7:05 PM CDT · Globe Life Park in Arlington
Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers 4–2 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Typical air
1.144 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+0.5 mph · 6.2 mph
to 13 mph
- Temperature
- 81°F
- 56%
- 29.35 inHg
- Elevation
- 545 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 10 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -110 · Under -113 | 52% over | |
| — | KC +145 · TEX -178 | TEX 64% | |
| TEX -1.5 | TEX +102 · KC -120 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Jakob Junis KC · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 2 , 2 BB, 7 K, 96 pitches
51% 44% 5%
Four-seam28%
Sinker23%
Sweeper40%
Curveball4%
Changeup5%
- 91.5 mph
- 15.6 in
- 22%
- 20% / 8%
- 42%
- 48%
- .351
- 1,035
- 25% · 25% vs RHP
| 98 | 24% | .296 | 13.5 in | |
| 485 | 19% | .346 | 15.9 in |
| 1,217 | 19% | .327 | 14.6 in | |
| 1,537 | 19% | .337 | 15.3 in |
Mike Minor TEX · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 8 H, 3 , 2 BB, 8 K, 113 pitches
42% 34% 24%
Four-seam42%
Slider18%
Changeup24%
- 92.9 mph
- 16.4 in
- 24%
- 26% / 8%
- 33%
- 44%
- .286
- 1,097
- 22% · 24% vs LHP
| 295 | 27% | .301 | 8.4 in | |
| 310 | 23% | .289 | 10.3 in |
| 1,592 | 21% | .309 | 9.6 in | |
| 808 | 21% | .302 | 10.9 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 65 | 85.6 | 3.4° | 21% | 0% | 8% | 0 | .284 | .303 / .152 | — | — | 1-5 |
| 2 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 249 | 87.6 | 15.1° | 33% | 5% | 13% | 7 | .350 | .220 / .319 | — | — | 1-5 |
| 3 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 240 | 88.0 | 10.7° | 32% | 10% | 11% | 5 | .314 | .376 / .307 | — | — | 3-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 227 | 88.8 | 9.6° | 41% | 9% | 12% | 9 | .366 | .236 / .379 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 5 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 226 | 89.9 | 14.3° | 43% | 11% | 14% | 13 | .336 | .343 / .268 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 6 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 153 | 87.9 | 13.0° | 33% | 6% | 10% | 2 | .290 | — / .248 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 7 | Chris Owings 3B · R | 141 | 86.6 | 10.5° | 28% | 5% | 9% | 2 | .232 | — / .271 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 177 | 91.3 | 13.2° | 46% | 8% | 9% | 5 | .304 | — / .358 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 9 | Billy Hamilton CF · S | 161 | 78.7 | 11.5° | 7% | 0% | 10% | 0 | .285 | — / .297 | — | — | 0-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shin-Soo Choo LF · L | 219 | 92.6 | 9.6° | 54% | 9% | 13% | 9 | .387 | .443 / .392 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Elvis Andrus SS · R | 192 | 89.5 | 7.9° | 38% | 5% | 9% | 6 | .342 | — / .384 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Nomar Mazara RF · L | 206 | 89.6 | 10.6° | 39% | 12% | 10% | 7 | .359 | .392 / .400 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Hunter Pence DH · R | 149 | 93.1 | 10.3° | 48% | 9% | 9% | 11 | .419 | .510 / .463 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 5 | Joey Gallo CF · L Wind toward pull side | 204 | 96.2 | 20.2° | 58% | 28% | 32% | 15 | .442 | .515 / .395 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 6 | Asdrúbal Cabrera 3B · S | 181 | 89.0 | 18.5° | 36% | 6% | 17% | 9 | .288 | .461 / .277 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 7 | Rougned Odor 2B · L Wind toward pull side | 168 | 90.4 | 16.0° | 41% | 12% | 21% | 7 | .284 | .471 / .286 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Ronald Guzmán 1B · L | 95 | 86.0 | 20.8° | 41% | 15% | 15% | 6 | .351 | .294 / .490 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Jeff Mathis C · R | 92 | 86.5 | 18.8° | 25% | 2% | 12% | 1 | .193 | — / .216 | — | — | 0-3 |