7:15 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals 4–1 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.95Typical air
1.159 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+2.8 mph · 4.8 mph
to 8 mph
- Temperature
- 73°F
- 57%
- 29.26 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 5 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -106 · Under -115 | 51% over | |
| — | HOU -420 · KC +330 | KC 23% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +175 · HOU -220 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Gerrit Cole HOU · RHP
Today: 8.0 , 4 H, 0 , 2 BB, 11 K, 101 pitches
55% 39% 7%
Four-seam52%
Sinker3%
Slider23%
Changeup7%
- 97.1 mph
- 18.4 in
- 33%
- 39% / 6%
- 36%
- 41%
- .243
- 2,965
- 23% · 22% vs RHP
| 101 | 41% | .378 | 7.5 in | |
| 309 | 27% | .204 | 11.9 in |
| 1,506 | 23% | .278 | 10.3 in | |
| 1,748 | 22% | .300 | 12.0 in |
Danny Duffy KC · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 1 , 2 BB, 6 K, 108 pitches
53% 37% 10%
Four-seam45%
Sinker8%
Slider27%
Curveball10%
Changeup10%
- 92.3 mph
- 17.2 in
- 22%
- 20% / 8%
- 35%
- 37%
- .339
- 1,863
- 18% · 19% vs LHP
| 596 | 21% | .353 | 7.1 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
| 2,888 | 21% | .319 | 8.6 in | |
| 789 | 23% | .365 | 6.8 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Springer CF · R | 507 | 90.0 | 10.0° | 46% | 14% | 13% | 34 | .402 | .367 / .400 | — | — | 1-5 1 HR |
| 2 | Jose Altuve 2B · R | 497 | 86.2 | 8.5° | 34% | 8% | 13% | 27 | .343 | .447 / .274 | — | — | 2-5 1 HR |
| 3 | Alex Bregman SS · R | 629 | 89.0 | 19.5° | 38% | 5% | 19% | 35 | .369 | .346 / .380 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 4 | Yordan Alvarez DH · L | 320 | 92.5 | 13.7° | 49% | 18% | 18% | 24 | .416 | .470 / — | — | — | 1-2 |
| 5 | Yuli Gurriel 1B · R | 563 | 89.3 | 14.9° | 38% | 4% | 15% | 27 | .328 | .410 / .296 | — | — | 0-5 |
| 6 | Aledmys Díaz 3B · R | 206 | 87.7 | 10.3° | 33% | 7% | 13% | 7 | .326 | — / .373 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 7 | Kyle Tucker LF · L | 27 | 90.8 | 12.5° | 35% | 12% | 29% | 1 | .259 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Garrett Stubbs C · L | 34 | 85.7 | 11.6° | 31% | 0% | 4% | 0 | .294 | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 9 | Josh Reddick RF · L | 517 | 86.0 | 15.3° | 30% | 3% | 12% | 12 | .317 | .249 / .373 | — | — | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 669 | 86.8 | 15.1° | 29% | 5% | 13% | 16 | .331 | .327 / .333 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 403 | 88.8 | 9.6° | 35% | 9% | 13% | 9 | .294 | .274 / .308 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 614 | 92.5 | 15.6° | 50% | 17% | 15% | 44 | .395 | .414 / .281 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier 3B · R | 524 | 91.5 | 16.1° | 44% | 11% | 18% | 26 | .359 | .316 / .402 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 5 | Brett Phillips LF · L | 59 | 85.8 | 14.1° | 18% | 0% | 9% | 1 | .207 | — / — | — | — | 1-1 |
| 6 | Ryan McBroom RF · R | 29 | 85.4 | 5.6° | 29% | 5% | 10% | 0 | .311 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 338 | 90.5 | 13.0° | 43% | 9% | 8% | 13 | .307 | .214 / .358 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Bubba Starling CF · R | 169 | 81.0 | 12.3° | 19% | 3% | 15% | 4 | .233 | .187 / — | — | — | 2-3 |
| 9 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 116 | 86.6 | 1.7° | 32% | 1% | 8% | 1 | .228 | .231 / — | — | — | 0-2 |