Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros, at Kauffman Stadium, September 16, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Houston Astros
Record 83-65
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 148
On This Date 25-26
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 15-15
Home 38-37
Away 45-28
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 56-47
vs. LHP 27-18
1-Run Games 17-18
vs. East 15-15
vs. Central 13-13
vs. West 30-19
Inter-League 25-18

HOU Last 10 Games

J.P. France (#68, 28, RHP, 11-5, 3.61)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 47-101
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 148
On This Date 20-28
Standing 5th (31.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 9-21
Home 27-46
Away 20-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 36-76
vs. LHP 11-25
1-Run Games 18-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 17-29
vs. West 7-19
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Cole Ragans (#55, 25, LHP, 6-4, 3.01)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Sep 15, 2023@KCR4 HOU2
DateAwayHomeTime
Sun, Sep 17, 2023HOU@KCR2:10pm
Fri, Sep 22, 2023KCR@HOU8:10pm
Sat, Sep 23, 2023KCR@HOU7:10pm
Sun, Sep 24, 2023KCR@HOU2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs KCR Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (5.14 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.14 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.32 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Ragans* 45. Clarke 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 56. Keller 37. Kowar 67. Marsh 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
21. Abreu G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 1/5.000 1/2.000 8/1.333 48/.643 ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.000
21. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 ··· 6/2.333 3/1.667 3/2.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000
21. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 5/.600 4/.833 3/1.000 2/5.000 ··· 1/ 2/1.500
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 9/.666 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/2.000 ··· 3/.000 1/.000 6/.750 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
21. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 6/.500 4/2.417 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
16. Kessinger G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
21. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· 7/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/3.000 1/.000
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.666 2/.500 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/.000 ··· 2/.500 2/1.500 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
21. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 1/.000 6/.533 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/1.000
28. Singleton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 2/.000 5/1.600 1/.000 3/1.334 1/.000 ··· 2/1.000 2/.500

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
21. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP 534 .237 .296 .368 .664 369 .643 165 .713 .711 70 .868 0 1 15 5
21. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 344 .304 .392 .532 .924 242 .958 102 .844 1.071 111 .877 13 2 16 4
21. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 435 .298 .411 .585 .996 281 1.039 154 .920 1.115 107 1.125 0 0 27 0
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 39 .297 .308 .486 .794 28 .841 11 .664 .783 39 .794 0 0 2 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 659 .267 .363 .446 .808 455 .862 204 .688 .829 117 1.026 3 0 23 13
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 350 .285 .309 .536 .845 251 .957 99 .562 .711 75 .946 0 0 21 5
21. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 456 .278 .309 .407 .717 347 .676 109 .847 .776 60 1.118 7 2 9 7
16. Kessinger G ·  S ·  vP 44 .205 .295 .333 .629 32 .535 12 .833 .679 3 .667 0 1 1 1
21. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 375 .189 .258 .339 .598 280 .518 95 .831 .560 64 .820 0 0 13 7
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 403 .282 .361 .507 .868 276 .783 127 1.045 .847 87 .730 16 4 20 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 333 .226 .297 .375 .673 254 .638 79 .785 .731 29 .527 5 2 9 4
21. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 578 .264 .325 .389 .714 413 .654 165 .860 .736 109 .883 11 8 10 13
28. Singleton* G ·  S ·  vP 101 .170 .277 .273 .550 75 .422 26 .930 .417 34 .646 0 0 2 1
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 617 .284 .370 .507 .877 397 .829 220 .959 .977 104 .738 28 5 27 1
TOTAL .259 .331 .435 .766 .747 .811 .799 .882 99 28 202 71

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 77.2 3.01 10.8 313 .202 .573 238 .548 75 .656 .620 86 .264 5 3 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X·o···X··o 54.2 5.60 10.2 244 .299 .854 122 .748 122 .960 .858 34 .778 10 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X····o· 7.0 5.14 11.6 32 .214 .777 19 .505 13 1.189 1.025 32 .777 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ···o····X·X··· 47.0 6.32 8.4 217 .313 .865 155 .825 62 .972 1.000 45 .790 6 7 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 128.2 5.39 5.9 542 .288 .802 297 .692 245 .935 .767 80 .796 25 2 1
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X···X····X 65.2 4.80 10.3 273 .214 .676 137 .810 136 .539 .720 30 .999 8 2 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 44.1 4.26 6.3 204 .259 .789 97 .769 107 .806 .950 3 .667 3 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ····X·X····o·· 23.2 5.32 9.5 113 .271 .776 68 .786 45 .762 .590 49 .733 2 4 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 160.2 6.44 6.0 679 .261 .820 343 .817 336 .822 .751 120 .831 36 7 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 60.1 5.67 10.6 279 .266 .921 141 .911 138 .931 1.007 101 .897 15 10 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ···o···X··X··X 14.1 7.53 5.7 59 .296 .878 32 .681 27 1.120 1.171 22 .141 2 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ····X······X·· 153.2 5.51 7.6 677 .284 .800 283 .838 394 .772 .731 95 1.109 19 10 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·X·X···X· 15.1 4.11 4.1 68 .271 .760 39 .622 29 .955 .741 43 .713 1 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o··X···X·· 32.0 5.62 7.0 140 .289 .827 104 .919 36 .572 .684 79 .810 6 1 1
TOTAL 5.19 8.1 .263 .778 .780 .788 190 94 25
KCR Batters vs HOU Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.33 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.33 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 68. France 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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 2/3.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 4/.500 ··· ··· 6/.334
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 8/.000 ··· 2/2.500 2/2.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.666
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 3/1.333 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
21. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 9/.111 ··· 3/.000 2/1.500 1/3.000 16/.563 ··· 3/.000
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.250 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
21. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ 4/.250 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 5/.400 ··· 1/ 3/.666 2/.500 ··· ··· 3/1.666

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 122 .239 .314 .422 .736 83 .666 39 .888 .775 35 .757 20 5 2 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 193 .249 .301 .305 .606 93 .489 100 .717 .746 22 .186 1 0 1 10
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 461 .275 .324 .371 .695 356 .664 105 .797 .797 91 .645 21 6 4 7
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 284 .233 .272 .380 .652 230 .619 54 .794 .598 50 .729 7 1 5 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 36 .313 .389 .531 .920 24 .726 12 1.361 .955 36 .920 0 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 423 .224 .270 .380 .650 339 .659 84 .613 .686 84 .694 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 558 .232 .308 .389 .697 419 .747 139 .552 .713 84 .691 6 3 14 8
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 346 .260 .312 .445 .757 233 .761 113 .749 .767 38 1.221 9 4 10 3
21. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 549 .251 .291 .413 .703 406 .724 143 .643 .748 95 .579 0 0 21 2
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 5 .500 .600 .500 1.100 4 1.417 1 .000 5 1.100 0 0 0 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 312 .234 .317 .365 .682 237 .653 75 .775 .708 13 .308 1 1 7 4
21. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 128 .246 .305 .619 .923 86 1.008 42 .751 1.197 70 .856 0 0 13 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 306 .230 .304 .380 .683 227 .698 79 .642 .811 78 .634 13 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 632 .278 .320 .500 .820 496 .804 136 .877 .882 103 .825 46 10 29 11
TOTAL .243 .301 .396 .697 .695 .705 .739 .705 147 38 148 74

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
68. France G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 127.0 3.61 6.8 538 .258 .733 280 .798 258 .660 .682 92 1.019 19 6 0
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ···o···o····o· 65.0 1.94 12.5 262 .185 .585 134 .535 128 .639 .610 31 .366 6 4 1
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ···X····X····· 146.1 4.61 10.4 620 .259 .762 333 .791 287 .728 .766 99 .846 20 14 7
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····o··o··X 62.1 3.32 9.1 265 .205 .684 165 .710 100 .634 .713 45 .794 9 5 1
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 146.1 4.74 8.5 625 .241 .759 289 .656 336 .849 .786 112 .873 25 20 3
60. Kuhnel G ·  S ·  vP ····o·X····X·· 12.0 5.25 1.5 54 .313 .826 27 .616 27 1.047 .922 25 .462 1 2 0
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·X···o·oo···o· 60.2 3.26 10.2 252 .206 .646 121 .457 131 .835 .633 31 .772 6 3 1
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o·X·X····o· 62.2 4.88 10.5 272 .266 .819 137 .890 135 .741 .803 49 .696 11 11 2
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ···o···o····X· 59.2 1.81 10.3 237 .171 .579 144 .651 93 .465 .493 35 .264 7 5 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ···X···X··o··· 60.0 3.45 10.2 242 .219 .609 118 .589 124 .627 .610 36 .816 7 0 0
62. Sousa* G ·  S ·  vP ·o············ 3.0 12.00 9.0 15 .385 1.082 11 1.323 4 .500 .000 1 .000 1 0 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ········X····X 52.2 5.98 7.0 236 .286 .826 149 .883 87 .726 .743 71 .886 9 10 2
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 181.2 3.32 8.8 733 .226 .648 603 .642 130 .680 .680 131 .662 18 16 1
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 143.1 3.39 7.9 595 .230 .671 335 .741 260 .582 .694 130 .723 18 10 2
TOTAL 3.97 9.1 .243 .731 .720 .788 189 108 28

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