Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox, at Kauffman Stadium, September 3, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Boston Red Sox
Record 70-66
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 136
On This Date 55-59
Standing 4th (14.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 36-33
Away 34-33
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 48-50
vs. LHP 22-16
1-Run Games 17-19
vs. East 19-14
vs. Central 17-11
vs. West 14-15
Inter-League 20-26

BOS Last 10 Games

Chris Sale (#41, 34, LHP, 5-3, 4.75)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 42-95
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 137
On This Date 30-19
Standing 5th (29.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 2-8
Last 20 5-15
Last 30 10-20
Home 24-44
Away 18-51
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 31-72
vs. LHP 11-23
1-Run Games 16-19
vs. East 7-19
vs. Central 13-27
vs. West 6-19
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Taylor Clarke (#45, 30, RHP, 2-4, 5.44)

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
Fri, Sep 01, 2023@KCR13 BOS2
Sat, Sep 02, 2023 BOS9@KCR5

Last 10 games head-to-head

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BOS Batters vs KCR Pitchers
BOS Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Red Sox Batters (4.97 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.97 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 45. Clarke 53. Cox* 64. Cruz 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 37. Kowar 66. McArthur 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 ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
36. Casas* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 3/.667 1/ 1/2.000 ··· ···
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 8/1.375 4/2.750 2/.000 ··· 2/.000
18. Duvall G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ···
3. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 3/1.334 2/.000 1/.000 2/1.500
43. Rafaela G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.060 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000 ···
2. Turner G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
17. Urías G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 ··· ··· 3/.666 1/ ··· ··· ···
47. Valdez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.125 1/.000 ··· 5/.650 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/.000
12. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
7. Yoshida* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· 1/.000 ··· ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
52. Abreu* G ·  S ·  vP 21 .333 .429 .611 1.040 21 1.040 1.409 21 1.040 0 1 1 1
36. Casas* G ·  S ·  vP 454 .265 .368 .495 .863 369 .873 85 .814 .806 95 1.019 0 0 22 5
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 550 .269 .342 .507 .849 390 .854 160 .836 .874 104 .822 2 1 29 17
18. Duvall G ·  S ·  vP 281 .274 .338 .583 .921 211 .958 70 .814 .832 91 1.120 4 0 18 0
3. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 167 .285 .327 .384 .711 150 .671 17 1.105 .651 45 .754 1 1 1 1
43. Rafaela G ·  S ·  vP 8 .375 .375 .500 .875 5 .800 3 1.000 .667 8 .875 0 0 0 0
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 218 .250 .370 .317 .687 92 .475 126 .840 .706 32 .429 7 2 1 0
10. Story G ·  S ·  vP 85 .185 .224 .296 .520 65 .474 20 .668 .326 85 .520 5 1 1 0
2. Turner G ·  S ·  vP 530 .286 .355 .483 .838 389 .793 141 .964 .815 85 .859 4 0 22 6
17. Urías G ·  S ·  vP 137 .180 .326 .297 .623 104 .615 33 .651 .739 61 .660 0 0 3 2
47. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP 106 .232 .276 .394 .670 96 .706 10 .311 .507 5 .400 4 1 4 6
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 534 .280 .343 .452 .795 385 .859 149 .623 .755 106 .900 4 3 13 2
12. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 341 .248 .303 .404 .707 251 .771 90 .521 .638 59 .830 6 2 8 10
7. Yoshida* G ·  S ·  vP 501 .294 .349 .455 .805 374 .810 127 .786 .750 86 .601 8 0 13 3
TOTAL .264 .330 .438 .768 .773 .754 .725 .791 91 22 161 92

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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 28 .726 1 3 1
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··X········ 2.2 13.50 13.5 17 .308 1.240 9 1.159 8 1.333 1.240 17 1.240 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···oX·X····o 43.0 6.49 8.8 200 .313 .852 142 .831 58 .907 .941 47 .724 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 36 1.211 8 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X·X··X·· 20.1 6.20 9.7 100 .286 .829 60 .840 40 .812 .639 41 .839 2 2 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 150.1 6.29 6.2 635 .256 .812 315 .782 320 .843 .733 130 .881 34 7 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 52.0 6.23 10.4 244 .277 .963 119 .990 125 .936 1.007 113 .943 15 10 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 8.0 13.50 6.8 40 .417 1.228 20 .926 20 1.559 1.397 30 .922 2 0 0
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
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X··o·X···· 8.2 5.19 5.2 39 .303 .839 15 .421 24 1.108 .788 14 .824 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 83 .908 5 0 1
TOTAL 5.23 8.2 .264 .781 .781 .837 177 91 24
KCR Batters vs BOS Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
BOS Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.00 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.82 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Sale* 78. Jacques* 74. Jansen 68. Llovera 55. Martin 37. Pivetta 46. Schreiber 75. Walter* 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Beaty* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.619 ··· 6/.533 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 2/2.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 3/1.334 ··· 2/1.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· ··· 1/2.000 4/.250 ··· 2/1.000 ··· 3/1.334
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.750 1/4.000 2/1.500 1/.000 3/1.333
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/2.500 ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 10/.500 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 4/.000
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 2/.500 2/.000 9/2.556 4/.917 ··· 2/.000 4/.500
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.333 ··· ··· 3/1.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 67/.648 1/.000 2/.000 2/1.000 4/.500 15/.734 5/.000 2/2.500 3/1.000 4/1.250
Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/1.666 ··· 1/2.000
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 6/.833 ··· 3/.666 ··· 1/.000
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 10/.522 ··· 2/1.000 2/1.000 2/1.500

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Beaty* G ·  S ·  vP 68 .246 .368 .316 .683 63 .721 5 .200 .623 53 .654 0 0 0 0
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 109 .235 .306 .408 .714 74 .676 35 .794 .768 30 .733 17 5 1 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 185 .253 .308 .312 .620 90 .503 95 .734 .749 37 .449 1 0 1 9
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 222 .282 .317 .471 .788 160 .794 62 .772 .723 68 .567 0 0 9 8
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 416 .281 .328 .377 .705 319 .671 97 .812 .780 92 .678 19 5 4 6
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 264 .236 .266 .380 .646 215 .608 49 .819 .617 70 .670 6 1 5 0
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 4 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 4 1.750 1.750 4 1.750 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 388 .225 .269 .358 .627 309 .620 79 .654 .643 101 .597 6 2 10 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 519 .236 .306 .396 .703 388 .743 131 .587 .686 93 .968 6 3 13 8
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 308 .246 .299 .401 .700 205 .715 103 .671 .687 19 .541 9 3 6 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 504 .247 .290 .422 .712 369 .733 135 .653 .780 91 .713 0 0 21 2
Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 67 .207 .288 .276 .564 39 .511 28 .644 .619 16 .517 8 0 0 1
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 95 .247 .295 .607 .901 61 .969 34 .782 1.157 63 .886 0 0 9 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 273 .228 .297 .390 .687 198 .697 75 .660 .815 80 .668 10 4 8 4
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 586 .276 .316 .503 .819 458 .791 128 .918 .890 107 .975 38 10 28 9
TOTAL .242 .299 .393 .692 .685 .711 .729 .732 130 36 133 66

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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···· 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····X· 81.2 5.07 8.3 352 .250 .730 178 .571 174 .896 .695 67 .888 11 3 2
78. Jacques* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·oo········ 23.1 5.40 6.9 103 .323 .855 67 .697 36 1.134 .905 14 .607 2 0 2
74. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP ····o······o·· 42.2 2.74 10.8 175 .222 .645 91 .736 84 .549 .504 26 .484 4 10 4
68. Llovera G ·  S ·  vP ··o·Xo·o··X·X· 21.2 3.74 9.1 99 .232 .697 67 .559 32 1.010 .606 56 .516 2 5 0
55. Martin G ·  S ·  vP ····o···o··X·· 44.1 1.22 7.7 172 .227 .562 96 .447 76 .711 .542 33 .616 2 3 0
65. Paxton* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 96.0 4.50 9.5 411 .250 .765 316 .755 95 .795 .795 103 1.003 18 4 0
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ·X·······X·o·· 112.1 4.49 11.6 472 .214 .720 266 .620 206 .848 .655 87 .849 20 11 1
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ····oo··XX···· 32.2 3.86 10.2 142 .248 .725 88 .642 54 .868 .803 45 .658 3 0 0
75. Walter* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 18.2 5.79 6.8 86 .333 .891 69 .870 17 .974 1.031 21 1.333 3 1 1
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··X··XX· 72.0 3.00 8.0 314 .284 .756 188 .828 126 .648 .785 57 .854 8 1 1
TOTAL 4.55 8.8 .261 .769 .758 .855 181 88 24

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