7:10 PM EDT · Progressive Field
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 1–4 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.96Typical air
1.177 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-5.5 mph · 0.7 mph
to 12 mph
- Temperature
- 68°F
- 59%
- 29.42 inHg
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 9 mph, In From RF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -103 · Under -120 | 51% over | |
| — | KC +170 · CLE -200 | CLE 67% | |
| CLE -1.5 | CLE -105 · KC -115 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Jakob Junis KC · RHP
Today: 4.0 , 6 H, 4 , 2 BB, 4 K, 94 pitches
49% 45% 5%
Four-seam32%
Sinker17%
Sweeper43%
Curveball2%
Changeup5%
- 91.5 mph
- 14.2 in
- 23%
- 22% / 7%
- 41%
- 45%
- .339
- 2,478
- 21% · 22% vs RHP
| 790 | 24% | .320 | 14.7 in | |
| 485 | 19% | .346 | 15.9 in |
| 1,909 | 21% | .326 | 14.8 in | |
| 1,537 | 19% | .337 | 15.3 in |
Zach Plesac CLE · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 4 H, 1 , 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches
50% 29% 21%
Four-seam50%
Slider19%
Curveball10%
Changeup21%
- 94.1 mph
- 16.3 in
- 20%
- 18% / 9%
- 38%
- 43%
- .339
- 1,349
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 381 | 20% | .338 | 6.5 in | |
| 86 | 14% | .372 | 10.5 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 582 | 87.1 | 15.2° | 31% | 5% | 13% | 15 | .341 | .322 / .333 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 2 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 530 | 92.3 | 14.7° | 48% | 16% | 15% | 35 | .390 | .409 / .281 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Hunter Dozier 3B · R | 446 | 92.1 | 16.5° | 44% | 11% | 18% | 22 | .365 | .325 / .402 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 513 | 88.3 | 9.2° | 39% | 6% | 10% | 12 | .331 | .322 / .369 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert PH · R | 275 | 88.5 | 13.7° | 37% | 4% | 13% | 8 | .285 | .306 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 6 | Bubba Starling RF · R | 116 | 80.3 | 8.7° | 20% | 3% | 16% | 2 | .225 | .196 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 71 | 87.5 | 2.0° | 28% | 0% | 7% | 1 | .205 | .231 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Brett Phillips CF · L | 18 | 81.4 | 9.5° | 9% | 0% | 9% | 0 | .216 | — / — | — | — | 0-2 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 325 | 84.6 | 2.0° | 21% | 1% | 6% | 2 | .240 | .233 / .235 | — | — | 1-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor SS · S | 500 | 91.1 | 10.5° | 43% | 7% | 12% | 21 | .346 | .303 / .412 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Óscar Mercado CF · R | 340 | 87.3 | 12.9° | 34% | 4% | 13% | 10 | .307 | .347 / .272 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 544 | 91.6 | 10.8° | 44% | 10% | 14% | 30 | .375 | .350 / .378 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 4 | Yasiel Puig RF · R | 480 | 89.8 | 14.8° | 39% | 9% | 11% | 24 | .328 | .335 / .307 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 5 | José Ramírez 3B · S | 530 | 89.0 | 19.9° | 36% | 6% | 25% | 20 | .342 | .357 / .334 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Jason Kipnis 2B · L | 443 | 87.8 | 13.9° | 37% | 6% | 17% | 13 | .325 | .353 / .319 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Franmil Reyes DH · R | 425 | 92.5 | 10.6° | 48% | 14% | 13% | 29 | .354 | .329 / .392 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Tyler Naquin LF · L | 278 | 90.7 | 13.0° | 39% | 10% | 12% | 10 | .330 | .478 / .270 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 9 | Roberto Pérez C · R | 360 | 89.6 | 5.8° | 43% | 12% | 5% | 20 | .323 | .279 / .371 | — | — | 0-3 |