6:10 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 4–5 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Typical air
1.149 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-6.3 mph · 4.7 mph
to 18 mph
- Temperature
- 71°F
- 64%
- 28.87 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Overcast, wind 9 mph, In From CF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -118 · Under -106 | 54% over | |
| — | KC +158 · MIN -182 | MIN 65% | |
| MIN -1.5 | MIN +102 · KC -120 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Glenn Sparkman KC · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 5 H, 4 , 2 BB, 3 K, 88 pitches
65% 24% 11%
Four-seam65%
Slider2%
Curveball23%
Changeup11%
- 93.9 mph
- 14.5 in
- 15%
- 13% / 6%
- 47%
- 41%
- .366
- 611
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 207 | 15% | .436 | 16.1 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
| 553 | 20% | .345 | 9.5 in | |
| 74 | 10% | .380 | 17.0 in |
Jake Odorizzi MIN · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 7 H, 4 , 2 BB, 7 K, 92 pitches
77% 10% 13%
Four-seam60%
Cutter17%
Curveball10%
Splitter13%
- 92.8 mph
- 17.5 in
- 27%
- 28% / 8%
- 34%
- 30%
- .289
- 1,168
- 24% · 23% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 570 | 26% | .263 | 16.4 in |
| 728 | 23% | .297 | 10.6 in | |
| 1,702 | 23% | .328 | 13.1 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 309 | 87.9 | 14.5° | 32% | 5% | 13% | 7 | .338 | .270 / .319 | — | — | 4-5 1 HR |
| 2 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 297 | 88.3 | 9.9° | 32% | 10% | 13% | 6 | .302 | .285 / .307 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 277 | 88.8 | 10.2° | 42% | 8% | 13% | 10 | .349 | .269 / .379 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 280 | 90.6 | 14.3° | 44% | 12% | 14% | 17 | .352 | .311 / .268 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 5 | Lucas Duda 1B · L | 59 | 91.8 | 25.0° | 49% | 17% | 21% | 2 | .339 | — / .354 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 6 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 48 | 89.1 | 10.2° | 38% | 6% | 16% | 3 | .274 | .288 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 111 | 84.6 | 1.6° | 18% | 0% | 6% | 1 | .228 | .215 / .152 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 189 | 87.9 | 12.5° | 33% | 5% | 10% | 2 | .280 | .211 / .248 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Billy Hamilton CF · S | 208 | 79.3 | 10.9° | 8% | 0% | 10% | 0 | .279 | .279 / .297 | — | — | 0-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kepler CF · L | 271 | 90.8 | 17.9° | 43% | 10% | 22% | 16 | .360 | — / .391 | — | — | 1-3 1 HR |
| 2 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 294 | 88.3 | 21.7° | 36% | 8% | 18% | 10 | .375 | — / .368 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 183 | 94.7 | 14.7° | 52% | 19% | 18% | 12 | .419 | — / .418 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Eddie Rosario LF · L | 275 | 90.2 | 17.1° | 39% | 12% | 20% | 19 | .354 | — / .347 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 5 | Mitch Garver C · R | 126 | 91.9 | 15.4° | 47% | 16% | 25% | 11 | .372 | — / .383 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Marwin Gonzalez RF · S | 239 | 91.3 | 11.5° | 48% | 8% | 11% | 8 | .346 | — / .325 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 7 | C.J. Cron 1B · R | 249 | 91.0 | 13.1° | 46% | 16% | 15% | 15 | .385 | — / .382 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Ehire Adrianza 3B · S | 120 | 86.7 | 12.6° | 31% | 5% | 12% | 4 | .367 | — / .375 | — | — | 0-2 |
| 9 | Jonathan Schoop 2B · R | 235 | 88.6 | 10.3° | 40% | 10% | 14% | 12 | .334 | — / .306 | — | — | 1-3 |