Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City Royals, at Wrigley Field, August 19, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 40-84
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 124
On This Date 23-29
Standing 5th (24.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 13-17
Home 23-40
Away 17-44
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 30-62
vs. LHP 10-22
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 6-18
vs. Central 13-27
vs. West 5-14
Inter-League 16-25

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 26, RHP, 8-8, 4.91)

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Chicago Cubs
Record 62-59
Manager David Ross
Game # 121
On This Date 64-64
Standing 3rd (3.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 19-11
Home 33-30
Away 29-29
Extra Innings 2-2
vs. RHP 42-40
vs. LHP 20-19
1-Run Games 14-15
vs. East 11-17
vs. Central 21-14
vs. West 9-8
Inter-League 21-20

CHC Last 10 Games

Justin Steele (#35, 27, LHP, 13-3, 2.79)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Aug 18, 2023 KCR4@CHC3
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Aug 20, 2023KCR@CHC2:20pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs CHC Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CHC Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.02 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.50 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.02 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.50 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Steele* 73. Alzolay 74. Cuas 32. Fulmer 38. Leiter 66. Merryweather 48. Palencia 59. Rucker 11. Smyly* 19. Wesneski
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
27. Beaty* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.250 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 4/.500 2/2.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 4/.750 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 28/.916 ··· ··· ··· ··· 10/.500 ···
Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Beaty* G ·  S ·  vP 40 .278 .350 .361 .711 37 .772 3 .000 .655 29 .691 0 0 0 0
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 87 .250 .302 .425 .727 58 .694 29 .792 .604 29 .706 15 4 0 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 171 .269 .327 .333 .661 83 .546 88 .772 .521 43 .608 0 0 1 9
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 187 .299 .333 .511 .845 138 .859 49 .806 1.009 66 .946 0 0 9 7
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 370 .284 .328 .379 .707 283 .670 87 .821 .638 105 .705 18 4 4 6
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 234 .234 .262 .374 .636 191 .596 43 .817 .632 77 .714 6 1 4 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 339 .225 .275 .363 .638 274 .638 65 .639 .627 96 .733 5 1 10 1
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 474 .235 .306 .392 .698 355 .721 119 .631 .743 97 .921 6 3 12 8
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 454 .254 .295 .434 .729 334 .788 120 .561 .676 97 .759 0 0 19 1
Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 58 .184 .281 .245 .526 32 .393 26 .701 .417 17 .732 7 0 0 1
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 58 .273 .310 .691 1.001 36 1.242 22 .610 .333 26 1.077 0 0 7 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 228 .237 .298 .401 .699 167 .728 61 .624 .519 75 .737 8 4 7 2
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 529 .278 .318 .501 .819 412 .811 117 .847 .737 108 1.168 34 9 24 8
TOTAL .244 .300 .395 .696 .696 .694 .661 .809 118 32 121 59

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Steele* G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 126.0 2.79 8.6 523 .248 .666 422 .646 101 .748 .663 100 .824 10 4 4
73. Alzolay G ·  S ·  vP ····X··oX··o·o 53.2 2.52 9.7 207 .223 .599 127 .555 80 .665 .551 43 .566 4 2 2
72. Assad G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 66.2 3.10 6.6 271 .229 .687 152 .656 119 .726 .769 93 .533 7 4 0
74. Cuas G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X···o··X··X 48.1 3.91 10.6 222 .270 .797 130 .829 92 .748 .835 47 .847 6 3 1
32. Fulmer G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···oo····X 54.1 3.98 10.1 221 .224 .703 137 .586 84 .893 .704 47 .679 7 1 2
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 92.1 4.00 5.9 383 .250 .683 186 .731 197 .636 .816 122 .746 11 15 1
38. Leiter G ·  S ·  vP ···oo··o··o··o 52.1 2.75 11.7 211 .168 .565 68 .789 143 .465 .601 47 .413 5 6 0
66. Merryweather G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X··oo·· 53.1 3.54 12.0 231 .243 .670 135 .636 96 .717 .821 44 .561 6 4 1
48. Palencia G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 12.0 5.25 8.2 50 .214 .792 24 .762 26 .822 .950 28 .738 2 0 0
59. Rucker G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 39.1 5.03 8.9 171 .262 .788 92 .809 79 .764 .833 6 .167 6 0 1
11. Smyly* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··X·····X· 120.2 4.92 8.4 525 .265 .809 405 .765 120 .957 .811 92 .920 23 12 4
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 110.0 5.56 7.7 474 .274 .786 226 .675 248 .891 .892 139 .718 18 11 2
19. Wesneski G ·  S ·  vP ······X···o··· 69.2 4.65 7.5 295 .243 .775 165 .572 130 1.032 .679 41 .765 17 1 2
TOTAL 4.18 8.4 .245 .715 .726 .733 136 85 21
CHC Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CHC Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Cubs Batters (5.02 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.33 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.02 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.33 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 45. Clarke 65. Coleman 53. Cox* 41. Davidson* 54. Hearn* 43. Hernández 37. Kowar 67. Marsh 58. McMillon
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
6. Amaya G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
18. Barnhart* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 1/.000 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
24. Bellinger* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 11/.973 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
9. Candelario# G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.921 2/.500 4/.833 1/ 1/.000 3/.000 6/1.500 1/.000 ··· ···
15. Gomes G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/3.334 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/ 4/1.750 ··· ··· ···
2. Hoerner G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· 2/2.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
1. Madrigal G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
5. Morel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
27. Suzuki G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Swanson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/1.667 ··· ··· ··· ···
40. Tauchman* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
16. Wisdom G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· ··· ···

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
6. Amaya G ·  S ·  vP 115 .245 .368 .383 .751 58 .786 57 .718 .810 26 .593 0 0 3 1
18. Barnhart* G ·  S ·  vP 123 .202 .285 .257 .541 106 .508 17 .753 .439 9 .444 1 0 1 2
24. Bellinger* G ·  S ·  vP 380 .323 .374 .545 .919 249 .897 131 .962 .931 102 .937 17 3 18 1
9. Candelario# G ·  S ·  vP 475 .274 .359 .490 .849 336 .893 139 .742 .858 94 .995 8 1 17 8
15. Gomes G ·  S ·  vP 300 .269 .310 .433 .743 189 .674 111 .858 .736 76 .781 1 0 9 5
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 513 .240 .363 .402 .765 373 .797 140 .682 .754 103 .823 9 2 14 1
2. Hoerner G ·  S ·  vP 516 .284 .345 .405 .750 376 .755 140 .738 .797 106 .956 30 5 9 7
1. Madrigal G ·  S ·  vP 214 .269 .329 .363 .691 143 .692 71 .688 .744 47 .661 8 2 2 4
5. Morel G ·  S ·  vP 318 .256 .325 .509 .834 244 .869 74 .718 .806 91 .756 4 2 19 3
27. Suzuki G ·  S ·  vP 412 .255 .330 .409 .739 289 .743 123 .731 .657 77 .742 5 6 11 2
7. Swanson G ·  S ·  vP 464 .251 .334 .438 .772 344 .766 120 .788 .817 97 .845 4 1 18 5
40. Tauchman* G ·  S ·  vP 270 .272 .372 .421 .793 225 .800 45 .758 .880 81 .868 5 1 7 3
16. Wisdom G ·  S ·  vP 263 .199 .290 .498 .788 157 .855 106 .693 .786 26 .853 4 2 20 12
TOTAL .255 .332 .419 .751 .752 .748 .771 .824 102 24 147 64

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 135.2 4.91 7.7 582 .262 .750 231 .783 351 .727 .834 126 .455 13 6 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 46.2 5.79 9.6 210 .306 .866 101 .799 109 .929 .853 24 .798 8 0 3
65. Coleman G ·  S ·  vP ·X·Xo··oX··o·· 18.1 7.85 10.3 94 .250 .808 58 .703 36 .986 .935 44 .765 2 4 0
53. Cox* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o·X···X···· 31.1 3.73 7.5 127 .190 .593 79 .613 48 .560 .622 40 .631 1 3 1
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ···oX···o··o·· 36.2 6.63 8.6 172 .333 .884 125 .928 47 .765 .797 24 .985 3 6 0
54. Hearn* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X··X·X···· 10.2 12.66 9.3 55 .319 .971 35 1.176 20 .550 1.110 21 1.300 3 3 0
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo··X·Xo···X· 59.1 4.40 10.9 243 .209 .639 119 .793 124 .491 .601 51 .911 7 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 13.0 5.54 11.8 64 .291 .809 43 .851 21 .722 .955 5 .650 1 2 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 131.1 6.30 6.2 559 .262 .817 276 .803 283 .831 .863 125 .987 28 7 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 38.0 5.68 9.7 178 .270 .935 84 .925 94 .944 .972 87 .911 10 9 1
58. McMillon G ·  S ·  vP ··o··········· 1.0 9.00 18.0 4 .250 1.250 3 .000 1 5.000 4 1.250 1 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 53.0 4.08 10.2 227 .246 .693 163 .680 64 .725 .613 101 .685 5 3 2
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X··o·· 13.1 6.08 6.1 61 .309 .850 42 .996 19 .541 1.171 61 .850 2 0 1
TOTAL 5.18 8.1 .264 .776 .771 .811 152 84 24

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