Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Guardians, at Kauffman Stadium, September 4, 2024 Matchups, Preview

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Cleveland Guardians

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Cleveland Guardians
Record 80-59
Manager Stephen Vogt
Game # 139
On This Date 63-50
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 13-17
Home 43-25
Away 37-34
Extra Innings 8-3
vs. RHP 52-48
vs. LHP 28-11
1-Run Games 23-16
vs. East 16-13
vs. Central 24-20
vs. West 20-8
Inter-League 20-18

CLE Last 10 Games

Ben Lively (#39, 32, RHP, 11-8, 3.92)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Kansas City Royals
Record 75-65
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 140
On This Date 25-30
Standing 3rd (5.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 14-16
Home 41-30
Away 34-35
Extra Innings 2-3
vs. RHP 62-48
vs. LHP 13-17
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 13-16
vs. Central 29-16
vs. West 16-16
Inter-League 17-17

KCR Last 10 Games

Seth Lugo (#67, 34, RHP, 14-8, 3.12)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Jun 04, 2024@CLE8 KCR5
Thu, Jun 06, 2024 KCR4@CLE3
Thu, Jun 27, 2024@KCR2 CLE1
Fri, Jun 28, 2024@KCR10 CLE3
Sat, Jun 29, 2024 CLE7@KCR2
Sun, Jun 30, 2024@KCR6 CLE2
Mon, Aug 26, 2024 KCR4@CLE3
Mon, Aug 26, 2024 KCR9@CLE4
Tue, Aug 27, 2024 KCR6@CLE1
Wed, Aug 28, 2024@CLE7 KCR5
Mon, Sep 02, 2024 CLE4@KCR2
Tue, Sep 03, 2024 CLE7@KCR1

Last 10 games head-to-head

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CLE Batters vs KCR Pitchers
CLE Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Guardians Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.15 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Guardians Batters (4.57 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.15 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 67. Lugo 50. Bubic* 64. Cruz 60. Erceg 43. Hernández 73. Long* 41. Lynch* 66. McArthur 46. Schreiber 35. Stratton
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
17. Brennan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.334 ··· 1/.000 3/2.000 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
2. Freeman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 4/.500 ··· 1/.000 3/.000 2/.500 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000
6. Fry G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.333 2/3.000 1/.000 4/.000 2/.000 2/.000 3/1.000
Giménez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 6/1.633 1/.000 2/1.000 8/.250 6/.167 11/.733 5/.000 4/.000 3/.000
27. Hedges G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 3/.333 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000 9/1.194 ··· 2/1.500 9/.347
38. Kwan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.100 8/.875 3/.667 2/.000 11/.182 5/.000 8/.000 6/.666 3/.000 2/.500
9. Manzardo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· 2/.500 2/.000 5/1.000 2/1.000 1/.000 4/1.750 1/.000 1/
22. Naylor* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.166 4/1.750 1/.000 3/1.334 8/.375 5/1.400 6/1.167 4/1.167 5/.600 4/.500
43. Noel G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.000 1/ 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
11. Ramírez# G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 7/1.547 1/ 2/.500 12/.639 6/.733 18/1.278 4/.250 4/.500 5/.000
4. Rocchio# G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/2.500 2/.000 2/.500 ··· 1/.000
10. Schneemann* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.400 ··· ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 4/2.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···
8. Thomas G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.714 2/.000 ··· 4/.500 2/1.000 4/.250 5/1.200 ··· 1/.000 4/.750

CLE Batters

CLE Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
17. Brennan* G ·  S ·  vP 310 .249 .297 .381 .677 276 .715 34 .382 .650 63 .705 3 1 8 2
2. Freeman G ·  S ·  vP 378 .206 .304 .320 .624 244 .639 134 .595 .623 29 .212 11 6 7 3
6. Fry G ·  S ·  vP 364 .261 .361 .445 .806 212 .693 152 .977 .800 65 .775 4 1 13 2
Giménez* G ·  S ·  vP 546 .251 .302 .335 .637 387 .669 159 .564 .648 112 .607 25 4 7 6
27. Hedges G ·  S ·  vP 130 .161 .211 .212 .423 71 .298 59 .572 .336 30 .427 2 0 1 3
38. Kwan* G ·  S ·  vP 500 .294 .359 .429 .789 350 .763 150 .849 .738 118 .492 11 5 13 1
9. Manzardo* G ·  S ·  vP 98 .239 .276 .424 .699 79 .751 19 .488 .596 11 1.745 0 0 2 0
23. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 331 .210 .274 .367 .640 260 .658 71 .576 .611 63 .694 4 2 11 5
22. Naylor* G ·  S ·  vP 548 .245 .325 .472 .798 389 .836 159 .704 .739 113 .754 6 2 29 8
43. Noel G ·  S ·  vP 153 .255 .327 .584 .911 101 .821 52 1.088 .810 78 .982 0 0 13 0
11. Ramírez# G ·  S ·  vP 589 .273 .330 .525 .855 421 .763 168 1.080 .831 116 .754 34 5 34 8
4. Rocchio# G ·  S ·  vP 381 .211 .298 .319 .617 268 .633 113 .581 .666 68 .688 9 6 7 9
10. Schneemann* G ·  S ·  vP 189 .236 .317 .400 .717 156 .661 33 .990 .653 53 .685 3 1 5 4
8. Thomas G ·  S ·  vP 443 .238 .318 .377 .695 311 .634 132 .840 .727 74 .587 32 12 9 4
TOTAL .239 .310 .397 .708 .692 .745 .681 .682 128 37 161 71

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 179.0 3.12 7.8 731 .232 .648 352 .594 379 .698 .678 107 .840 15 5 4
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··o···o··Xo·X· 19.1 4.19 10.7 81 .276 .734 51 .600 30 .953 .903 37 1.072 2 0 2
64. Cruz G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·o······· 3.1 .00 5.4 10 .000 .000 5 .000 5 .000 .000 10 .000 0 0 0
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·X····oX·o··o· 51.0 3.88 10.4 214 .223 .620 117 .538 97 .724 .658 51 .586 3 0 0
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ··oo·o··X····· 20.2 3.48 8.7 90 .234 .623 46 .565 44 .683 .767 38 .587 0 6 1
73. Long* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o····oX·X·· 33.1 2.97 9.2 140 .220 .660 83 .607 57 .731 .654 38 .837 4 0 0
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ·oX··o···X···· 27.1 5.27 5.9 115 .220 .754 85 .907 30 .283 .855 16 .454 6 1 1
48. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 111.0 4.70 8.1 465 .248 .745 197 .783 268 .717 .739 40 .881 17 8 2
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o··XX··X· 54.2 4.45 7.6 232 .292 .778 123 .805 109 .748 .829 38 .513 7 2 1
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 161.1 3.46 11.0 667 .219 .638 536 .615 131 .733 .680 117 .681 14 8 2
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ···X··o·oo···· 42.1 4.46 7.0 190 .268 .699 105 .596 85 .825 .657 24 .708 1 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X····X·· 158.1 3.35 8.5 665 .252 .704 290 .519 375 .851 .632 121 .785 16 2 6
35. Stratton G ·  S ·  vP ·X·oo··Xo··X·· 56.1 4.95 6.9 243 .227 .705 141 .790 102 .568 .708 45 .891 5 3 1
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 144.0 3.50 7.7 595 .249 .702 291 .680 304 .723 .704 122 .669 16 4 2
TOTAL 3.96 8.2 .247 .708 .731 .755 132 51 26
KCR Batters vs CLE Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
CLE Pitchers Stats

Royals Batters (4.76 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (3.99 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.76 RS/G) vs. Guardians Pitchers (3.99 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 39. Lively 60. Avila 58. Barlow 48. Clase 33. Gaddis 29. Herrin* 49. Morgan 52. Sandlin 36. Smith
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
44. Blanco G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ··· 3/1.000 2/1.500 1/.000 ···
15. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.000 1/.000 8/.661 4/.750 2/.000 3/.000 4/.000 4/.000 1/2.000
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 2/.000 3/.333 2/2.500 1/.000 3/.333 3/1.334 2/.000 1/.000
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 7/1.229 2/.000 3/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ···
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.500 3/.666 2/1.000 5/.400 3/.000 3/.666 4/.000 4/.750 3/.000
18. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 5/.000 3/.000 ··· 5/.400 2/2.000 1/3.000
8. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 11/.586 5/.200 2/.000 ··· 8/.125 3/.000 1/2.000
2. Hampson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 4/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 ··· ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.000 1/5.000 3/.666 4/.250 3/.666 3/.000 4/.000 5/.400 1/
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 1/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 5/.400 2/.000 ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.800 1/2.000 1/.000 6/1.000 1/.000 2/1.000 7/.714 7/.429 1/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.100 4/1.750 2/.000 9/.236 1/3.000 1/5.000 5/.800 9/.472 3/.333
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.777 6/.334 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.500 3/.666
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 5/1.467 3/.333 10/.425 2/2.500 ··· 10/1.078 9/.222 3/.666

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 129 .265 .315 .402 .717 61 .509 68 .900 .590 24 1.405 26 6 4 2
15. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 450 .232 .282 .447 .729 333 .765 117 .624 .690 69 .837 2 1 24 15
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 321 .290 .341 .399 .740 212 .702 109 .815 .771 76 .607 1 0 6 4
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 266 .206 .284 .286 .570 237 .588 29 .427 .633 44 .651 2 0 3 3
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 567 .237 .284 .342 .626 432 .611 135 .676 .654 84 .623 33 2 7 12
18. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 6 .400 .500 .600 1.100 6 1.100 1.667 6 1.100 0 0 0 0
8. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 207 .227 .333 .324 .657 101 .484 106 .825 .766 19 .498 3 0 3 1
2. Hampson G ·  S ·  vP 209 .235 .275 .311 .587 97 .540 112 .628 .513 34 .358 7 2 0 3
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 364 .229 .277 .367 .645 310 .668 54 .511 .701 72 .689 9 2 7 4
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 283 .257 .285 .445 .730 233 .720 50 .781 .828 74 .645 0 0 11 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 398 .213 .275 .421 .695 329 .769 69 .365 .726 84 .837 3 4 17 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 562 .274 .335 .472 .807 427 .781 135 .888 .789 105 .802 0 0 25 1
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 387 .253 .318 .375 .693 294 .672 93 .762 .742 60 .351 6 3 7 1
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 617 .340 .394 .612 1.005 499 1.030 118 .905 1.142 111 1.124 28 12 30 13
TOTAL .253 .310 .417 .728 .731 .716 .765 .746 114 29 156 70

CLE Pitchers

CLE Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
39. Lively G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 131.0 3.92 7.2 543 .240 .735 279 .733 264 .738 .751 118 .814 22 11 3
60. Avila G ·  S ·  vP ·X··Xo··oo·Xo· 72.2 4.09 9.4 309 .229 .672 191 .746 118 .544 .660 59 .555 7 0 0
58. Barlow G ·  S ·  vP ·o······XX·o·· 53.1 4.22 11.1 235 .217 .680 134 .751 101 .584 .644 42 .690 5 11 1
28. Bibee G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 149.0 3.56 9.8 611 .230 .687 269 .573 342 .776 .663 116 .750 19 6 6
16. Boyd* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 22.2 2.38 7.9 86 .175 .521 69 .559 17 .368 .883 86 .521 2 3 0
48. Clase G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o·X·Xo··· 64.1 .70 7.7 235 .159 .407 118 .533 117 .282 .467 44 .489 2 1 0
35. Cobb G ·  S ·  vP ···X·········· 16.1 2.76 5.5 62 .241 .619 32 .550 30 .693 1.076 62 .619 1 1 0
33. Gaddis G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·o·oX··· 63.0 1.57 8.0 234 .157 .486 115 .416 119 .553 .497 38 .582 4 1 0
29. Herrin* G ·  S ·  vP ···ooo·o·X··o· 55.2 2.10 8.7 221 .168 .519 134 .639 87 .339 .363 42 .610 2 6 2
49. Morgan G ·  S ·  vP ····X··X·X··X· 28.0 2.25 7.4 113 .212 .595 60 .476 53 .729 .702 50 .623 2 7 1
52. Sandlin G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X···XX···X 50.0 3.60 10.4 209 .201 .713 119 .778 90 .632 .726 42 .873 9 6 2
36. Smith G ·  S ·  vP ··oX·X···oX·o· 66.0 2.18 12.0 256 .196 .543 134 .607 122 .472 .572 48 .580 1 4 1
32. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 59.1 4.55 9.7 257 .236 .706 121 .793 136 .628 .563 108 .619 6 4 0
TOTAL 3.80 8.7 .232 .707 .703 .700 164 91 23

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