Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, September 6, 2024 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Minnesota Twins
Record 76-64
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 140
On This Date 54-58
Standing 2nd (4.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 39-30
Away 37-34
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 55-45
vs. LHP 21-19
1-Run Games 22-17
vs. East 9-16
vs. Central 28-17
vs. West 23-7
Inter-League 16-24

MIN Last 10 Games

Zebby Matthews (#52, 24, RHP, 1-2, 7.41)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Kansas City Royals
Record 76-65
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 141
On This Date 18-33
Standing 3rd (4.5 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 42-30
Away 34-35
Extra Innings 2-3
vs. RHP 63-48
vs. LHP 13-17
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 13-16
vs. Central 30-16
vs. West 16-16
Inter-League 17-17

KCR Last 10 Games

Cole Ragans (#55, 26, LHP, 10-9, 3.46)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, Mar 28, 2024 MIN4@KCR1
Sat, Mar 30, 2024 MIN5@KCR1
Sun, Mar 31, 2024@KCR11 MIN0
Mon, May 27, 2024@MIN6 KCR5
Tue, May 28, 2024@MIN4 KCR2
Wed, May 29, 2024 KCR6@MIN1
Thu, May 30, 2024@MIN7 KCR6
Mon, Aug 12, 2024@MIN8 KCR3
Tue, Aug 13, 2024@MIN13 KCR3
Wed, Aug 14, 2024 KCR4@MIN1
DateAwayHomeTime
Sat, Sep 07, 2024MIN@KCR7:15pm
Sun, Sep 08, 2024MIN@KCR2:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Twins Batters (4.76 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.13 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.76 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.13 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 55. Ragans* 50. Bubic* 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
50. Castro# G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 14/1.000 3/.333 8/.393 1/.000 16/1.313 ··· 1/ 2/1.000
12. Farmer G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.661 4/2.500 2/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 2/.500 ··· 1/ 9/.222
92. Helman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.000 6/1.000 1/.000 5/.400 ··· 9/1.333 ··· 2/.500 4/.000
47. Julien* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/2.000 ··· 3/2.000 2/1.000 1/2.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· 4/.250
89. Keirsey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
9. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/.000 3/1.167 9/.611 ··· 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
72. Lee# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
23. Lewis G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.400 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· 4/2.500
82. Martin G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.625 6/1.867 3/.333 4/.500 ··· 16/.876 1/.000 2/.000 2/2.000
30. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.089 3/.333 4/.250 5/.200 2/.000 2/.000 1/.000 3/.666 16/.599
8. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.333 1/.000 4/2.000 2/.500 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 5/.000
38. Wallner* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 2/2.500 ··· 1/ 5/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
50. Castro# G ·  S ·  vP 565 .248 .331 .392 .723 418 .736 147 .684 .672 106 .617 13 8 11 8
12. Farmer G ·  S ·  vP 191 .196 .283 .321 .604 97 .521 94 .688 .603 40 .778 3 5 3 1
92. Helman G ·  S ·  vP 4 .500 .500 .750 1.250 4 1.250 1.250 4 1.250 0 0 0 1
27. Jeffers G ·  S ·  vP 407 .237 .315 .464 .779 287 .740 120 .866 .731 62 .916 3 0 20 5
47. Julien* G ·  S ·  vP 260 .220 .319 .361 .680 234 .684 26 .644 .641 51 .744 6 0 8 4
89. Keirsey* G ·  S ·  vP 0 0 0 0 0 0
9. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 339 .251 .324 .449 .773 320 .788 19 .541 .779 76 .858 4 1 15 0
72. Lee# G ·  S ·  vP 127 .250 .299 .353 .653 86 .624 41 .712 .558 17 .706 3 0 3 3
23. Lewis G ·  S ·  vP 242 .259 .318 .542 .860 161 .866 81 .846 .695 99 .614 0 0 16 7
82. Martin G ·  S ·  vP 236 .250 .321 .340 .660 165 .681 71 .607 .589 65 .732 7 3 1 1
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 394 .301 .340 .467 .807 266 .910 128 .597 .789 88 .610 2 2 9 6
30. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 512 .238 .328 .425 .754 371 .667 141 .971 .792 99 .776 4 0 20 4
8. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 276 .222 .250 .339 .589 192 .607 84 .548 .508 53 .643 3 1 7 4
38. Wallner* G ·  S ·  vP 196 .262 .378 .561 .939 167 .966 29 .785 .963 95 .841 3 0 11 0
TOTAL .251 .320 .425 .745 .742 .753 .714 .720 63 22 170 65

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·· 161.1 3.46 11.0 667 .219 .638 536 .615 131 .733 .680 90 .638 14 8 2
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·o···o··Xo· 20.1 3.98 11.5 85 .275 .723 54 .604 31 .922 .869 41 1.015 2 0 2
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ··oX····oX·o·· 52.0 3.81 10.4 217 .219 .611 118 .534 99 .708 .640 49 .610 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
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 186.0 3.05 7.7 755 .233 .647 357 .597 398 .693 .675 131 .803 15 5 5
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·· 54.2 4.45 7.6 232 .292 .778 123 .805 109 .748 .829 38 .513 7 2 1
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···· 144.0 3.50 7.7 595 .249 .702 291 .680 304 .723 .704 122 .669 16 4 2
TOTAL 3.94 8.2 .247 .707 .729 .753 132 51 27

Royals Batters (4.75 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.42 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.75 RS/G) vs. Twins Pitchers (4.42 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Matthews 66. Alcalá 60. Blewett 59. Durán 22. Jax 44. Sands 56. Thielbar* 39. Tonkin 37. Varland
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 ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
15. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/.000 3/.333 1/.000 2/.000 3/3.333
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.666
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/1.167 ··· 6/1.167 3/.000 2/1.000 4/1.000 2/.000 3/1.334
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/1.167 5/.400 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ···
18. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
8. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/.000 ··· 2/1.000 8/.393 2/.000 6/1.500 ··· ···
2. Hampson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 5/.400 1/.000 3/.333 3/.666 1/3.000 5/.000 ··· 2/.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.667 ··· 1/.000 6/.200 4/.000 1/.000 6/.666 ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 ··· ··· 6/.167 10/.633 1/.000 3/.333 2/.000 3/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 6/.000 ··· 6/1.167 17/.435 2/1.000 9/.888 4/.500 3/.000
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 2/1.000 3/.000 2/1.500 ···
16. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/3.000 2/1.500 1/2.000 1/.000 6/.666
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 1/.000 ··· 7/1.000 16/.620 1/.000 3/.000 1/.000 3/2.334

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 454 .234 .284 .447 .732 336 .771 118 .619 .696 73 .845 2 1 24 15
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 325 .290 .340 .397 .737 215 .702 110 .807 .762 76 .635 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 568 .239 .285 .345 .631 432 .611 136 .694 .663 81 .661 33 2 7 12
18. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 7 .333 .429 .500 .929 6 1.100 1 .000 1.167 7 .929 0 0 0 0
8. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 211 .229 .336 .324 .661 104 .502 107 .817 .769 21 .611 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 367 .227 .275 .364 .639 313 .661 54 .511 .690 71 .678 9 2 7 4
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 286 .257 .285 .444 .729 236 .719 50 .781 .824 72 .645 0 0 11 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 401 .211 .273 .417 .690 332 .761 69 .365 .715 83 .811 3 4 17 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 566 .273 .334 .473 .807 431 .781 135 .888 .789 105 .783 0 0 25 1
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 391 .256 .320 .385 .705 298 .687 93 .762 .764 62 .464 6 3 8 1
16. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 372 .237 .312 .398 .710 269 .705 103 .723 .755 37 .688 1 1 12 2
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 621 .339 .393 .611 1.004 503 1.027 118 .905 1.136 111 1.023 28 12 30 13
TOTAL .254 .310 .418 .728 .732 .716 .765 .742 114 29 157 70

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Matthews G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 17.0 7.41 9.5 79 .307 .915 33 .626 46 1.120 .604 79 .915 5 0 0
66. Alcalá G ·  S ·  vP ····X····oo··· 50.0 3.24 8.5 206 .202 .638 110 .652 96 .623 .590 41 1.084 6 9 2
60. Blewett G ·  S ·  vP ··X···X····X·· 9.2 .93 9.3 38 .200 .606 20 .255 18 1.014 .495 38 .606 1 0 0
59. Durán G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo·o··X·XX 47.0 3.45 10.1 193 .220 .641 96 .707 97 .574 .743 48 .660 4 5 2
58. Festa G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 47.1 4.75 11.0 199 .238 .735 96 .742 103 .727 .622 95 .615 8 7 0
31. Henriquez G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X····X·X·· 12.0 2.25 7.5 50 .234 .642 30 .517 20 .826 .741 37 .726 1 0 0
22. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·o··XX·o··o·oX 62.0 1.89 11.8 242 .175 .494 129 .466 113 .527 .532 48 .408 3 3 1
49. López G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 162.1 4.05 9.6 665 .242 .685 347 .684 318 .686 .666 133 .608 22 9 1
17. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 148.0 3.95 9.4 589 .207 .654 317 .721 272 .577 .646 111 .659 22 2 1
44. Sands G ·  S ·  vP ····Xo····o·X· 61.2 3.06 10.1 251 .219 .586 148 .517 103 .688 .667 38 .632 6 5 1
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··X··Xo··· 40.0 5.62 10.6 181 .269 .751 96 .886 85 .605 .672 40 .581 5 7 0
39. Tonkin G ·  S ·  vP ··XX··X··X···X 70.1 3.84 9.5 303 .232 .674 197 .633 106 .752 .567 63 .879 6 6 1
37. Varland G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 39.0 7.62 7.6 189 .316 .885 87 .912 102 .863 1.033 65 .918 10 1 0
78. Woods Richardson G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 120.2 3.95 7.8 506 .233 .665 290 .698 216 .619 .741 105 .676 14 11 2
TOTAL 4.18 9.2 .236 .689 .689 .694 161 98 17

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