Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins, at Kauffman Stadium, September 8, 2024 Matchups, Preview

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Minnesota Twins

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Minnesota Twins
Record 76-66
Manager Rocco Baldelli
Game # 142
On This Date 49-56
Standing 3rd (5.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 7-13
Last 30 13-17
Home 39-30
Away 37-36
Extra Innings 4-6
vs. RHP 55-46
vs. LHP 21-20
1-Run Games 22-17
vs. East 9-16
vs. Central 28-19
vs. West 23-7
Inter-League 16-24

MIN Last 10 Games

Simeon Woods Richardson (#78, 23, RHP, 5-3, 3.95)

Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Kansas City Royals
Record 78-65
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 143
On This Date 23-27
Standing 2nd (3.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 15-15
Home 44-30
Away 34-35
Extra Innings 2-3
vs. RHP 65-48
vs. LHP 13-17
1-Run Games 16-16
vs. East 13-16
vs. Central 32-16
vs. West 16-16
Inter-League 17-17

KCR Last 10 Games

Michael Wacha (#52, 32, RHP, 11-7, 3.50)

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
Fri, Sep 06, 2024@KCR5 MIN0
Sat, Sep 07, 2024@KCR4 MIN2

Last 10 games head-to-head

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MIN Batters vs KCR Pitchers
MIN Batters Stats
KCR Pitchers Stats

Twins Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.08 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Twins Batters (4.70 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.08 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 52. Wacha 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 2/.000 14/1.000 3/.333 8/.393 1/.000 17/1.236 ··· 1/ 2/1.000
12. Farmer G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.167 4/2.500 2/.000 2/1.500 1/.000 3/1.167 1/.000 1/ 9/.222
92. Helman G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
27. Jeffers G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/2.500 6/1.000 2/.000 5/.400 ··· 10/1.200 ··· 2/.500 4/.000
47. Julien* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/2.000 2/1.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/3.000 ··· 4/.250
89. Keirsey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
9. Larnach* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 3/.000 3/1.167 9/.611 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
72. Lee# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
23. Lewis G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.000 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/2.500
82. Martin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
64. Miranda G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 6/1.867 3/.333 4/.500 ··· 17/.823 1/.000 3/.000 2/2.000
30. Santana# G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.396 3/.333 4/.250 5/.200 3/.000 2/.000 1/.000 3/.666 16/.599
8. Vázquez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.666 1/.000 4/2.000 2/.500 3/.000 2/.000 1/.000 1/.000 5/.000
38. Wallner* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 4/1.250 ··· 2/.500 5/.000

MIN Batters

MIN Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
50. Castro# G ·  S ·  vP 566 .248 .330 .391 .722 418 .736 148 .679 .670 96 .586 13 8 11 8
12. Farmer G ·  S ·  vP 195 .203 .287 .326 .613 98 .515 97 .709 .618 41 .807 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 411 .235 .312 .459 .771 290 .731 121 .859 .717 60 .824 3 0 20 5
47. Julien* G ·  S ·  vP 266 .223 .320 .365 .684 237 .698 29 .575 .651 57 .755 6 0 8 4
89. Keirsey* G ·  S ·  vP 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 .000 1 .000 .000 3 .000 0 0 0 0
9. Larnach* G ·  S ·  vP 345 .247 .322 .442 .763 323 .785 22 .465 .758 75 .835 4 1 15 0
72. Lee# G ·  S ·  vP 132 .240 .288 .339 .627 89 .602 43 .677 .519 22 .545 3 0 3 4
23. Lewis G ·  S ·  vP 250 .251 .312 .525 .837 165 .844 85 .821 .662 98 .586 0 0 16 7
82. Martin G ·  S ·  vP 239 .251 .321 .344 .665 166 .677 73 .635 .601 63 .741 7 3 1 1
64. Miranda G ·  S ·  vP 402 .299 .338 .468 .806 270 .912 132 .594 .788 88 .658 2 2 9 6
30. Santana# G ·  S ·  vP 518 .235 .324 .420 .744 373 .664 145 .943 .774 94 .714 4 0 20 4
8. Vázquez G ·  S ·  vP 279 .219 .247 .335 .582 193 .604 86 .535 .498 53 .579 3 1 7 4
38. Wallner* G ·  S ·  vP 204 .263 .377 .556 .933 170 .977 34 .724 .952 96 .824 3 0 11 0
TOTAL .250 .319 .422 .741 .740 .743 .707 .701 63 22 170 66

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ······X····X·· 144.0 3.50 7.7 595 .249 .702 291 .680 304 .723 .704 95 .687 16 4 2
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·o···o··X 20.1 3.98 11.5 85 .275 .723 54 .604 31 .922 .869 36 .961 2 0 2
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oX····oX·o 53.0 3.74 10.4 220 .216 .602 120 .524 100 .700 .623 42 .542 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 ··o··X·o····oX 34.1 2.88 9.2 143 .214 .645 85 .591 58 .718 .620 35 .776 4 0 0
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ····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 ·X···oX··o···X 30.1 4.75 6.5 125 .209 .706 91 .866 34 .248 .772 26 .354 6 1 1
48. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 116.0 4.66 8.1 486 .246 .744 204 .776 282 .720 .736 61 .821 17 8 2
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o···o··XX 55.2 4.37 7.8 235 .288 .767 126 .785 109 .748 .810 39 .500 7 2 1
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 167.1 3.33 11.0 689 .218 .632 551 .613 138 .709 .666 112 .602 14 8 2
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X··o·oo 43.1 4.36 7.1 193 .263 .688 107 .584 86 .815 .636 27 .625 1 1 0
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ·····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· 56.1 4.95 6.9 243 .227 .705 141 .790 102 .568 .708 42 .881 5 3 1
TOTAL 3.89 8.2 .246 .703 .721 .713 132 51 27
KCR Batters vs MIN Pitchers
KCR Batters Stats
MIN Pitchers Stats

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 78. Woods Richardson 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 4/1.250 3/.000 1/.000 2/.000 4/.000 3/.333 1/.000 2/.000 3/3.333
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 3/.666
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/1.167 ··· 6/1.167 3/.000 2/1.000 4/1.000 2/.000 3/1.334
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 3/1.167 5/.400 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ···
18. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/5.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 1/ 1/.000 ···
8. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 5/.000 ··· 3/1.167 8/.393 2/.000 7/1.262 ··· ···
2. Hampson G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500 ···
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 5/.400 1/.000 4/.833 3/.666 1/3.000 5/.000 ··· 2/.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 7/.167 4/.000 1/.000 6/.666 ··· ···
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 6/.167 11/.764 1/.000 3/.333 2/.000 3/.000
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 6/.000 ··· 6/1.167 18/.410 2/1.000 9/.888 4/.500 3/.000
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 ··· ··· 2/1.000 3/.666 2/1.000 3/.000 2/1.500 ···
16. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/3.000 2/1.500 2/2.000 1/.000 6/.666
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· 7/1.000 17/.721 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 457 .233 .282 .444 .726 339 .763 118 .619 .686 69 .844 2 1 24 15
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 328 .290 .339 .397 .736 218 .701 110 .807 .760 75 .626 1 0 6 4
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 266 .206 .284 .286 .570 237 .588 29 .427 .633 41 .589 2 0 3 3
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 572 .239 .285 .345 .630 435 .611 137 .689 .660 76 .619 33 2 7 12
18. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 11 .333 .364 .444 .808 9 .944 2 .000 .875 11 .808 0 0 0 0
8. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 215 .231 .340 .324 .664 107 .519 108 .808 .772 21 .611 3 0 3 1
2. Hampson G ·  S ·  vP 209 .235 .275 .311 .587 97 .540 112 .628 .513 32 .381 7 2 0 3
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 373 .226 .276 .362 .638 319 .659 54 .511 .686 69 .536 9 2 7 4
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 292 .263 .290 .456 .746 242 .739 50 .781 .850 73 .673 0 0 12 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 409 .212 .272 .414 .686 340 .755 69 .365 .706 83 .760 4 4 17 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 574 .270 .331 .466 .797 439 .769 135 .888 .771 105 .711 0 0 25 1
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 399 .258 .321 .387 .708 306 .693 93 .762 .769 61 .562 6 3 8 1
16. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 376 .240 .314 .399 .713 272 .705 104 .736 .760 37 .803 1 1 12 2
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 629 .336 .390 .604 .993 511 1.014 118 .905 1.112 109 .971 28 12 30 13
TOTAL .254 .310 .417 .727 .730 .716 .762 .724 115 29 158 71

MIN Pitchers

MIN Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
78. Woods Richardson G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 120.2 3.95 7.8 506 .233 .665 290 .698 216 .619 .741 80 .713 14 11 2
66. Alcalá G ·  S ·  vP ······X····oo· 50.0 3.24 8.5 206 .202 .638 110 .652 96 .623 .590 36 1.038 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 ·X·o··oo·o··X· 47.1 3.99 10.3 197 .227 .655 97 .721 100 .591 .771 48 .732 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·o·X····X·X 14.0 1.93 7.1 56 .208 .571 34 .454 22 .749 .606 43 .622 1 0 0
22. Jax G ·  S ·  vP ·o·o··XX·o··o· 62.2 2.01 11.6 246 .185 .511 132 .486 114 .540 .566 49 .526 3 3 1
49. López G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 162.1 4.05 9.6 665 .242 .685 347 .684 318 .686 .666 133 .608 22 9 1
52. Matthews G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 22.0 7.36 9.0 104 .323 .921 50 .633 54 1.192 .786 104 .921 6 1 0
17. Ober G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 155.0 3.77 9.4 612 .200 .634 331 .694 281 .565 .610 111 .628 22 2 1
44. Sands G ·  S ·  vP ······Xo····o· 61.2 3.06 10.1 251 .219 .586 148 .517 103 .688 .667 34 .706 6 5 1
56. Thielbar* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··X··Xo· 41.0 5.71 10.3 185 .270 .748 100 .875 85 .605 .669 38 .679 5 7 0
39. Tonkin G ·  S ·  vP ····XX··X··X·· 70.1 3.84 9.5 303 .232 .674 197 .633 106 .752 .567 54 .817 6 6 1
37. Varland G ·  S ·  vP ····X········· 39.0 7.62 7.6 189 .316 .885 87 .912 102 .863 1.033 41 .956 10 1 0
TOTAL 4.19 9.2 .236 .688 .687 .710 162 99 17

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