Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals
Starting pitchers
Lineups
- 1 Zach Neto SS
- 2 Mike Trout CF
- 3 Jo Adell RF
- 4 Jorge Soler DH
- 5 Oswald Peraza 3B
- 6 Vaughn Grissom 2B
- 7 Nolan Schanuel 1B
- 8 Logan O'Hoppe C
- 9 Bryce Teodosio LF
- 1 Carter Jensen C
- 2 Bobby Witt SS
- 3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
- 4 Salvador Perez DH
- 5 Jac Caglianone RF
- 6 Isaac Collins LF
- 7 Michael Massey 2B
- 8 Nick Loftin 3B
- 9 Kyle Isbel CF
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Manager comparison
Both managers grade C / C entering this matchup.
Recent form
Season series: 0-3 with LAA listed first across 3 prior meetings.
Tactical analysis
RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.
- Manager lineup cost +0.09 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.30 vs actual lineup 4.20
- Player execution −3.20 R/G Players fell 3.20 short of the lineup's 4.20 projection (scored 1)
- Game variance −3.30 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Neto 0-for-4 batting 1st
- Manager lineup cost +0.01 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.73 vs actual lineup 3.72
- Player execution +8.28 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 3.72 projection by 8.28 (scored 12)
- Game variance +8.27 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation
Pasquantino 0-for-3 batting 3rd
Optimal lineups projected 4.3 – 3.7 — actual was 1 – 12.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.