Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, September 19, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Cleveland Guardians
Record 72-79
Manager Terry Francona
Game # 151
On This Date 59-43
Standing 2nd (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 39-36
Away 33-43
Extra Innings 11-9
vs. RHP 50-46
vs. LHP 22-33
1-Run Games 25-29
vs. East 14-14
vs. Central 22-25
vs. West 17-15
Inter-League 19-25

CLE Last 10 Games

Logan Allen (#41, 24, LHP, 7-7, 3.60)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 49-102
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 151
On This Date 21-31
Standing 5th (30.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-12
Last 30 10-20
Home 29-47
Away 20-55
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 38-76
vs. LHP 11-26
1-Run Games 18-20
vs. East 7-23
vs. Central 18-29
vs. West 8-20
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Steven Cruz (#64, 24, RHP, 0-0, 5.14)

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
Mon, Sep 18, 2023@KCR6 CLE4
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Sep 20, 2023CLE@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.09 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 64. Cruz 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 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
17. Brennan* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/.666 1/.000 1/.000 2/.500 1/.000 1/.000 ···
56. Calhoun* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 9/.555 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
2. Freeman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· ··· ···
12. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
35. Gallagher G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
Giménez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 ··· 5/.400 7/.715 7/1.428 2/.500 1/.000 2/2.500 ···
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 1/.000 8/.125 6/.750 5/1.600 2/1.000 2/1.000 4/.250 ···
10. Laureano G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 1/.000 2/.000 9/.958 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.500 1/3.000 ···
22. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 1/.000 6/.000 6/.533 2/.500 2/1.000 1/3.000 2/2.000 ···
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.000 1/ 8/.700 26/.632 10/.900 2/5.000 1/ 3/.000 2/.000
7. Straw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/.000 10/1.029 4/.000 11/1.000 2/.500 3/.666 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 327 .215 .281 .362 .644 210 .829 117 .312 .714 93 .702 3 4 10 6
17. Brennan* G ·  S ·  vP 426 .269 .300 .363 .663 344 .705 82 .494 .656 74 .778 12 5 5 2
56. Calhoun* G ·  S ·  vP 145 .233 .310 .395 .706 101 .679 44 .761 .741 95 .655 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 579 .248 .315 .388 .702 397 .698 182 .711 .702 103 .706 29 5 13 6
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 672 .273 .343 .373 .716 465 .727 207 .690 .750 119 .680 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 207 .233 .329 .433 .762 164 .807 43 .592 .716 72 1.010 5 0 8 4
22. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 447 .311 .351 .502 .854 322 .864 125 .828 .876 57 .905 9 2 17 2
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 641 .279 .354 .486 .840 430 .862 211 .795 .853 117 .874 26 6 24 13
7. Straw G ·  S ·  vP 493 .227 .290 .283 .573 355 .587 138 .538 .614 68 .369 18 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 .708 .664 .695 .724 139 32 116 71

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ···oX··X·o···X 55.0 5.56 10.1 245 .298 .850 123 .742 122 .960 .851 30 .748 10 0 3
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ·XX···o····X·X 49.0 6.06 8.3 226 .307 .851 160 .821 66 .931 .962 45 .854 6 10 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 ·oo····X·X···· 25.2 4.91 9.8 120 .262 .745 71 .750 49 .739 .544 53 .714 2 5 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 76 .908 15 10 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o··o···X··X 16.2 6.48 6.5 66 .262 .780 37 .586 29 1.037 .991 29 .106 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
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X······ 159.2 5.52 7.5 702 .287 .808 288 .845 414 .781 .747 97 1.029 20 11 3
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··· 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 .789 195 100 26
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.21 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.12 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (4.21 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Allen* 48. Clase 44. Curry 62. De Los Santos 31. Hentges* 99. Karinchak 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 G  ·   S  ·   vB
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.500 1/.000 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 4/.500 1/.000 4/.500 11/.909 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.834 2/.500 ··· 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/1.500 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 4/.250 ··· 1/.000 7/.453 1/.000 1/ 2/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 6/.167
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 1/3.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· 4/.500 1/.000 1/
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 5/.800 1/5.000 7/.143 2/.000 4/.500 1/2.000 1/.000 4/.000 5/.600 4/.250
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.600 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.500 2/.000 2/.000 1/2.000 3/1.333
88. Porter G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 4/.000 ··· 2/.500 1/.000 1/ 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 2/2.000
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 4/.250 ··· 1/3.000 6/.000 2/ 2/.000 ··· 6/.733 ··· 4/.500
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.167 7/.286 1/.000 7/.572 1/.000 4/.500 3/1.000 2/.000 6/1.133 7/.143 5/.650

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 474 .272 .323 .366 .690 366 .658 108 .793 .781 99 .613 22 6 4 8
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 291 .232 .272 .375 .647 237 .615 54 .794 .591 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 431 .226 .272 .378 .651 346 .661 85 .606 .686 79 .693 6 2 14 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 568 .233 .310 .391 .700 429 .750 139 .552 .719 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
88. Porter G ·  S ·  vP 14 .308 .357 .615 .973 10 1.067 4 .750 .889 14 .973 0 0 1 0
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 320 .231 .313 .363 .675 244 .648 76 .764 .693 21 .343 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 141 .236 .305 .606 .911 96 1.014 45 .698 1.148 79 .869 0 0 14 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 313 .232 .304 .386 .689 230 .716 83 .613 .817 77 .716 13 4 8 5
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 645 .278 .320 .496 .816 506 .804 139 .858 .871 103 .771 48 10 29 11
TOTAL .242 .301 .396 .697 .696 .699 .736 .713 152 38 150 75

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
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
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·o··X·X···o· 60.2 3.41 8.6 239 .208 .618 131 .474 108 .797 .500 34 .584 4 5 0
27. Giolito G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 170.2 4.59 10.0 723 .234 .772 426 .778 297 .763 .914 119 .792 36 11 5
31. Hentges* G ·  S ·  vP ·o·oo·X·o··o·X 49.0 3.67 9.7 208 .258 .654 132 .602 76 .743 .693 52 .455 2 6 0
99. Karinchak G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 34.0 3.44 12.2 146 .171 .683 88 .563 58 .874 .802 19 .796 6 9 2
40. López G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o···oo··o·X 62.0 3.48 11.3 262 .207 .653 148 .647 114 .657 .725 44 .598 8 6 1
55. Moore* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····o···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···· 60.1 4.03 9.8 271 .276 .762 150 .888 121 .599 .944 46 .993 9 10 2
47. Quantrill G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 90.2 5.26 5.1 399 .273 .759 216 .702 183 .830 .765 92 .586 10 8 1
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 ·X·····o···oo· 64.2 3.76 9.7 275 .238 .696 156 .749 119 .626 .726 52 .710 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 8.1 .244 .709 .738 .746 163 140 27

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