7:10 PM EDT · Progressive Field
Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians 2–4 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.97Typical air
1.185 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-7.3 mph · 8.1 mph
to 22 mph
- Temperature
- 66°F
- 65%
- 29.51 inHg
- Elevation
- 653 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 12 mph, In From RF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -115 · Under -105 | 53% over | |
| — | KC +320 · CLE -390 | CLE 80% | |
| CLE -1.5 | CLE -170 · KC +145 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Glenn Sparkman KC · RHP
Today: 4.1 , 6 H, 4 , 3 BB, 4 K, 100 pitches
60% 26% 14%
Four-seam60%
Slider11%
Curveball16%
Changeup14%
- 93.5 mph
- 13.9 in
- 15%
- 13% / 7%
- 43%
- 40%
- .352
- 1,713
- 21% · 22% vs RHP
| 690 | 17% | .322 | 10.6 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
| 1,036 | 19% | .312 | 9.1 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
Mike Clevinger CLE · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 4 H, 1 , 2 BB, 8 K, 106 pitches
50% 37% 13%
Four-seam50%
Sweeper24%
Curveball13%
Changeup13%
- 95.9 mph
- 17.3 in
- 34%
- 36% / 8%
- 35%
- 44%
- .279
- 1,241
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 281 | 27% | .247 | 16.8 in | |
| 106 | 42% | .225 | 16.8 in |
| 904 | 25% | .298 | 16.1 in | |
| 1,124 | 26% | .276 | 17.2 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 | 586 | 87.1 | 15.2° | 31% | 5% | 13% | 15 | .341 | .322 / .333 | — | — | 1-5 |
| 2 | Jorge Soler RF · R | 534 | 92.3 | 14.8° | 48% | 16% | 15% | 35 | .388 | .409 / .281 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Hunter Dozier DH · R | 450 | 92.1 | 16.5° | 44% | 11% | 18% | 22 | .365 | .325 / .402 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 4 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 517 | 88.3 | 9.3° | 39% | 6% | 10% | 12 | .331 | .322 / .369 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 276 | 88.5 | 13.7° | 37% | 4% | 13% | 8 | .285 | .306 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 6 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 74 | 86.4 | 1.8° | 26% | 0% | 9% | 1 | .203 | .231 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 7 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 281 | 89.8 | 12.7° | 40% | 6% | 7% | 7 | .273 | .163 / .358 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Humberto Arteaga SS · R | 102 | 83.9 | 7.7° | 20% | 0% | 5% | 0 | .241 | .232 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 9 | Bubba Starling PH · R | 120 | 80.2 | 8.8° | 19% | 3% | 15% | 2 | .225 | .196 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Lindor SS · S | 504 | 91.1 | 10.6° | 43% | 7% | 12% | 22 | .346 | .303 / .412 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Óscar Mercado CF · R | 344 | 87.4 | 12.9° | 34% | 4% | 13% | 10 | .305 | .347 / .272 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 548 | 91.8 | 10.7° | 44% | 10% | 14% | 30 | .377 | .350 / .378 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Yasiel Puig RF · R | 484 | 89.8 | 14.7° | 39% | 9% | 11% | 24 | .329 | .335 / .307 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 5 | Mike Freeman 3B · L | 133 | 84.6 | 9.6° | 32% | 4% | 8% | 4 | .299 | .340 / .381 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 6 | Jason Kipnis 2B · L | 447 | 87.8 | 14.0° | 37% | 6% | 16% | 13 | .328 | .353 / .319 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 7 | Franmil Reyes DH · R | 428 | 92.5 | 10.6° | 48% | 14% | 13% | 29 | .353 | .329 / .392 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 8 | Tyler Naquin LF · L | 281 | 90.6 | 13.0° | 39% | 10% | 13% | 10 | .330 | .478 / .270 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 9 | Roberto Pérez C · R | 363 | 89.6 | 6.1° | 42% | 12% | 5% | 20 | .320 | .279 / .371 | — | — | 0-3 |