Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, September 18, 2023 Matchups, Preview

Personalize your MLB.TV watching experience with the Baseball-Reference Stream Finder

Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Cleveland Guardians
Record 72-78
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 150
On This Date 68-44
Standing 2nd (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 14-16
Home 39-36
Away 33-42
Extra Innings 11-9
vs. RHP 50-45
vs. LHP 22-33
1-Run Games 25-29
vs. East 14-14
vs. Central 22-24
vs. West 17-15
Inter-League 19-25

CLE Last 10 Games

Cal Quantrill (#47, 28, RHP, 3-6, 5.40)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 48-102
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 150
On This Date 22-27
Standing 5th (31.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 9-21
Home 28-47
Away 20-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 37-76
vs. LHP 11-26
1-Run Games 18-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 17-29
vs. West 8-20
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 26, RHP, 8-11, 5.51)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Jun 27, 2023 CLE2@KCR1
Wed, Jun 28, 2023 CLE14@KCR1
Thu, Jun 29, 2023@KCR4 CLE3(10)
Thu, Jul 06, 2023@CLE6 KCR1
Fri, Jul 07, 2023@CLE3 KCR0
Sat, Jul 08, 2023@CLE10 KCR6
Sun, Jul 09, 2023 KCR4@CLE1
Mon, Jul 24, 2023 KCR5@CLE3
Tue, Jul 25, 2023@CLE5 KCR1
Wed, Jul 26, 2023@CLE8 KCR3
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Sep 19, 2023CLE@KCR7:40pm
Wed, Sep 20, 2023CLE@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.
CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.35 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 45. Clarke 41. Davidson* 43. Hernández 56. Keller 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
13. Arias G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
17. Brennan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.339 2/.000 ··· 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 ···
56. Calhoun* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 9/.555 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Freeman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.833 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ···
12. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
35. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Giménez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 20/.616 3/.000 ··· 5/.400 7/.715 6/1.333 2/.500 1/.000 2/2.500 ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/1.000 2/.500 ··· 8/.125 6/.750 5/1.600 2/1.000 1/2.000 4/.250 ···
10. Laureano G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 4/.000 1/.000 2/.000 9/.958 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/5.000 1/3.000 ···
22. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.556 4/.000 ··· 6/.000 6/.533 2/.500 2/1.000 1/3.000 2/2.000 ···
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 26/1.348 5/.000 ··· 8/.700 26/.632 10/.900 2/5.000 1/ 3/.000 2/.000
7. Straw G  ·   S  ·   vP 18/.918 2/.000 ··· 10/1.029 4/.000 11/1.000 2/.500 2/1.000 4/.000 3/1.167
8. Tena* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Arias G ·  S ·  vP 323 .214 .282 .353 .634 206 .818 117 .312 .697 89 .672 3 4 9 6
17. Brennan* G ·  S ·  vP 422 .267 .299 .362 .660 340 .701 82 .494 .650 70 .765 12 5 5 2
56. Calhoun* G ·  S ·  vP 141 .232 .312 .392 .704 97 .675 44 .761 .740 91 .650 0 1 5 0
2. Freeman G ·  S ·  vP 147 .241 .297 .331 .627 82 .707 65 .529 .508 41 .586 4 0 2 2
12. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 106 .232 .311 .400 .711 56 .670 50 .759 .719 15 .515 2 0 4 2
35. Gallagher G ·  S ·  vP 140 .134 .164 .179 .343 92 .324 48 .379 .422 13 .385 0 0 0 2
Giménez* G ·  S ·  vP 575 .244 .312 .385 .697 393 .690 182 .711 .690 99 .673 28 4 13 6
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 667 .274 .344 .375 .719 461 .731 206 .693 .757 114 .700 20 3 5 2
10. Laureano G ·  S ·  vP 369 .230 .306 .387 .693 247 .618 122 .840 .628 86 .935 9 0 9 7
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 203 .232 .325 .429 .755 161 .803 42 .575 .700 68 1.001 4 0 8 4
22. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 443 .314 .354 .507 .862 319 .873 124 .834 .892 53 .978 9 2 17 2
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 637 .278 .352 .486 .837 427 .860 210 .792 .848 113 .860 25 6 24 13
7. Straw G ·  S ·  vP 489 .228 .292 .285 .577 352 .591 137 .542 .623 64 .392 17 5 1 0
8. Tena* G ·  S ·  vP 23 .190 .261 .238 .499 17 .607 6 .167 .384 14 .368 0 0 0 2
TOTAL .250 .313 .381 .694 .707 .664 .694 .721 135 31 115 71

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ······X······X 153.2 5.51 7.6 677 .284 .800 283 .838 394 .772 .731 72 1.033 19 10 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ··oX··X·o···X· 55.0 5.56 10.1 245 .298 .850 123 .742 122 .960 .851 35 .754 10 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·····X···X···· 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 ·X···o····X·X· 48.0 6.19 8.4 221 .311 .858 158 .822 63 .955 .980 45 .838 6 8 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ···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 ··Xo··X···X··· 66.1 5.02 10.2 279 .222 .692 141 .826 138 .554 .748 36 1.079 8 2 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 45.1 4.76 6.2 211 .265 .814 102 .826 109 .803 .998 10 1.500 3 2 1
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X·X····o 24.2 5.11 9.5 116 .263 .755 70 .761 46 .745 .548 49 .733 2 4 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 166.2 6.43 6.1 706 .261 .823 364 .818 342 .827 .762 118 .882 38 8 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··o···X··X· 15.2 6.89 6.3 63 .276 .819 36 .603 27 1.120 1.061 26 .118 2 0 0
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 83.2 3.33 10.8 340 .205 .587 259 .573 81 .630 .637 113 .378 6 3 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo··o·X·X··· 16.0 4.50 3.9 73 .302 .860 42 .790 31 .958 .941 48 .866 2 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 5.22 8.1 .264 .780 .783 .800 194 96 25
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.19 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.11 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.19 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 47. Quantrill 48. Clase 44. Curry 62. De Los Santos 31. Hentges* 40. López 55. Moore* 49. Morgan 52. Sandlin 37. Stephan
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 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 4/.500 11/.909 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.956 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 7/.453 1/ 2/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 5/.000
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 2/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 4/.500 1/.000 ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 5/.800 1/5.000 7/.143 2/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 4/.000 5/.600 3/.000
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 2/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 3/1.333
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.857 7/.310 1/.000 5/1.400 4/1.750 24/.750 11/.697 2/1.000 7/.429 3/.000
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 ··· 1/ ··· 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/2.000
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 4/.250 ··· ··· 5/.000 2/.000 ··· 6/.733 ··· 4/.500
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.804 7/.286 1/.000 7/.572 1/.000 3/1.000 2/.000 6/1.133 7/.143 4/.833

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 128 .226 .299 .400 .699 87 .634 41 .841 .688 33 .696 22 5 2 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 197 .249 .299 .309 .609 94 .517 103 .695 .747 19 .380 1 0 1 10
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 470 .273 .324 .367 .691 362 .660 108 .793 .786 99 .617 22 6 4 8
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 288 .233 .272 .378 .650 234 .617 54 .794 .595 49 .635 7 1 5 1
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 40 .333 .400 .528 .928 25 .697 15 1.350 .962 40 .928 0 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 427 .227 .272 .381 .654 343 .663 84 .613 .693 79 .701 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 564 .232 .309 .387 .695 425 .744 139 .552 .710 81 .696 6 3 14 8
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 350 .261 .314 .444 .758 234 .758 116 .760 .769 42 1.192 9 4 10 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 551 .252 .291 .415 .706 408 .728 143 .643 .753 89 .594 0 0 21 2
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 11 .400 .455 .800 1.255 7 1.571 4 .750 1.333 11 1.255 0 0 1 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 316 .235 .316 .368 .685 241 .657 75 .775 .713 17 .426 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 137 .234 .299 .589 .888 92 .983 45 .698 1.122 75 .824 0 0 13 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 309 .228 .301 .377 .678 227 .698 82 .621 .798 76 .639 13 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 641 .278 .320 .497 .818 502 .807 139 .858 .876 103 .804 47 10 29 11
TOTAL .243 .301 .396 .697 .695 .701 .737 .710 151 38 149 75

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
47. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 85.0 5.40 5.1 377 .276 .761 205 .695 172 .843 .768 70 .534 9 7 1
41. Allen* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 122.1 3.60 8.7 521 .254 .728 436 .759 85 .560 .680 83 .779 15 0 4
61. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 142.0 2.98 8.9 585 .230 .647 317 .732 268 .546 .740 113 .611 13 9 1
48. Clase G ·  S ·  vP ··o··ooo··oXo· 68.2 3.01 8.0 284 .238 .589 145 .564 139 .615 .711 52 .556 3 10 0
44. Curry G ·  S ·  vP ·o···X···X···· 86.2 4.05 6.4 367 .263 .754 202 .843 165 .644 .866 59 1.088 11 9 0
62. De Los Santos G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X·X···o·· 60.1 3.43 8.5 237 .205 .610 131 .474 106 .782 .482 32 .523 4 5 0
27. Giolito G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 170.2 4.69 10.0 723 .235 .775 426 .783 297 .763 .920 119 .810 36 11 5
31. Hentges* G ·  S ·  vP ··oo·X·o··o·X· 48.0 3.75 9.9 205 .262 .664 131 .607 74 .764 .718 49 .484 2 6 0
40. López G ·  S ·  vP ··o···oo··o·Xo 61.2 3.50 11.2 261 .208 .655 147 .651 114 .657 .731 43 .614 8 6 1
55. Moore* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····o···X·X 48.2 2.77 10.5 200 .231 .693 143 .603 57 .920 .683 46 1.142 7 5 0
49. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ···X·X··X····o 60.1 4.03 9.8 271 .276 .762 150 .888 121 .599 .944 46 .993 9 10 2
52. Sandlin G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X····X·o· 55.1 3.74 9.4 222 .181 .661 156 .705 66 .558 .676 39 .722 11 6 3
37. Stephan G ·  S ·  vP ······o···oo·X 64.0 3.38 9.8 269 .241 .692 153 .755 116 .608 .718 46 .690 6 12 1
63. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 82.0 3.29 8.9 345 .219 .678 162 .553 183 .795 .600 100 .657 8 6 2
TOTAL 3.90 8.2 .244 .709 .739 .749 162 139 27

Explanation and Key