Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals, at Minute Maid Park, September 22, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 51-102
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 153
On This Date 26-25
Standing 5th (30.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 12-18
Home 31-47
Away 20-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 39-76
vs. LHP 12-26
1-Run Games 19-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 20-29
vs. West 8-20
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Cole Ragans (#55, 25, LHP, 6-4, 3.33)

Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Houston Astros
Record 85-68
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 153
On This Date 25-34
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 39-39
Away 46-29
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 58-48
vs. LHP 27-20
1-Run Games 18-19
vs. East 16-17
vs. Central 14-14
vs. West 30-19
Inter-League 25-18

HOU Last 10 Games

Framber Valdez (#59, 29, LHP, 12-10, 3.20)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Sep 15, 2023@KCR4 HOU2
Sat, Sep 16, 2023@KCR10 HOU8
Sun, Sep 17, 2023 HOU7@KCR1
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, Sep 23, 2023KCR@HOU7:10pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023KCR@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.15 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.38 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.15 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.38 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 59. Valdez* 52. Abreu 31. Graveman 60. Kuhnel 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 55. Pressly 62. Sousa* 65. Urquidy
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
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
79. Cropley G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.819 2/1.000 3/3.333 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 6/.334
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/1.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 2/.500 8/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 2/2.000 3/.666 ··· 1/2.000 3/.666
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 1/.000 4/.000 ··· 3/1.333 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· 1/5.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.250 ··· 1/3.000 1/2.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 2/.500 5/.200 1/.000 1/ 1/ ··· ··· ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 1/.000 5/.400 1/.000 2/ 3/.666 2/.500 ··· ··· 3/1.666

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 128 .226 .299 .400 .699 87 .634 41 .841 .708 29 .511 22 5 2 0
79. Cropley G ·  S ·  vP 4 .333 .250 .333 .583 3 .833 1 .000 4 .583 0 0 0 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .299 .309 .609 94 .517 103 .695 .452 17 .426 1 0 1 10
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 484 .275 .325 .367 .692 374 .654 110 .816 .595 99 .646 22 6 4 8
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 295 .232 .272 .377 .649 240 .607 55 .838 .699 49 .658 7 1 5 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 47 .372 .426 .535 .960 30 .782 17 1.303 .857 47 .960 1 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 436 .225 .271 .376 .648 351 .657 85 .606 .617 76 .708 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 577 .234 .315 .396 .712 436 .751 141 .596 .679 83 .818 6 3 15 9
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 358 .264 .318 .444 .762 240 .755 118 .777 .748 50 1.151 10 5 10 3
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 18 .250 .333 .500 .833 14 .857 4 .750 1.100 18 .833 0 0 1 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 324 .228 .309 .358 .667 246 .642 78 .742 .657 25 .287 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 150 .244 .313 .622 .936 103 1.025 47 .744 .421 82 .989 0 0 15 1
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 317 .237 .309 .392 .701 234 .733 83 .613 .558 73 .733 15 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 655 .278 .320 .494 .814 514 .801 141 .860 .760 104 .747 48 11 29 11
TOTAL .244 .303 .397 .700 .696 .709 .657 .738 156 40 152 77

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 188.2 3.20 8.7 759 .227 .645 629 .638 130 .680 .620 131 .536 18 16 1
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o···o···o 67.1 1.87 12.2 269 .179 .568 136 .527 133 .612 .544 29 .321 6 4 1
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 151.2 4.87 10.3 645 .260 .769 340 .794 305 .741 .771 106 .748 22 16 7
68. France G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 131.1 3.84 6.6 560 .259 .734 293 .804 267 .658 .781 94 .814 19 8 0
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o·X·····o 64.0 3.23 9.0 272 .208 .689 170 .707 102 .654 .665 36 .780 9 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 151.1 4.64 8.9 645 .238 .750 293 .651 352 .833 .706 106 .783 25 21 3
60. Kuhnel G ·  S ·  vP ······X···o·X· 13.0 5.54 2.1 58 .308 .860 30 .729 28 1.006 .739 29 .584 2 2 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ···o··oX···o·o 62.1 3.18 10.1 261 .212 .653 127 .452 134 .856 .667 40 .786 6 3 1
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ····X·oX·o·X·X 64.1 5.04 10.4 281 .273 .834 139 .888 142 .778 .865 42 .728 11 11 2
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X··o···o 62.2 1.87 10.2 253 .183 .593 148 .641 105 .525 .667 39 .377 7 7 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X····X···X 62.0 3.77 10.3 252 .223 .627 120 .596 132 .653 .642 34 .978 8 0 0
62. Sousa* G ·  S ·  vP ···X···o······ 4.2 7.71 11.6 20 .278 .794 13 1.098 7 .286 .839 6 .000 1 0 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 54.0 6.17 6.8 243 .288 .852 152 .900 91 .769 .918 53 .994 11 11 2
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 149.1 3.44 7.9 622 .234 .676 344 .731 278 .608 .662 131 .765 18 10 2
TOTAL 4.01 9.0 .244 .732 .745 .725 195 116 28
HOU Batters vs KCR Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.16 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.16 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Ragans* 45. Clarke 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 37. Kowar 67. Marsh 66. McArthur 40. Snider 61. Zerpa*
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
79. Abreu G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 1/5.000 2/1.000 9/1.158 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 2/.000
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 ··· 6/2.333 4/1.750 3/.666 ··· ··· 3/2.334 1/.000
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.833 1/.000 5/.600 5/1.350 3/2.667 ··· ··· 2/.500 2/1.500
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.667 ··· 3/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/.000
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.583 2/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
14. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.333 6/.500 4/2.417 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ···
16. Kessinger G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 2/2.000 4/.833 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.819 1/.000 7/.453 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000
28. Singleton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.222 2/.000 5/1.600 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/1.334 2/.500

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
79. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP 557 .233 .293 .368 .660 383 .628 174 .732 .625 88 .807 0 1 16 5
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 368 .312 .397 .545 .942 260 .991 108 .824 .785 108 1.003 13 2 17 4
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 456 .293 .410 .579 .989 292 1.051 164 .882 .859 110 1.158 0 0 28 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 44 .262 .273 .429 .701 32 .734 12 .606 .802 44 .701 0 0 2 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 683 .266 .367 .445 .813 473 .870 210 .684 .785 112 .947 3 0 24 14
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 363 .287 .311 .553 .864 260 .961 103 .620 .999 61 .969 0 0 23 5
14. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 469 .282 .313 .412 .726 354 .678 115 .874 .652 57 1.033 7 2 9 7
16. Kessinger G ·  S ·  vP 44 .205 .295 .333 .629 32 .535 12 .833 .577 3 .667 0 1 1 1
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 385 .191 .260 .346 .606 288 .528 97 .835 .656 59 .816 0 0 14 7
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 425 .281 .361 .495 .856 290 .777 135 1.020 .866 82 .681 19 5 20 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 339 .228 .298 .384 .682 260 .652 79 .785 .619 22 .468 5 2 10 4
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 598 .262 .323 .385 .708 427 .650 171 .849 .689 104 .825 11 8 10 14
28. Singleton* G ·  S ·  vP 102 .169 .275 .270 .544 76 .416 26 .930 .653 20 .563 0 0 2 1
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 635 .282 .367 .509 .876 407 .841 228 .937 .784 101 .792 28 5 28 2
TOTAL .259 .332 .437 .769 .752 .808 .736 .879 102 29 211 75

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 83.2 3.33 10.8 340 .205 .587 259 .573 81 .630 .523 93 .419 6 3 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ···X··oX··X·o· 55.2 5.66 10.2 250 .301 .864 124 .735 126 .993 .849 32 .951 10 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···X 8.2 4.15 11.4 42 .206 .798 21 .607 21 1.010 .417 42 .798 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ····XX···o···· 49.0 6.06 8.3 226 .307 .851 160 .821 66 .931 .744 45 .854 6 10 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 132.1 5.37 6.1 558 .289 .801 302 .688 256 .933 .839 82 .885 25 2 1
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ···X··Xo··X··· 66.2 5.13 10.1 283 .227 .714 142 .820 141 .605 .623 34 1.405 9 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ····oo····X·X· 25.2 4.91 9.8 120 .262 .745 71 .750 49 .739 .888 49 .690 2 5 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 166.2 6.43 6.1 706 .261 .823 364 .818 342 .827 .882 118 .882 38 8 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 64.2 5.71 10.2 298 .267 .910 145 .884 153 .935 .879 95 .877 15 11 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ···XX·o··o···X 17.2 6.11 7.6 69 .250 .744 38 .570 31 .965 .229 32 .096 2 0 0
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ···o··Xo··o·X· 17.0 4.24 3.7 76 .288 .823 43 .770 33 .894 .776 51 .812 2 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··o··X 37.1 4.82 7.0 159 .272 .777 114 .889 45 .500 1.132 82 .661 6 1 1
TOTAL 5.19 8.1 .263 .779 .775 .806 196 101 26

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