Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals, at PNC Park, September 15, 2024 Matchups, Preview

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Kansas City Royals

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Kansas City Royals
Record 82-67
Manager Matt Quatraro
Game # 149
On This Date 26-24
Standing 2nd (3.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 10-10
Last 30 17-13
Home 45-30
Away 37-37
Extra Innings 2-4
vs. RHP 69-49
vs. LHP 13-18
1-Run Games 16-17
vs. East 14-18
vs. Central 33-16
vs. West 16-16
Inter-League 19-17

KCR Last 10 Games

Brady Singer (#51, 27, RHP, 9-10, 3.42)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2024 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 70-78
Manager Derek Shelton
Game # 148
On This Date 70-64
Standing 5th (16.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 9-11
Last 30 14-16
Home 37-40
Away 33-38
Extra Innings 7-8
vs. RHP 47-55
vs. LHP 23-23
1-Run Games 22-26
vs. East 20-14
vs. Central 22-20
vs. West 10-20
Inter-League 18-24

PIT Last 10 Games

Jared Jones (#37, 22, RHP, 6-7, 3.82)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Fri, Sep 13, 2024 KCR8@PIT3
Sat, Sep 14, 2024 KCR5@PIT1

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Royals Batters (4.74 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.57 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Royals Batters (4.74 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (4.57 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 37. Jones 51. Bednar 68. Beeks* 43. Borucki* 45. Chapman* 35. Holderman 62. Nicolas 60. Santana 34. Wentz*
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/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
15. DeJong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 8/.500 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ···
34. Fermin G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/1.000
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 3/1.000 ··· 5/.200 ··· 1/5.000 2/1.000 5/.200
11. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/4.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000
18. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ 1/.000 4/.000 5/1.000 ··· 2/.000 8/.700 3/.333
8. Grossman# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 3/.000 3/.000 3/1.000 10/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 3/.333 1/.000
2. Hampson G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· ··· 2/2.000 3/.000 1/.000
28. Isbel* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000
19. Massey* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 5/.600
1. Melendez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 8/.250
13. Perez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 3/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 8/1.500
22. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/1.000 4/1.750 12/.833 10/.533 3/.333 ··· 5/1.350 5/1.400
16. Renfroe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 4/.000 1/5.000 6/2.167 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 6/1.333
7. Witt G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 1/.000 7/.000

KCR Batters

KCR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
44. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP 129 .265 .315 .402 .717 61 .509 68 .900 .814 18 1.167 29 6 4 2
15. DeJong G ·  S ·  vP 465 .231 .280 .438 .718 346 .747 119 .631 .755 63 .702 2 2 24 15
34. Fermin G ·  S ·  vP 344 .286 .335 .387 .723 231 .684 113 .803 .696 73 .510 2 0 6 4
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 275 .206 .282 .304 .586 245 .608 30 .412 .550 35 .592 2 0 4 3
11. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 589 .238 .284 .343 .626 447 .609 142 .681 .591 79 .626 36 2 7 12
18. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 18 .267 .333 .333 .667 12 .871 6 .167 .522 18 .667 0 0 0 0
8. Grossman# G ·  S ·  vP 226 .225 .336 .314 .650 111 .510 115 .786 .566 31 .553 3 0 3 1
2. Hampson G ·  S ·  vP 213 .231 .270 .307 .577 99 .532 114 .617 .626 29 .358 7 2 0 3
28. Isbel* G ·  S ·  vP 391 .234 .286 .377 .664 335 .693 56 .491 .642 72 .660 11 2 8 4
19. Massey* G ·  S ·  vP 314 .255 .285 .449 .734 259 .740 55 .704 .612 81 .704 1 0 13 2
1. Melendez* G ·  S ·  vP 426 .207 .271 .404 .675 357 .738 69 .365 .637 83 .701 4 4 17 2
13. Perez G ·  S ·  vP 600 .276 .337 .476 .813 461 .778 139 .930 .859 109 .818 0 0 27 3
22. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 428 .256 .320 .385 .705 329 .703 99 .712 .641 78 .603 7 3 9 1
16. Renfroe G ·  S ·  vP 393 .237 .308 .397 .705 283 .683 110 .762 .653 40 .809 1 1 13 2
7. Witt G ·  S ·  vP 657 .333 .385 .599 .984 534 1.008 123 .884 .867 115 .813 28 12 31 13
TOTAL .253 .309 .416 .725 .730 .710 .692 .690 126 30 166 73

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
37. Jones G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 108.1 3.82 9.6 440 .222 .701 214 .715 226 .687 .655 69 .805 16 3 2
51. Bednar G ·  S ·  vP ·X··oo··X···o· 52.2 5.98 9.2 240 .250 .759 125 .689 115 .840 .740 49 .724 8 14 0
68. Beeks* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o··oo··X·o 66.0 4.09 7.2 285 .260 .696 187 .793 98 .511 .587 47 .636 6 4 0
43. Borucki* G ·  S ·  vP ··o··o··X··o·· 7.2 7.04 12.9 31 .267 .790 19 .842 12 .697 1.143 17 .982 2 1 0
45. Chapman* G ·  S ·  vP ·····XX·X·o··o 56.0 4.18 14.6 247 .206 .669 176 .678 71 .640 .833 48 .814 5 11 3
26. Falter* G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 128.2 4.20 6.2 529 .261 .727 416 .740 113 .681 .727 90 .794 15 14 4
35. Holderman G ·  S ·  vP ····o·o·X···o· 45.0 3.20 9.8 197 .223 .701 110 .562 87 .889 .686 12 .250 6 9 1
23. Keller G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····· 169.2 3.87 8.4 729 .255 .744 350 .674 379 .804 .665 124 .772 21 29 1
50. Mlodzinski G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X·o··X·X· 44.0 3.68 7.8 183 .235 .640 100 .694 83 .576 .658 41 .730 3 3 0
62. Nicolas G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X··o·oX·· 54.2 3.79 9.1 242 .249 .693 145 .703 97 .675 .790 52 1.071 4 0 2
48. Ortiz G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 122.2 3.45 7.0 506 .221 .674 266 .649 240 .703 .722 115 .699 15 4 1
60. Santana G ·  S ·  vP ·····Xo·o·X··o 64.1 4.20 8.8 260 .234 .671 177 .705 83 .597 .722 42 .194 4 7 2
30. Skenes G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 120.0 2.10 11.3 468 .204 .576 226 .581 242 .571 .632 87 .513 10 6 1
34. Wentz* G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X····X··· 60.1 5.22 9.8 277 .268 .761 168 .849 109 .627 .724 45 .633 8 11 2
TOTAL 4.16 8.4 .252 .727 .741 .770 156 135 24

Pirates Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.04 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.21 RS/G) vs. Royals Pitchers (4.04 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 51. Singer 50. Bubic* 60. Erceg 43. Hernández 73. Long* 41. Lynch* 66. McArthur 46. Schreiber 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
14. Bart G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
28. Cook G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
15. Cruz* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
41. De La Cruz G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000
39. Gonzales G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 ···
6. Grandal# G  ·   S  ·   vP 11/.819 17/1.112 1/2.000 6/.333 ··· 8/1.667 1/ 5/.800 ···
2. Joe G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 3/.333 3/2.000 4/.000 ··· ··· 3/.000
7. Kiner-Falefa G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.985 6/.000 ··· 6/.333 4/.000 2/1.500 2/.000 6/.334 1/.000
22. McCutchen G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/1.500 2/.000 6/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/2.000 3/.333
10. Reynolds# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 3/.000 1/.000 3/4.000 3/.666 ··· ··· 2/1.500 3/2.334
18. Taylor G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 1/.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
44. Tellez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 1/ ··· ··· ··· ···
19. Triolo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/ ···
25. Williams G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
14. Bart G ·  S ·  vP 241 .266 .344 .491 .835 174 .743 67 1.077 .826 51 .692 0 0 13 2
28. Cook G ·  S ·  vP 14 .143 .143 .214 .357 10 .200 4 .750 .357 14 .357 0 0 0 0
15. Cruz* G ·  S ·  vP 555 .267 .324 .458 .783 410 .822 145 .674 .916 108 .799 22 1 19 26
41. De La Cruz G ·  S ·  vP 586 .236 .274 .382 .656 401 .623 185 .726 .693 77 .514 4 1 19 4
39. Gonzales G ·  S ·  vP 338 .270 .306 .381 .687 250 .660 88 .759 .638 71 .710 4 3 5 6
6. Grandal# G ·  S ·  vP 224 .221 .294 .377 .671 166 .706 58 .577 .812 48 .996 1 0 7 7
2. Joe G ·  S ·  vP 404 .228 .317 .372 .689 237 .673 167 .711 .693 54 .729 2 1 9 4
7. Kiner-Falefa G ·  S ·  vP 445 .268 .310 .377 .687 320 .728 125 .580 .678 107 .438 9 2 8 4
22. McCutchen G ·  S ·  vP 480 .239 .338 .429 .766 346 .787 134 .712 .754 43 1.025 3 2 20 0
10. Reynolds# G ·  S ·  vP 637 .282 .349 .456 .805 445 .848 192 .709 .860 112 .755 10 2 22 2
18. Taylor G ·  S ·  vP 297 .191 .249 .285 .534 193 .491 104 .616 .417 34 .299 12 1 5 3
44. Tellez* G ·  S ·  vP 403 .247 .300 .399 .700 358 .700 45 .696 .708 70 .706 1 0 13 1
19. Triolo G ·  S ·  vP 400 .218 .308 .321 .628 283 .650 117 .575 .614 90 .853 7 1 8 3
25. Williams G ·  S ·  vP 96 .207 .242 .299 .541 64 .409 32 .875 .526 27 .551 1 0 0 2
TOTAL .236 .303 .372 .674 .666 .697 .695 .671 97 17 144 80

KCR Pitchers

KCR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
51. Singer G ·  S ·  vP ······X·····X· 163.1 3.42 8.4 687 .252 .706 296 .526 391 .846 .793 118 .737 17 3 6
50. Bubic* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··oo·o···X·o 24.1 3.33 11.5 99 .253 .663 63 .535 36 .888 .484 46 .787 2 0 2
60. Erceg G ·  S ·  vP ·X··X··Xo··oX· 57.0 3.47 10.4 235 .215 .594 128 .547 107 .651 .566 53 .563 3 0 0
43. Hernández G ·  S ·  vP ··X···o······o 22.2 3.18 8.3 99 .226 .623 50 .542 49 .704 .561 30 .646 0 7 1
73. Long* G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·X··o··X· 37.2 2.63 8.8 156 .212 .633 91 .597 65 .681 .641 43 .687 4 0 0
67. Lugo G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 193.0 2.94 7.9 779 .229 .635 368 .590 411 .675 .594 131 .637 15 5 5
41. Lynch* G ·  S ·  vP ··o·····X···oX 31.2 4.55 6.8 129 .202 .683 94 .837 35 .240 .511 30 .306 6 1 1
48. Marsh G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 121.1 4.52 8.6 509 .246 .739 219 .762 290 .721 .740 84 .770 17 8 2
66. McArthur G ·  S ·  vP ·o····X··o··o· 56.0 4.98 7.7 243 .302 .809 131 .817 112 .800 .809 40 .844 8 2 1
55. Ragans* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 173.1 3.32 11.0 712 .216 .630 564 .603 148 .733 .590 109 .607 15 8 2
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X···X···· 45.1 4.17 7.3 201 .258 .676 113 .562 88 .819 .717 35 .572 1 1 0
52. Wacha G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 156.0 3.29 8.0 640 .245 .687 315 .667 325 .705 .689 118 .663 16 4 2
61. Zerpa* G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 47.0 4.40 7.9 215 .290 .790 129 .839 86 .717 .778 19 .726 6 1 1
TOTAL 3.84 8.4 .245 .699 .679 .684 135 53 27

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