7:15 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals 2–0 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.126 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-4.0 mph · 4.4 mph
to 18 mph
- Temperature
- 84°F
- 52%
- 29.06 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 9 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -114 · Under -108 | 53% over | |
| — | STL -250 · KC +205 | KC 33% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +130 · STL -152 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Jack Flaherty STL · RHP
Today: 7.0 , 3 H, 0 , 1 BB, 7 K, 110 pitches
59% 39% 2%
Four-seam49%
Sinker10%
Slider27%
Changeup2%
- 93.6 mph
- 14.3 in
- 28%
- 29% / 8%
- 36%
- 39%
- .307
- 2,185
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 86 | 36% | .313 | 9.9 in | |
| 380 | 31% | .275 | 10.9 in |
| 777 | 30% | .281 | 9.8 in | |
| 462 | 29% | .294 | 10.9 in |
Glenn Sparkman KC · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 1 , 1 BB, 2 K, 97 pitches
59% 26% 14%
Four-seam59%
Slider11%
Curveball15%
Changeup14%
- 93.6 mph
- 14.0 in
- 16%
- 14% / 7%
- 43%
- 39%
- .361
- 1,535
- 23% · 23% vs RHP
| 512 | 17% | .340 | 10.2 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
| 858 | 20% | .321 | 8.7 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dexter Fowler RF · S | 381 | 85.4 | 13.8° | 30% | 7% | 21% | 13 | .341 | .328 / .390 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 2 | Tommy Edman 3B · S | 161 | 86.5 | 14.0° | 33% | 5% | 8% | 4 | .294 | .313 / .323 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R Power in carry conditions | 491 | 89.8 | 14.8° | 41% | 11% | 13% | 26 | .363 | .381 / .337 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 4 | Marcell Ozuna LF · R Power in carry conditions | 359 | 92.2 | 14.7° | 51% | 14% | 18% | 22 | .384 | .469 / .356 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 5 | Paul DeJong SS · R | 483 | 86.9 | 19.1° | 33% | 8% | 20% | 19 | .337 | .282 / .365 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 6 | Matt Carpenter DH · L | 367 | 87.9 | 18.9° | 34% | 7% | 17% | 10 | .315 | .290 / .236 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Yadier Molina C · R | 276 | 86.5 | 13.1° | 34% | 4% | 14% | 4 | .302 | .306 / .304 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Kolten Wong 2B · L | 414 | 85.8 | 13.8° | 26% | 2% | 9% | 8 | .293 | .377 / .261 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 9 | Lane Thomas CF · R | 24 | 86.8 | 3.6° | 35% | 18% | 18% | 3 | .345 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield CF · R | 549 | 86.9 | 15.2° | 31% | 5% | 13% | 14 | .340 | .323 / .333 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 485 | 88.5 | 9.2° | 41% | 6% | 11% | 12 | .335 | .334 / .369 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Hunter Dozier RF · R Power in carry conditions | 414 | 92.4 | 16.7° | 45% | 11% | 18% | 22 | .374 | .333 / .402 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Jorge Soler DH · R Power in carry conditions | 498 | 92.3 | 14.8° | 48% | 17% | 15% | 35 | .393 | .408 / .281 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 251 | 88.2 | 13.0° | 37% | 5% | 13% | 8 | .293 | .314 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 253 | 89.6 | 12.1° | 38% | 7% | 8% | 7 | .276 | .147 / .358 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 7 | Humberto Arteaga SS · R | 94 | 84.0 | 6.2° | 20% | 0% | 4% | 0 | .247 | .236 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 50 | 89.3 | 2.5° | 27% | 0% | 7% | 1 | .212 | .268 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 299 | 84.4 | 1.6° | 21% | 0% | 6% | 1 | .234 | .229 / .235 | — | — | 1-2 |