Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, at Kauffman Stadium, September 1, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Boston Red Sox
Record 69-65
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 134
On This Date 66-53
Standing 4th (14.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 13-17
Home 36-33
Away 33-32
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 47-49
vs. LHP 22-16
1-Run Games 17-19
vs. East 19-14
vs. Central 16-10
vs. West 14-15
Inter-League 20-26

BOS Last 10 Games

James Paxton (#65, 34, LHP, 7-4, 3.99)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 41-94
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 135
On This Date 23-30
Standing 5th (28.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 1-9
Last 20 4-16
Last 30 11-19
Home 23-43
Away 18-51
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 31-71
vs. LHP 10-23
1-Run Games 16-19
vs. East 6-18
vs. Central 13-27
vs. West 6-19
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Jordan Lyles (#24, 32, RHP, 3-15, 6.51)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Aug 07, 2023@BOS6 KCR2
Tue, Aug 08, 2023 KCR9@BOS3
Wed, Aug 09, 2023@BOS4 KCR3
Thu, Aug 10, 2023@BOS2 KCR0
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, Sep 02, 2023BOS@KCR7:10pm
Sun, Sep 03, 2023BOS@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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BOS Batters vs KCR Pitchers
BOS Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Red Sox Batters (4.96 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.96 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 24. Lyles 45. Clarke 53. Cox* 64. Cruz 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 37. Kowar 40. Snider
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
52. Abreu* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
36. Casas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.833 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/ ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.982 ··· 1/.000 ··· 7/1.143 4/2.750 1/.000 1/.000
18. Duvall G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/2.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
3. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.250 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 ··· 2/1.500
43. Rafaela G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/2.667 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/.442 12/1.060 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
2. Turner G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/1.532 5/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 ··· ···
17. Urías G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.500 5/.400 ··· ··· 3/.666 1/ ··· ···
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.683 8/.125 1/.000 ··· 4/.833 ··· 2/.000 ···
12. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
7. Yoshida* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 ··· ··· ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
52. Abreu* G ·  S ·  vP 19 .353 .421 .647 1.068 19 1.068 1.488 19 1.068 0 1 1 1
36. Casas* G ·  S ·  vP 445 .263 .366 .489 .856 361 .867 84 .806 .790 92 .928 0 0 21 5
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 542 .267 .341 .505 .847 383 .857 159 .821 .870 104 .857 2 1 29 17
18. Duvall G ·  S ·  vP 274 .276 .339 .593 .933 205 .969 69 .827 .852 92 1.122 4 0 18 0
3. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 162 .293 .331 .395 .726 145 .686 17 1.105 .678 41 .847 1 1 1 1
43. Rafaela G ·  S ·  vP 5 .400 .400 .600 1.000 2 1.000 3 1.000 5 1.000 0 0 0 0
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 218 .250 .370 .317 .687 92 .475 126 .840 .706 34 .437 7 2 1 0
10. Story G ·  S ·  vP 76 .194 .237 .306 .542 57 .488 19 .705 .323 76 .542 5 1 1 0
2. Turner G ·  S ·  vP 521 .287 .357 .488 .845 381 .805 140 .956 .830 80 .890 4 0 22 6
17. Urías G ·  S ·  vP 134 .183 .326 .303 .629 101 .621 33 .651 .758 66 .724 0 0 3 2
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 525 .277 .341 .440 .781 377 .839 148 .628 .724 100 .809 4 3 12 2
12. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 338 .248 .303 .405 .708 248 .772 90 .521 .638 64 .730 6 2 8 10
7. Yoshida* G ·  S ·  vP 495 .295 .349 .456 .805 369 .809 126 .792 .750 88 .618 8 0 13 3
TOTAL .265 .331 .438 .769 .774 .752 .724 .791 91 22 159 92

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 142.1 6.51 6.1 606 .262 .832 300 .811 306 .852 .768 127 1.011 33 7 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ··o······o·o·· 49.2 5.44 9.6 222 .299 .842 108 .744 114 .936 .858 15 .481 8 0 3
53. Cox* G ·  S ·  vP ···o·o·X······ 33.2 4.28 8.0 139 .214 .624 83 .649 56 .589 .567 31 .695 1 3 1
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· .2 54.00 13.5 9 .500 2.167 4 2.750 5 1.850 2.167 9 2.167 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ···oX·X····o·o 41.2 6.26 8.9 192 .308 .843 139 .835 53 .866 .929 44 .750 4 7 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 119.1 5.28 6.0 496 .284 .789 272 .672 224 .933 .756 52 .827 23 2 1
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ···oo····X···· 62.1 4.33 10.5 255 .209 .657 126 .802 129 .514 .719 40 1.122 8 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·X··X···o 18.1 6.38 9.8 90 .280 .827 57 .803 33 .869 .566 31 .836 2 2 0
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 49.1 5.47 10.8 227 .262 .919 113 1.009 114 .826 .884 114 .874 14 10 1
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 66.0 3.27 10.9 271 .223 .618 200 .597 71 .677 .684 120 .529 5 3 2
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 143.1 5.15 7.8 627 .276 .783 253 .799 374 .771 .698 98 .798 16 10 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o·X······ 7.2 5.87 5.9 36 .333 .917 15 .421 21 1.289 .950 11 1.064 1 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X···X··· 23.0 7.04 6.7 103 .304 .902 79 1.028 24 .511 .760 97 .940 5 0 1
TOTAL 5.23 8.2 .264 .782 .782 .856 175 91 24
KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (3.93 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.76 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (3.93 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.76 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 65. Paxton* 78. Jacques* 74. Jansen 68. Llovera 55. Martin 37. Pivetta 46. Schreiber 22. Whitlock 25. Winckowski
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. Beaty* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· 6/.533 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 3/.333 ··· ··· 2/1.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.750 1/4.000 1/.000 3/1.333
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500 8/.250 2/.000 ··· 4/.000
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500 2/.000 8/2.214 4/.917 2/.000 3/.333
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.600 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 4/.500 14/.786 5/.000 3/1.000 3/1.666
Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/1.250 ··· ··· 1/.000
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· 3/.666 9/.583 ··· 2/1.000 1/3.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Beaty* G ·  S ·  vP 64 .250 .344 .321 .665 59 .702 5 .200 .568 49 .629 0 0 0 0
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 108 .237 .308 .412 .721 74 .676 34 .820 .786 37 .720 17 5 1 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 185 .253 .308 .312 .620 90 .503 95 .734 .749 40 .466 1 0 1 9
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 212 .284 .318 .482 .800 155 .821 57 .744 .741 66 .740 0 0 9 8
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 406 .277 .323 .373 .696 314 .666 92 .797 .766 92 .606 19 5 4 6
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 261 .235 .265 .377 .642 215 .608 46 .806 .608 71 .616 6 1 5 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 378 .220 .265 .351 .617 303 .605 75 .663 .621 97 .570 6 2 10 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 514 .231 .300 .384 .683 383 .717 131 .587 .648 93 .901 6 3 12 8
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 494 .246 .289 .412 .701 363 .739 131 .590 .761 90 .633 0 0 19 1
Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 67 .207 .288 .276 .564 39 .511 28 .644 .619 19 .652 8 0 0 1
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 86 .225 .279 .563 .842 57 .949 29 .637 1.105 54 .789 0 0 8 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 263 .228 .297 .397 .693 193 .706 70 .659 .838 74 .668 10 4 8 3
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 576 .276 .317 .501 .817 452 .802 124 .873 .890 106 .981 38 9 27 9
TOTAL .240 .297 .389 .685 .683 .691 .716 .706 130 35 128 64

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
65. Paxton* G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 94.2 3.99 9.6 401 .242 .732 308 .714 93 .791 .736 119 .976 16 4 0
66. Bello G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 131.0 3.57 7.3 554 .260 .748 288 .660 266 .843 .781 123 .802 19 6 2
50. Crawford G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X·····X 103.2 4.08 8.9 425 .235 .692 215 .673 210 .714 .573 96 .769 15 5 2
89. Houck G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 76.2 4.93 8.2 326 .245 .715 164 .583 162 .848 .656 41 .864 11 3 2
78. Jacques* G ·  S ·  vP ··oo·········· 21.1 5.91 6.8 94 .337 .887 59 .714 35 1.168 1.037 16 .661 2 0 2
74. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP ··o······o··X· 42.2 2.74 10.8 175 .222 .645 91 .736 84 .549 .504 26 .484 4 10 4
68. Llovera G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·o··X·X··X 21.0 3.86 9.4 96 .228 .698 65 .545 31 1.049 .602 61 .642 2 5 0
55. Martin G ·  S ·  vP ··o···o··X··o· 44.1 1.22 7.7 172 .227 .562 96 .447 76 .711 .542 38 .623 2 3 0
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·o··X· 109.1 4.53 11.5 461 .215 .720 261 .633 200 .832 .650 95 .895 19 11 1
41. Sale* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 77.2 4.75 11.1 329 .239 .738 280 .714 49 .882 .788 80 .737 11 7 1
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ··oo··XX····Xo 32.2 3.86 10.2 142 .248 .725 88 .642 54 .868 .803 50 .630 3 0 0
22. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X··X···· 62.1 5.49 9.0 268 .303 .871 155 .869 113 .874 .951 52 1.001 13 5 5
25. Winckowski G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··XX·X· 71.0 3.04 8.1 308 .282 .753 183 .829 125 .642 .780 56 .806 8 1 1
TOTAL 4.48 8.8 .259 .764 .746 .853 176 88 23

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