Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals, at Target Field, May 26, 2022 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Kansas City Royals
Record 14-28
Manager Mike Matheny
Game # 42
On This Date 25-21
Standing 5th (12.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 6-14
Last 30 9-21
Home 8-15
Away 6-13
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 11-20
vs. LHP 3-8
1-Run Games 4-6
vs. East 1-5
vs. Central 9-12
vs. West 1-5
Inter-League 3-6

KCR Last 10 Games

Daniel Lynch (#52, 25, LHP, 2-3, 4.01)

Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2022 Minnesota Twins
Record 27-17
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 44
On This Date 58-41
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 21-9
Home 15-9
Away 12-8
Extra Innings 1-2
vs. RHP 17-13
vs. LHP 10-4
1-Run Games 9-4
vs. East 6-5
vs. Central 14-4
vs. West 7-6
Inter-League 0-2

MIN Last 10 Games

Devin Smeltzer (#31, 26, LHP, 1-0, 1.74)

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
Sat, May 21, 2022 MIN9@KCR2
Sun, May 22, 2022 MIN7@KCR6
DateAwayHomeTime
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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KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.71 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.52 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.71 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (3.52 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 31. Smeltzer* 99. Cano 21. Duffey 59. Duran 65. Jax 58. Megill 12. Pagan 38. Smith 56. Thielbar*
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 3/.666 1/2.000 2/1.000 3/.000 5/1.850 1/2.000 6/.833 5/.000 6/1.167
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Dozier G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 1/3.000 8/.821 2/.000 8/.411 1/.000 1/.000 4/.000 2/1.500
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000
8. Lopez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.750 ··· 5/.000 ··· 7/.829 1/.000 2/.000 2/.000 4/.000
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.350 1/ 13/.847 3/.000 8/.125 1/.000 5/.400 6/.334 3/.000
66. O'Hearn* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
26. Rivera G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/ 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/5.000 ··· 1/5.000
48. Rivero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
41. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.930 1/3.000 31/.579 ··· 8/.125 ··· 2/.500 9/.889 13/.658
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 3/1.000 1/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
16. Benintendi* G ·  S ·  vP 173 .327 .393 .425 .818 124 .870 49 .688 .756 111 .778 0 0 2 0
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 7 .286 .286 .286 .571 4 .000 3 1.333 .500 7 .571 0 0 0 0
17. Dozier G ·  S ·  vP 155 .266 .323 .455 .777 114 .784 41 .755 .803 94 .798 1 2 5 1
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 61 .276 .295 .345 .640 44 .803 17 .235 .590 60 .651 2 1 0 1
8. Lopez* G ·  S ·  vP 151 .207 .287 .244 .531 112 .560 39 .451 .338 95 .438 3 0 0 4
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 63 .259 .317 .483 .800 48 .620 15 1.333 .785 63 .800 0 0 3 2
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 188 .221 .261 .314 .575 137 .551 51 .638 .623 118 .719 7 1 3 0
66. O'Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP 45 .171 .222 .244 .466 37 .537 8 .125 .593 37 .502 0 0 1 0
26. Rivera G ·  S ·  vP 59 .222 .288 .500 .788 33 .662 26 .955 .930 59 .788 0 0 3 2
48. Rivero G ·  S ·  vP 8 .000 .125 .000 .125 5 .000 3 .333 .500 8 .125 0 0 0 0
41. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 122 .167 .303 .275 .578 98 .563 24 .638 .684 65 .662 0 0 2 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 163 .222 .264 .405 .669 124 .768 39 .348 .656 98 .763 6 2 5 3
TOTAL .235 .297 .361 .658 .658 .657 .673 .694 26 8 32 17

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
31. Smeltzer* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 10.1 1.74 1.7 39 .229 .596 28 .458 11 .909 .498 39 .596 0 0 0
17. Archer G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 30.1 3.86 8.3 134 .224 .761 79 .751 55 .774 .751 85 .781 6 1 0
37. Bundy G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······X···· 33.2 4.54 8.3 143 .261 .734 77 .621 66 .865 .459 85 .948 5 4 0
99. Cano G ·  S ·  vP ····X···X·X··· 5.2 14.29 7.9 30 .385 1.049 18 .722 12 1.500 .900 30 1.049 1 0 0
21. Duffey G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o·X···X·o· 17.1 3.63 8.3 68 .246 .756 38 .589 30 .974 .515 43 .598 3 0 1
59. Duran G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X·X···oo 21.1 2.53 13.1 81 .176 .599 46 .605 35 .586 .395 46 .464 4 0 0
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 27.2 2.60 11.4 113 .204 .614 67 .750 46 .424 .582 86 .559 3 3 0
65. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··X···X··X 21.0 3.43 9.4 88 .244 .778 55 .856 33 .648 .819 62 .802 3 1 0
58. Megill G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X········· 2.2 3.38 10.1 11 .182 .636 6 .000 5 1.400 1.250 11 .636 1 1 0
16. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 24.2 2.55 7.3 101 .237 .621 57 .508 44 .771 .758 37 .589 2 0 0
12. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X··X····ooX 15.2 2.30 12.1 71 .200 .791 46 .870 25 .649 .822 45 .786 4 0 0
38. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ·o·X·X·····ooo 14.2 .61 6.8 55 .226 .538 35 .457 20 .683 .548 29 .621 0 1 0
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·X···X·oo· 17.0 5.82 10.6 74 .219 .652 47 .782 27 .392 .525 46 .532 2 1 0
TOTAL 3.31 8.8 .230 .679 .655 .688 46 24 3
MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.25 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.19 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.25 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.19 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Lynch* 58. Barlow 57. Bolanos 45. Clarke 24. Garrett* 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
2. Arraez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.800 ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 2/1.000 1/.000 ··· 6/1.267 7/.143
25. Buxton G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.133 5/.600 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
67. Celestino G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/ 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
4. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.781 3/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 4/.833
30. Garlick G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.167 2/5.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500
1. Gordon* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.400 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.500 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 4/.000
26. Kepler* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 8/.750 ··· 1/2.000 6/.533 2/.000 ··· 1/ 5/.000 4/1.167
13. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.250 1/2.000 1/2.000 3/.333 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Polanco# G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.804 7/.858 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 5/.900 7/.286
24. Sanchez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 5/.200 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/
15. Urshela G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 3/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/2.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
2. Arraez* G ·  S ·  vP 139 .347 .446 .415 .861 109 .944 30 .564 .907 80 .829 2 1 1 1
25. Buxton G ·  S ·  vP 128 .202 .281 .535 .816 91 .681 37 1.160 .898 79 .617 1 0 11 0
67. Celestino G ·  S ·  vP 83 .319 .395 .375 .770 50 .751 33 .799 .624 69 .866 0 1 0 0
4. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 133 .275 .346 .400 .746 87 .673 46 .888 .696 66 .989 0 0 2 3
30. Garlick G ·  S ·  vP 41 .273 .390 .636 1.027 15 .651 26 1.262 .643 24 1.389 0 0 4 0
1. Gordon* G ·  S ·  vP 89 .250 .284 .321 .606 76 .605 13 .606 .451 55 .617 1 2 0 0
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 107 .200 .283 .347 .630 76 .625 31 .641 .629 60 .554 0 0 3 0
26. Kepler* G ·  S ·  vP 164 .248 .360 .423 .783 109 .805 55 .736 .783 95 .699 2 1 6 1
13. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 85 .295 .341 .449 .790 59 .688 26 1.027 1.057 43 .872 0 0 1 0
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 66 .143 .182 .254 .436 47 .370 19 .599 .552 66 .436 0 0 1 1
11. Polanco# G ·  S ·  vP 177 .232 .333 .364 .698 114 .773 63 .568 .760 105 .752 2 2 4 2
24. Sanchez G ·  S ·  vP 135 .208 .281 .417 .698 98 .787 37 .475 .569 95 .718 1 0 4 1
15. Urshela G ·  S ·  vP 144 .254 .319 .349 .669 92 .608 52 .772 .811 87 .638 0 0 3 3
TOTAL .243 .323 .389 .712 .697 .744 .699 .734 10 7 43 20

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 33.2 4.01 8.3 149 .240 .702 137 .732 12 .350 .745 81 .677 4 2 1
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ····X···o·XX·o 19.0 1.89 8.1 74 .197 .649 50 .655 24 .639 .522 41 .611 3 0 0
57. Bolanos G ·  S ·  vP ·······X····X· 16.0 2.81 6.2 71 .259 .763 45 .832 26 .641 .707 64 .744 2 0 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o···X··X·· 15.1 6.46 7.0 70 .338 .887 41 .916 29 .847 1.008 44 1.107 4 0 0
24. Garrett* G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo···X·o·X·· 13.2 4.61 10.5 55 .093 .384 34 .439 21 .297 .249 37 .494 0 4 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····X 47.2 4.53 4.3 203 .286 .717 117 .788 86 .620 .785 116 .773 4 3 0
49. Heasley G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 13.1 4.72 4.7 63 .250 .850 27 .757 36 .917 .917 63 .850 2 1 0
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 50.2 3.20 5.2 199 .217 .605 108 .550 91 .671 .741 131 .649 5 2 1
38. Payamps G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··X···· 20.2 1.31 7.4 83 .237 .605 60 .680 23 .408 .659 63 .547 0 0 1
46. Peacock G ·  S ·  vP ···o··X······· 4.1 4.15 6.2 20 .235 .762 12 .879 8 .542 .938 7 .452 1 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 19.2 1.83 8.2 76 .211 .559 44 .418 32 .761 .222 50 .433 1 0 0
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ···Xo···oX·o·· 16.1 5.51 6.6 68 .306 .771 47 .711 21 .907 .948 40 .872 1 0 0
67. Speier* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X·X··o··X 16.1 2.76 7.7 62 .217 .575 41 .618 21 .490 .618 48 .662 2 1 0
63. Staumont G ·  S ·  vP ····X···XX·X·X 16.2 4.32 13.0 76 .250 .717 42 .958 34 .435 .745 41 .820 1 2 0
TOTAL 4.91 7.1 .262 .747 .788 .761 42 21 7

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