7:10 PM CDT · U.S. Cellular Field
Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 5–7 final
- Thin airAir density 0.93: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Thin air
1.133 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+2.0 mph · 9.8 mph
to 18 mph
- Temperature
- 84°F
- 53%
- 29.26 inHg
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 13 mph, Out To LF.
Betting lines
No betting lines are loaded for this game.
Starting pitchers
Ian Kennedy KC · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 9 H, 7 , 1 BB, 1 K, 101 pitches
63% 20% 17%
Four-seam56%
Sinker7%
Slider6%
Changeup17%
- 92.2 mph
- 17.8 in
- 23%
- 24% / 9%
- 37%
- 35%
- .303
- 1,112
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 210 | 14% | .295 | 15.7 in |
Chris Sale CWS · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 11 H, 5 , 1 BB, 8 K, 113 pitches
54% 24% 22%
Sinker54%
Slider24%
Changeup22%
- 93.6 mph
- —
- 19%
- 23% / 5%
- 32%
- 41%
- .280
- 1,214
- 19% · 18% vs LHP
| 118 | 22% | .331 | 14.2 in | |
| 649 | 20% | .251 | 15.5 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield LF · R | 75 | 90.7 | 11.1° | 38% | 0% | 11% | 0 | .280 | .271 / — | — | — | 2-5 |
| 2 | Alcides Escobar SS · R | 271 | 83.8 | 6.0° | 20% | 0% | 5% | 0 | .258 | .169 / .265 | — | — | 1-5 |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer 1B · L | 244 | 92.3 | 4.5° | 47% | 9% | 5% | 10 | .358 | .408 / .326 | — | — | 2-4 2 HR |
| 4 | Lorenzo Cain CF · R | 240 | 89.2 | 9.7° | 33% | 5% | 9% | 8 | .321 | .425 / .401 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 5 | Kendrys Morales DH · S Power in carry conditions | 224 | 91.7 | 10.2° | 46% | 12% | 8% | 6 | .373 | .371 / .311 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Salvador Perez C · R Wind toward pull side | 194 | 90.3 | 21.0° | 42% | 7% | 22% | 7 | .320 | — / .345 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Paulo Orlando RF · R | 125 | 88.2 | 9.9° | 36% | 3% | 6% | 1 | .311 | .249 / .321 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 106 | 88.1 | 8.6° | 36% | 3% | 8% | 2 | .225 | .262 / .222 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Christian Colón 2B · R | 48 | 86.5 | 3.9° | 31% | 0% | 11% | 0 | .241 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Eaton CF · L | 270 | 89.5 | 2.0° | 39% | 3% | 5% | 3 | .331 | .404 / .360 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 2 | José Abreu 1B · R | 261 | 89.8 | 10.5° | 40% | 10% | 8% | 7 | .324 | .340 / .370 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 3 | Melky Cabrera LF · S | 238 | 89.6 | 8.6° | 37% | 3% | 14% | 4 | .332 | .293 / .360 | — | — | 1-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Todd Frazier 3B · R Power in carry conditions | 255 | 87.6 | 22.5° | 35% | 13% | 18% | 19 | .344 | .475 / .353 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | JB Shuck DH · L | 30 | 80.2 | 2.7° | 30% | 0% | 9% | 0 | .246 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Brett Lawrie 2B · R | 245 | 88.5 | 17.8° | 34% | 8% | 13% | 6 | .295 | .309 / .307 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Alex Avila C · L Power in carry conditions | 90 | 91.2 | 5.7° | 40% | 11% | 13% | 0 | .328 | — / .324 | — | — | 2-4 2 HR |
| 8 | Avisaíl García RF · R | 179 | 88.1 | 5.7° | 37% | 9% | 8% | 5 | .322 | .242 / .300 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 9 | Tim Anderson SS · R | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | — | 2-3 |