1:15 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 4–8 final
- Dense airAir density 0.98: fly balls die sooner and breaking balls get more bite.
- Wind out 11 mphWind blowing out toward center field helps fly balls carry.
Conditions at first pitch
0.98Dense air
1.204 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+11.2 mph · 7.0 mph
to 25 mph
- Temperature
- 49°F
- 91%
- 28.93 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Overcast, wind 14 mph, Out To CF.
Betting lines
No betting lines are loaded for this game.
Starting pitchers
Ian Kennedy KC · RHP
Today: 2.0 , 3 H, 5 , 3 BB, 1 K, 54 pitches
64% 23% 13%
Four-seam34%
Sinker30%
Slider9%
Changeup13%
- 92.7 mph
- 19.8 in
- 21%
- 22% / 10%
- 36%
- 40%
- .340
- 584
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 190 | 19% | .303 | 13.4 in |
| 835 | 18% | .364 | 14.3 in | |
| 400 | 16% | .299 | 14.7 in |
Adalberto Mejía MIN · LHP
Today: 7.0 , 5 H, 3 , 2 BB, 3 K, 89 pitches
64% 22% 14%
Four-seam48%
Sinker16%
Slider22%
Changeup14%
- 93.4 mph
- 20.3 in
- 19%
- 22% / 17%
- 33%
- 37%
- .365
- 201
- 21% · 22% vs LHP
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcides Escobar SS · R | 163 | 83.7 | 16.6° | 19% | 2% | 10% | 0 | .241 | .155 / .248 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Lorenzo Cain CF · R | 166 | 87.6 | 10.4° | 29% | 1% | 4% | 1 | .318 | .399 / .339 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Eric Hosmer 1B · L | 174 | 91.2 | 2.4° | 37% | 7% | 4% | 3 | .345 | .249 / .398 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Salvador Perez DH · R Wind toward pull side | 154 | 89.5 | 22.9° | 40% | 8% | 24% | 8 | .350 | — / .380 | — | — | 2-4 2 HR |
| 5 | Jorge Bonifacio LF · R Power in carry conditions | 78 | 88.4 | 13.3° | 41% | 10% | 20% | 3 | .369 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Jorge Soler RF · R | 48 | 87.2 | 23.0° | 30% | 7% | 18% | 1 | .270 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 55 | 86.2 | 9.0° | 27% | 5% | 8% | 1 | .226 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Adalberto Mondesi 2B · S | 46 | 85.3 | 9.5° | 36% | 9% | 15% | 1 | .276 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Drew Butera C · R | 34 | 91.3 | 18.7° | 35% | 0% | 12% | 2 | .232 | — / — | — | — | 0-2 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Dozier 2B · R | 158 | 89.6 | 16.7° | 37% | 8% | 11% | 5 | .355 | — / .275 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 2 | Byron Buxton CF · R Wind toward pull side | 123 | 86.2 | 20.0° | 25% | 3% | 27% | 2 | .261 | — / .201 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 3 | Miguel Sanó DH · R Power in carry conditions | 155 | 98.0 | 18.8° | 63% | 22% | 17% | 10 | .413 | — / .440 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Max Kepler RF · L | 138 | 90.1 | 13.3° | 38% | 3% | 20% | 3 | .318 | — / .393 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 5 | Kennys Vargas 1B · S | 63 | 86.7 | 11.9° | 22% | 9% | 11% | 5 | .284 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 6 | Eddie Rosario LF · L | 132 | 85.5 | 11.6° | 22% | 3% | 10% | 3 | .261 | — / .266 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Eduardo Escobar 3B · S Power in carry conditions | 79 | 88.2 | 18.1° | 37% | 11% | 21% | 4 | .353 | — / .359 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Chris Gimenez C · R | 49 | 87.5 | 21.4° | 33% | 4% | 22% | 0 | .296 | — / .254 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 9 | Ehire Adrianza SS · S | 13 | 73.6 | 0.5° | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 2-3 |