1:15 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 1–6 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Typical air
1.144 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+0.6 mph · 6.1 mph
to 23 mph
- Temperature
- 71°F
- 81%
- 28.84 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Cloudy, wind 3 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | Over -117 · Under -105 | 54% over | |
| — | MIN -138 · KC +120 | KC 45% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -110 · MIN -106 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Michael Pineda MIN · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 8 H, 5 , 0 BB, 5 K, 92 pitches
55% 30% 14%
Four-seam53%
Sinker2%
Slider30%
Changeup14%
- 92.5 mph
- 13.9 in
- 23%
- 20% / 4%
- 39%
- 37%
- .361
- 1,091
- 23% · 22% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 654 | 23% | .364 | 3.4 in |
| 392 | 25% | .315 | 4.3 in | |
| 2,116 | 26% | .327 | 4.2 in |
Homer Bailey KC · RHP
Today: 5.1 , 5 H, 1 , 1 BB, 5 K, 108 pitches
48% 25% 27%
Four-seam44%
Sinker4%
Slider15%
Splitter27%
- 92.7 mph
- 14.6 in
- 23%
- 21% / 10%
- 39%
- 45%
- .341
- 1,299
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 336 | 27% | .336 | 8.9 in | |
| 579 | 24% | .271 | 10.0 in |
| 683 | 21% | .342 | 8.4 in | |
| 1,063 | 21% | .327 | 9.7 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kepler CF · L | 309 | 90.9 | 18.9° | 44% | 10% | 24% | 19 | .362 | .321 / .391 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 2 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 330 | 88.7 | 21.9° | 37% | 8% | 18% | 11 | .371 | .336 / .368 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 218 | 93.5 | 12.0° | 51% | 20% | 16% | 13 | .400 | — / .418 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Eddie Rosario LF · L | 314 | 90.2 | 16.8° | 38% | 11% | 20% | 19 | .351 | .248 / .347 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 5 | C.J. Cron 1B · R | 284 | 91.0 | 12.9° | 46% | 16% | 15% | 17 | .403 | .540 / .382 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Luis Arraez 2B · L | 44 | 88.1 | 12.8° | 31% | 3% | 16% | 1 | .378 | — / .484 | — | — | 4-4 |
| 7 | Miguel Sanó 3B · R Wind toward pull side | 117 | 91.5 | 19.6° | 54% | 18% | 20% | 9 | .335 | — / .319 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Jason Castro C · L | 129 | 92.2 | 17.0° | 50% | 22% | 16% | 8 | .422 | — / .356 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Jake Cave RF · L | 70 | 88.6 | 3.5° | 35% | 8% | 11% | 1 | .314 | — / .263 | — | — | 0-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 348 | 87.9 | 14.9° | 32% | 5% | 14% | 10 | .346 | .277 / .333 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 145 | 84.3 | 2.0° | 21% | 0% | 5% | 1 | .253 | .248 / .235 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 309 | 89.0 | 9.8° | 43% | 9% | 12% | 10 | .348 | .304 / .369 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier 3B · R | 226 | 91.7 | 15.3° | 41% | 9% | 16% | 11 | .372 | .273 / .402 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 5 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 316 | 91.0 | 13.7° | 45% | 14% | 14% | 21 | .369 | .351 / .281 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Cheslor Cuthbert 1B · R | 83 | 87.7 | 9.0° | 39% | 5% | 14% | 4 | .278 | .316 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 7 | Humberto Arteaga SS · R | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 212 | 88.2 | 11.8° | 35% | 6% | 12% | 3 | .289 | .257 / .252 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Billy Hamilton CF · S | 235 | 79.6 | 10.7° | 9% | 0% | 11% | 0 | .287 | .292 / .312 | — | — | 2-3 |