Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals, at Rogers Centre, September 10, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Kansas City Royals
Record 44-99
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 143
On This Date 23-24
Standing 5th (31.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 5-15
Last 30 8-22
Home 26-46
Away 18-53
Extra Innings 3-4
vs. RHP 33-74
vs. LHP 11-25
1-Run Games 17-20
vs. East 7-22
vs. Central 15-28
vs. West 6-19
Inter-League 16-30

KCR Last 10 Games

Cole Ragans (#55, 25, LHP, 6-4, 3.00)

Toronto Blue Jays

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Toronto Blue Jays
Record 79-63
Manager John Schneider
Game # 142
On This Date 18-17
Standing 3rd (11.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 17-13
Home 37-30
Away 42-33
Extra Innings 9-8
vs. RHP 61-50
vs. LHP 18-13
1-Run Games 23-19
vs. East 12-25
vs. Central 21-10
vs. West 16-12
Inter-League 30-16

TOR Last 10 Games

José Berríos (#17, 29, RHP, 9-10, 3.68)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 03, 2023@KCR9 TOR5
Tue, Apr 04, 2023 TOR4@KCR1
Wed, Apr 05, 2023 TOR3@KCR0
Thu, Apr 06, 2023 TOR6@KCR3
Fri, Sep 08, 2023@TOR5 KCR4
Sat, Sep 09, 2023@TOR5 KCR1

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.05 RS/G) vs. Blue Jays Pitchers (4.06 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.05 RS/G) vs. Blue Jays Pitchers (4.06 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 17. Berríos 92. Cabrera* 44. Francis 93. García 37. Green 12. Hicks 35. Jackson 58. Mayza* 33. Richards 68. Romano
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 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 2/.500 ··· 3/1.334 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 6/.333 2/1.000
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.500 2/.500
12. Loftin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/4.000 1/.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 4/.250 1/.000
14. Olivares G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.666 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ··· 3/2.667 1/.000 5/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 39/.475 4/1.250 ··· 3/.666 3/.666 5/.000 ··· ··· 5/.800 3/1.334
32. Pratto* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
17. Velázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/
6. Waters# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.900 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/3.000 3/.333 ··· 2/1.000 3/2.334 2/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 117 .238 .310 .429 .739 78 .666 39 .888 .712 31 .816 18 5 2 0
15. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 188 .254 .309 .312 .621 90 .503 98 .732 .476 25 .414 1 0 1 9
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 440 .277 .323 .375 .699 337 .663 103 .813 .605 91 .638 20 5 4 7
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 272 .230 .266 .371 .637 221 .603 51 .786 .674 54 .565 7 1 5 0
12. Loftin G ·  S ·  vP 23 .368 .478 .632 1.110 12 1.053 11 1.170 1.000 23 1.110 0 0 0 0
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 405 .224 .270 .363 .632 325 .629 80 .646 .602 88 .598 6 2 11 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 541 .235 .309 .396 .705 405 .753 136 .564 .705 88 .815 6 3 14 8
14. Olivares G ·  S ·  vP 325 .257 .308 .447 .754 215 .761 110 .742 .722 17 1.721 9 4 10 3
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 526 .247 .288 .415 .703 385 .720 141 .653 .648 90 .608 0 0 21 2
32. Pratto* G ·  S ·  vP 302 .235 .321 .371 .692 228 .662 74 .786 .671 3 .000 1 1 7 4
17. Velázquez G ·  S ·  vP 119 .245 .303 .618 .921 77 1.014 42 .751 .424 79 .853 0 0 12 0
6. Waters# G ·  S ·  vP 290 .238 .307 .395 .702 213 .723 77 .642 .574 81 .700 12 4 8 4
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 609 .271 .311 .492 .803 475 .782 134 .876 .740 103 .842 39 10 28 10
TOTAL .242 .300 .396 .695 .690 .710 .654 .716 136 37 143 70

TOR Pitchers

TOR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
17. Berríos G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 164.0 3.68 8.4 680 .244 .707 318 .597 362 .804 .711 96 .719 23 11 3
40. Bassitt G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 173.1 3.69 8.2 719 .234 .709 362 .584 357 .840 .559 104 .630 25 10 6
92. Cabrera* G ·  S ·  vP ······o·Xo···o 50.1 3.40 9.3 212 .221 .683 112 .767 100 .590 .829 30 .567 7 5 0
44. Francis G ·  S ·  vP ·····o······X· 32.0 1.69 9.0 118 .170 .534 59 .500 59 .565 .514 33 .515 5 1 0
93. García G ·  S ·  vP ······o·oX···· 57.0 4.11 10.9 246 .267 .733 149 .767 97 .676 .632 34 .737 7 5 1
34. Gausman G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 167.1 3.28 11.7 688 .237 .673 371 .645 317 .706 .648 125 .739 17 19 4
37. Green G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o··o·X···· 3.1 5.40 10.8 17 .353 1.000 13 .769 4 1.750 1.250 17 1.000 0 1 0
12. Hicks G ·  S ·  vP ·oo····o·o···X 56.2 3.49 11.3 247 .235 .684 150 .685 97 .682 .794 34 .612 4 1 2
35. Jackson G ·  S ·  vP ····o·o·o··X·· 26.2 2.36 8.4 104 .179 .580 64 .621 40 .499 .790 31 .976 4 0 0
16. Kikuchi* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 148.2 3.57 9.7 620 .249 .724 488 .757 132 .605 .671 111 .666 24 14 1
58. Mayza* G ·  S ·  vP ··o····oo····· 47.2 1.32 8.3 192 .254 .629 87 .721 105 .556 .650 29 .907 1 3 1
33. Richards G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X··X·o···X 64.1 4.06 13.3 272 .220 .704 148 .714 124 .692 .598 47 .886 11 1 0
68. Romano G ·  S ·  vP ··X···Xo·o···· 51.0 2.65 10.9 212 .209 .627 114 .538 98 .731 .644 36 .511 5 9 1
99. Ryu* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 34.0 2.65 7.4 138 .219 .655 108 .686 30 .536 .795 102 .616 5 3 1
TOTAL 3.68 9.5 .238 .706 .681 .688 173 118 23

Blue Jays Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Blue Jays Batters (4.61 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (5.34 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Ragans* 64. Cruz 41. Davidson* 23. Greinke 43. Hernández 56. Keller 37. Kowar 67. Marsh 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
13. Belt* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 45/.753 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Bichette G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.667 12/.583 5/.800 8/1.125 1/.000 2/1.500 2/.500
8. Biggio* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 11/.455 2/1.500 9/.778 ··· 2/.500 ···
28. Clement G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 7/.143 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000
5. Espinal G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 4/1.250 1/.000 ··· 2/.000
27. Guerrero G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 17/.824 4/.750 6/.334 ··· 2/.000 3/.000
55. Heineman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 3/1.167 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
48. Horwitz* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
39. Kiermaier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/2.000 2/.000 2/1.000 9/.476 ··· 2/2.000 1/.000
30. Kirk G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/.000 7/.453 3/.666 3/2.000 1/3.000 2/.000 2/1.000
15. Merrifield G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 13/1.455 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
36. Schneider G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/ ··· ··· 2/3.000 ···
4. Springer G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 4/.333 20/1.489 4/.833 8/.375 1/.000 2/.000 4/1.833
25. Varsho* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 12/1.000 1/5.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000

TOR Batters

TOR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
13. Belt* G ·  S ·  vP 380 .252 .371 .473 .844 344 .874 36 .564 .816 56 1.002 0 0 16 1
11. Bichette G ·  S ·  vP 511 .315 .344 .489 .833 419 .797 92 1.001 .806 40 .675 3 3 18 8
8. Biggio* G ·  S ·  vP 261 .222 .326 .369 .695 218 .690 43 .717 .745 64 .712 5 2 8 2
28. Clement G ·  S ·  vP 45 .395 .400 .535 .935 20 1.050 25 .835 .882 35 .886 1 0 1 3
5. Espinal G ·  S ·  vP 228 .239 .305 .322 .627 124 .594 104 .666 .654 48 .639 2 1 2 9
27. Guerrero G ·  S ·  vP 606 .268 .343 .437 .780 494 .789 112 .733 .697 104 .789 5 3 21 8
55. Heineman# G ·  S ·  vP 35 .214 .371 .250 .621 31 .624 4 .500 .572 5 .400 1 0 0 0
48. Horwitz* G ·  S ·  vP 28 .292 .393 .458 .851 23 .891 5 .650 .500 18 .951 0 0 1 0
39. Kiermaier* G ·  S ·  vP 349 .274 .333 .429 .762 263 .752 86 .795 .768 50 .831 12 1 7 3
30. Kirk G ·  S ·  vP 358 .254 .338 .356 .694 245 .654 113 .780 .812 57 .733 0 0 6 5
15. Merrifield G ·  S ·  vP 545 .281 .323 .396 .719 413 .708 132 .753 .688 99 .498 25 9 11 5
36. Schneider G ·  S ·  vP 90 .380 .511 .831 1.342 52 1.275 38 1.433 1.559 59 1.422 1 0 7 1
4. Springer G ·  S ·  vP 596 .262 .335 .414 .749 463 .747 133 .758 .770 96 .891 19 5 19 0
25. Varsho* G ·  S ·  vP 522 .220 .287 .373 .659 417 .642 105 .728 .542 86 .789 15 7 16 1
TOTAL .260 .333 .421 .754 .744 .787 .738 .793 91 33 165 68

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 72.0 3.00 10.9 290 .212 .587 217 .558 73 .676 .545 90 .374 5 3 2
45. Clarke G ·  S ·  vP ····X··o···o·· 51.2 5.40 9.8 231 .300 .834 113 .746 118 .920 .823 24 .553 8 0 3
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o·oX··X· 5.0 7.20 9.0 24 .200 .833 15 .651 9 1.159 .000 24 .833 1 0 0
41. Davidson* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·X···X···oX 46.0 6.46 8.6 214 .317 .878 152 .843 62 .972 .766 54 .884 6 7 0
23. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 126.2 5.47 6.0 532 .287 .803 290 .683 242 .946 .839 70 .804 25 2 1
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····oo 63.2 4.81 10.5 265 .215 .679 133 .820 132 .536 .622 34 1.221 8 2 1
56. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 43.1 4.36 6.4 201 .261 .787 95 .772 106 .801 .664 3 2 0
37. Kowar G ·  S ·  vP ·····o··X··o·X 21.1 5.91 9.7 103 .276 .802 62 .810 41 .790 .952 44 .775 2 2 0
24. Lyles G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 155.2 6.24 6.0 657 .259 .818 328 .802 329 .834 .883 122 .943 35 7 2
67. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 56.0 5.95 10.6 261 .271 .949 131 .954 130 .944 .918 108 .925 15 10 1
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··Xo····· 12.2 8.53 6.4 55 .320 .945 29 .755 26 1.167 .297 29 .600 2 0 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····X········ 148.1 5.34 7.7 651 .280 .799 266 .830 385 .777 .898 95 .955 19 10 2
40. Snider G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X·o··X·· 12.2 3.55 4.3 54 .277 .777 26 .561 28 .994 .819 29 .720 1 1 0
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X·····X·· 27.0 6.33 6.7 121 .309 .891 91 1.013 30 .543 1.198 80 .896 6 1 1
TOTAL 5.21 8.1 .264 .782 .782 .838 187 92 24

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