7:10 PM EDT · Progressive Field
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 8–6 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Typical air
1.148 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+3.1 mph · 9.0 mph
to 16 mph
- Temperature
- 77°F
- 64%
- 29.21 inHg
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 8 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over +100 · Under -121 | 50% over | |
| — | KC +186 · CLE -250 | CLE 71% | |
| CLE -1.5 | CLE -132 · KC +110 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Glenn Sparkman KC · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 7 H, 5 , 2 BB, 3 K, 105 pitches
63% 24% 13%
Four-seam63%
Slider1%
Curveball22%
Changeup13%
- 93.7 mph
- 14.3 in
- 14%
- 13% / 6%
- 44%
- 40%
- .358
- 790
- 23% · 24% vs RHP
| 298 | 13% | .373 | 15.4 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
| 644 | 19% | .330 | 9.9 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
Shane Bieber CLE · RHP
Today: 5.1 , 6 H, 2 , 2 BB, 6 K, 100 pitches
44% 48% 8%
Four-seam44%
Slider29%
Changeup8%
- 93.2 mph
- 18.5 in
- 32%
- 31% / 6%
- 47%
- 42%
- .327
- 1,446
- 23% · 22% vs RHP
| 209 | 43% | .235 | 7.5 in | |
| 570 | 29% | .395 | 8.3 in |
| 574 | 33% | .330 | 8.2 in | |
| 570 | 29% | .395 | 8.3 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 357 | 88.1 | 14.9° | 32% | 5% | 13% | 11 | .346 | .277 / .333 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 153 | 84.3 | 2.8° | 20% | 0% | 5% | 1 | .247 | .248 / .235 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 3 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 317 | 89.0 | 10.3° | 42% | 9% | 12% | 10 | .344 | .304 / .369 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier 3B · R | 234 | 91.8 | 15.6° | 42% | 10% | 16% | 12 | .378 | .273 / .402 | — | — | 1-5 1 HR |
| 5 | Billy Hamilton CF · S | 242 | 79.5 | 11.0° | 9% | 0% | 11% | 0 | .285 | .292 / .312 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 6 | Cheslor Cuthbert DH · R | 91 | 87.5 | 10.6° | 35% | 5% | 15% | 4 | .275 | .316 / — | — | — | 2-5 |
| 7 | Lucas Duda 1B · L Wind toward pull side | 77 | 90.6 | 25.0° | 45% | 12% | 22% | 2 | .297 | — / .318 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Humberto Arteaga SS · R | 19 | 79.4 | -3.1° | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0 | .200 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 9 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 218 | 88.2 | 11.5° | 35% | 7% | 11% | 3 | .292 | .257 / .252 | — | — | 2-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor SS · S | 268 | 91.3 | 10.4° | 43% | 9% | 13% | 12 | .372 | .345 / .412 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 2 | Óscar Mercado CF · R | 145 | 86.7 | 11.2° | 31% | 3% | 13% | 4 | .306 | .386 / .272 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 3 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 333 | 92.6 | 9.0° | 47% | 10% | 12% | 17 | .394 | .457 / .378 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Jason Kipnis 2B · L | 246 | 87.9 | 13.4° | 36% | 6% | 14% | 6 | .347 | .548 / .319 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 5 | José Ramírez 3B · S | 329 | 88.1 | 21.2° | 31% | 5% | 22% | 5 | .329 | .299 / .334 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Bobby Bradley DH · L | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Tyler Naquin RF · L | 144 | 91.2 | 12.0° | 39% | 8% | 11% | 4 | .322 | — / .270 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 8 | Roberto Pérez C · R | 203 | 90.1 | 7.3° | 47% | 15% | 6% | 13 | .365 | .300 / .371 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 9 | Mike Freeman LF · L | 78 | 85.8 | 7.2° | 32% | 2% | 2% | 1 | .297 | — / .381 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |