Kansas City Royals Starting Lineup | June 22, 2022 Royals Lineup

25-43, 5th in AL Central

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12:10 am GMT , 6/25

Updated: 4 hours ago

Kansas City Royals

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The Kansas City Royals (25-42) will take on the Los Angeles Angels (33-38) on Wednesday. Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani and Kansas City's Daniel Lynch have been named the starters for this contest. Bobby Witt Jr. has led the way for the Royals starting lineup recently, batting .293 with 3 home runs and 7 RBI over the club's last ten games.

Updated: 4 hours ago

Royals Starting Lineup

D. Lynch , (L), P

1. W. Merrifield , (R), RF

2. A. Benintendi , (L), LF

3. B. Witt Jr. , (R), SS

4. M. Melendez , (L), C

5. H. Dozier , (R), DH

6. C. Santana , (S), 1B

7. K. Isbel , (L), CF

8. E. Rivera , (R), 3B

9. N. Lopez , (L), 2B

Pos	Pitcher
P	Daniel Lynch D. Lynch (L)

Pos	Pitcher	GS	Record	IP	Batters Faced	Hits	Runs	ER	HR Allowed	BB	SO	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	Salary	Projection
P	Daniel Lynch D. Lynch (L)	13	3-7	63.2	290	68	36	35	9	30	65	.224%	.103%	1.539	.324	$7500	26.47

Pos	Hitter
RF	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield (R)
LF	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi (L)
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. (R)
C	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez (L)
DH	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier (R)
1B	Carlos Santana C. Santana (S)
CF	Kyle Isbel K. Isbel (L)
3B	Emmanuel Rivera E. Rivera (R)
2B	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez (L)

Pos	Hitter	Order	G	PA	Hits	1B	2B	3B	HR	RBI	Runs	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Salary	Projection
RF	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield (R)	1	68	307	65	47	15	0	3	30	33	9	1	.232	.277	.318	.595	$3100	10.56
LF	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi (L)	2	67	283	75	59	11	2	3	25	27	1	0	.295	.360	.390	.750	$2700	9.74
SS	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr. (R)	3	66	274	61	31	16	4	10	36	38	10	2	.240	.285	.453	.738	$3200	10.84
C	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez (L)	4	43	168	34	20	7	1	6	17	15	0	1	.234	.333	.421	.754	$2700	9.79
DH	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier (R)	5	61	246	59	37	13	2	7	22	30	2	3	.263	.329	.433	.762	$2300	9.08
1B	Carlos Santana C. Santana (S)	6	49	199	34	22	8	0	4	18	15	0	0	.206	.342	.327	.669	$2200	8.32
CF	Kyle Isbel K. Isbel (L)	7	35	99	21	16	4	1	0	8	8	2	1	.223	.253	.287	.540	$2000	8.86
3B	Emmanuel Rivera E. Rivera (R)	8	43	144	27	15	5	3	4	16	14	0	0	.201	.257	.373	.630	$2300	8.1
2B	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez (L)	9	65	222	44	36	8	0	0	6	22	5	0	.217	.284	.256	.540	$2000	8.04

Most Common Royals Lineups

6 Games Game
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Bobby Witt Jr.
4. Salvador Perez
5. M.J. Melendez
6. Hunter Dozier
7. Carlos Santana
8. Michael A. Taylor
9. Emmanuel Rivera

4 Games Game
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Bobby Witt Jr.
4. Salvador Perez
5. M.J. Melendez
6. Hunter Dozier
7. Carlos Santana
8. Emmanuel Rivera
9. Nicky Lopez

3 Games Game
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Bobby Witt Jr.
4. Hunter Dozier
5. M.J. Melendez
6. Carlos Santana
7. Emmanuel Rivera
8. Kyle Isbel
9. Nicky Lopez

3 Games Game
1. Edward Olivares
2. Whit Merrifield
3. Andrew Benintendi
4. Salvador Perez
5. Carlos Santana
6. Hunter Dozier
7. Bobby Witt Jr.
8. Michael A. Taylor
9. Nicky Lopez

2 Games Game
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Bobby Witt Jr.
4. Salvador Perez
5. M.J. Melendez
6. Hunter Dozier
7. Kyle Isbel
8. Michael A. Taylor
9. Nicky Lopez

2 Games Game
1. Whit Merrifield
2. Andrew Benintendi
3. Bobby Witt Jr.
4. Salvador Perez
5. Hunter Dozier
6. Carlos Santana
7. Michael A. Taylor
8. Emmanuel Rivera
9. Nicky Lopez

2022 Recent Royals Lineups

Game	Score	Starting Pitcher	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
6/22 @ LAA	W 12-11	Reid Detmers R. Detmers (L), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	Salvador Perez S. Perez	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier	Carlos Santana C. Santana	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	Emmanuel Rivera E. Rivera
6/21 @ LAA	W 6-2	Noah Syndergaard N. Syndergaard (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	Salvador Perez S. Perez	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier	Kyle Isbel K. Isbel	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez
6/19 @ OAK	L 0-4	Jared Koenig J. Koenig (L), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	Salvador Perez S. Perez	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier	Carlos Santana C. Santana	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	Emmanuel Rivera E. Rivera
6/18 @ OAK	W 2-0	Cole Irvin C. Irvin (L), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	Salvador Perez S. Perez	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier	Carlos Santana C. Santana	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	Emmanuel Rivera E. Rivera	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez
6/18 @ OAK	W 5-1	Frankie Montas F. Montas (R), 0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ER, ND	Whit Merrifield W. Merrifield	Andrew Benintendi A. Benintendi	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	Salvador Perez S. Perez	M.J. Melendez M. Melendez	Hunter Dozier H. Dozier	Kyle Isbel K. Isbel	Michael A. Taylor M. A. Taylor	Nicky Lopez N. Lopez

Contents

Royals vs. the Angels

Daniel Lynch vs. the Angels

Lynch (3-6) will take to the mound for the Royals and make his 13th start of the season.
The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed four hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics.
The 25-year-old has pitched in 12 games this season with an ERA of 5.19 and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .272.
He has started 12 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
The Angels have scored 302 runs this season, which ranks 14th in MLB. They have 564 hits, 12th in baseball, with 88 home runs (sixth in the league).

Royals vs. Shohei Ohtani

Ohtani will take the mound to start for the Angels, his first of the season.
In his 11 appearances this season, opposing hitters have a collective batting average of only .221 against him. He has a 3.28 ERA and averages 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings.

Royals Betting Trends

This season, the Royals have been the underdog 57 times and won 21, or 36.8%, of those games.
This season, Kansas City has been at least a +185 underdog on the moneyline five times, losing each of those contests.
The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 35.1% chance of a victory for the Royals.
Games involving Kansas City have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 33 of 67 chances this season.
The Royals are 29-38-0 ATS in their 67 games with a spread this season.

Royals Injury News

Edward Olivares: 10 Day Injury List (Quadricep)
Joel Payamps: 10 Day Injury List (Illness)
Zack Greinke: 15 Day Injury List (Elbow)
Matt Peacock: 40 Man Active (Illness)
Adalberto Mondesi: 60 Day Injury List (Knee)
Jake Brentz: 60 Day Injury List (Elbow)
Tyler Zuber: 60 Day Injury List (Shoulder)
Gabe Speier: Day-to-day (Illness)