6:10 PM CDT · U.S. Cellular Field
Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 6–5 final
- Wind out 11 mphWind blowing out toward center field helps fly balls carry.
Conditions at first pitch
0.95Typical air
1.169 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+10.6 mph · 3.7 mph
to 21 mph
- Temperature
- 70°F
- 58%
- 29.33 inHg
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 14 mph, Out To CF.
Betting lines
No betting lines are loaded for this game.
Starting pitchers
Edinson Volquez KC · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 9 H, 4 , 2 BB, 1 K, 85 pitches
53% 25% 22%
Four-seam12%
Sinker40%
Changeup22%
- 94.0 mph
- 14.3 in
- 19%
- 17% / 8%
- 35%
- 54%
- .339
- 2,795
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 1,109 | 19% | .343 | 14.0 in | |
| 288 | 15% | .290 | 14.3 in |
James Shields CWS · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 3 , 4 BB, 5 K, 105 pitches
63% 16% 21%
Four-seam27%
Sinker17%
Cutter19%
Changeup21%
- 91.0 mph
- 16.7 in
- 20%
- 15% / 10%
- 35%
- 42%
- .368
- 2,598
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 93 | 16% | .452 | 15.0 in | |
| 582 | 25% | .311 | 16.8 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarrod Dyson CF · L | 283 | 83.4 | 4.7° | 23% | 0% | 6% | 1 | .284 | .296 / .218 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 238 | 87.6 | 11.1° | 34% | 1% | 10% | 2 | .288 | .292 / — | — | — | 1-5 |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer 1B · L | 589 | 91.8 | 3.5° | 45% | 10% | 6% | 21 | .333 | .318 / .326 | — | — | 2-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Kendrys Morales DH · S Power in carry conditions | 532 | 92.8 | 11.5° | 51% | 12% | 13% | 26 | .391 | .372 / .311 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 5 | Salvador Perez C · R | 483 | 88.9 | 19.1° | 37% | 7% | 18% | 20 | .296 | .318 / .345 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 432 | 87.4 | 14.7° | 37% | 9% | 17% | 14 | .330 | .331 / .384 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Paulo Orlando RF · R | 410 | 88.9 | 8.4° | 38% | 5% | 7% | 4 | .313 | .304 / .321 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Alcides Escobar SS · R | 608 | 83.6 | 9.0° | 18% | 1% | 9% | 5 | .262 | .253 / .265 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 440 | 89.1 | 11.6° | 38% | 2% | 13% | 10 | .269 | .285 / .222 | — | — | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam Eaton CF · L | 628 | 88.5 | 3.5° | 38% | 3% | 9% | 12 | .328 | .364 / .360 | — | — | 3-5 |
| 2 | Tim Anderson SS · R | 340 | 87.7 | 6.8° | 36% | 4% | 10% | 7 | .271 | .247 / — | — | — | 1-5 |
| 3 | JB Shuck PR · L | 231 | 84.7 | 7.2° | 28% | 2% | 12% | 4 | .263 | .284 / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 4 | José Abreu 1B · R | 602 | 89.7 | 10.3° | 40% | 9% | 9% | 23 | .348 | .378 / .370 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | Justin Morneau DH · L | 170 | 89.7 | 11.6° | 33% | 5% | 23% | 5 | .289 | .372 / — | — | — | 2-5 |
| 6 | Todd Frazier 3B · R Power in carry conditions | 578 | 88.7 | 20.0° | 36% | 10% | 18% | 35 | .312 | .277 / .353 | — | — | 0-2 |
| 7 | Avisaíl García RF · R | 389 | 90.3 | 5.2° | 40% | 9% | 6% | 10 | .337 | .314 / .300 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Omar Narváez C · L | 73 | 84.4 | 10.9° | 6% | 0% | 14% | 0 | .316 | .405 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Tyler Saladino 2B · R | 285 | 86.4 | 9.2° | 27% | 3% | 11% | 8 | .282 | .307 / .239 | — | — | 3-4 |