46 .256 .304 .535 .839 21 .905 25 .775 .640 46 .839 0 0 2 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 5 .000 .200 .000 .200 2 .000 3 .333 .000 5 .200 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 105 .128 .286 .233 .518 81 .483 24 .638 .432 67 .643 0 0 2 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 150 .221 .267 .400 .667 111 .777 39 .348 .720 104 .756 6 2 4 3
TOTAL .233 .294 .354 .649 .647 .652 .647 .675 24 7 27 16

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Ryan G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 37.2 2.39 8.6 149 .179 .560 85 .491 64 .656 .599 89 .557 3 2 1
17. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 26.1 4.10 8.2 116 .228 .784 67 .762 49 .815 .768 82 .841 6 1 0
37. Bundy G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 28.0 5.14 8.0 120 .268 .755 62 .745 58 .765 .939 81 .924 4 3 0
99. Cano G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X····X··· 5.1 6.75 8.4 23 .286 .781 15 .481 8 1.375 .671 23 .781 1 0 0
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X·o·X···o 15.1 4.11 8.2 61 .276 .846 36 .622 25 1.179 1.225 40 .696 3 0 1
59. Duran G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···oo····· 19.1 2.79 13.5 74 .176 .612 42 .615 32 .603 .823 45 .493 4 0 0
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 20.2 3.48 10.9 87 .218 .683 53 .753 34 .579 .691 60 .633 3 3 0
65. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··X····· 18.1 2.95 10.3 75 .239 .738 46 .733 29 .745 .703 52 .699 2 1 0
12. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ·X····ooX····X 12.2 2.13 11.4 59 .204 .808 37 1.005 22 .490 .694 38 .931 3 0 0
31. Smeltzer* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 10.1 1.74 1.7 39 .229 .596 28 .458 11 .909 .689 39 .596 0 0 0
38. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ······ooo····o 12.1 .00 6.6 45 .186 .432 29 .310 16 .661 .481 26 .385 0 1 0
61. Stashak G ·  S ·  vP ···o··o···X··X 15.1 4.11 8.2 62 .262 .652 38 .589 24 .750 .579 51 .667 1 0 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·oo·X·o·X 14.1 6.28 11.9 61 .222 .608 37 .724 24 .397 .692 41 .456 1 1 0
74. Winder G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 29.1 3.68 7.1 122 .245 .712 74 .796 48 .571 .748 96 .733 4 6 1
TOTAL 3.37 8.7 .232 .683 .720 .679 41 22 3

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