7:10 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 9–11 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Typical air
1.140 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-0.1 mph · 1.1 mph
to 9 mph
- Temperature
- 80°F
- 57%
- 29.21 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 7 mph, Out To LF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Over -114 · Under -107 | 53% over | |
| — | KC +198 · MIN -230 | MIN 70% | |
| MIN -1.5 | MIN -127 · KC +106 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Glenn Sparkman KC · RHP
Today: 4.2 , 6 H, 6 , 3 BB, 4 K, 82 pitches
59% 26% 15%
Four-seam59%
Slider10%
Curveball16%
Changeup15%
- 93.6 mph
- 14.0 in
- 15%
- 13% / 6%
- 44%
- 40%
- .363
- 1,362
- 20% · 21% 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 |
Martín Pérez MIN · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 7 H, 5 , 0 BB, 3 K, 68 pitches
73% 5% 21%
Four-seam18%
Sinker24%
Cutter31%
Curveball5%
Changeup21%
- 94.1 mph
- 16.0 in
- 22%
- 20% / 10%
- 29%
- 51%
- .297
- 1,854
- 23% · 25% vs LHP
| 262 | 17% | .300 | 8.6 in | |
| 585 | 23% | .285 | 10.3 in |
| 2,965 | 17% | .345 | 6.9 in | |
| 1,465 | 17% | .340 | 8.2 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 503 | 86.9 | 15.2° | 31% | 5% | 13% | 12 | .337 | .320 / .333 | — | — | 3-5 |
| 2 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 446 | 88.9 | 9.7° | 41% | 7% | 12% | 11 | .341 | .329 / .369 | — | — | 0-5 |
| 3 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 370 | 92.1 | 17.0° | 44% | 11% | 17% | 16 | .370 | .342 / .402 | — | — | 2-5 2 HR |
| 4 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 456 | 91.5 | 14.7° | 46% | 15% | 14% | 28 | .375 | .409 / .281 | — | — | 3-5 |
| 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert 3B · R | 209 | 88.4 | 11.3° | 38% | 5% | 13% | 6 | .287 | .320 / — | — | — | 3-5 |
| 6 | Bubba Starling CF · R | 61 | 84.2 | 8.4° | 28% | 5% | 15% | 1 | .254 | .201 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 230 | 90.2 | 11.4° | 39% | 7% | 8% | 6 | .282 | .147 / .358 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 8 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 268 | 84.6 | 2.2° | 21% | 0% | 6% | 1 | .237 | .232 / .235 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Cam Gallagher C · R | 135 | 84.6 | 12.2° | 24% | 2% | 17% | 2 | .263 | .285 / .143 | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kepler CF · L | 452 | 90.5 | 17.5° | 44% | 10% | 23% | 30 | .360 | .334 / .391 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 2 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 481 | 88.2 | 20.1° | 35% | 7% | 17% | 16 | .353 | .333 / .367 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 346 | 94.2 | 13.2° | 53% | 20% | 13% | 26 | .426 | .315 / .407 | — | — | 3-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Eddie Rosario LF · L | 385 | 89.5 | 16.5° | 36% | 9% | 20% | 23 | .347 | .333 / .347 | — | — | 2-5 |
| 5 | Miguel Sanó 3B · R | 244 | 93.5 | 17.6° | 56% | 16% | 24% | 18 | .344 | .437 / .294 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Luis Arraez 2B · L | 166 | 86.8 | 9.7° | 21% | 3% | 10% | 2 | .354 | .372 / .411 | — | — | 0-3 |
| 7 | Marwin Gonzalez RF · S | 353 | 90.6 | 11.0° | 45% | 7% | 12% | 12 | .336 | .241 / .322 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Jason Castro C · L | 188 | 92.2 | 16.0° | 48% | 18% | 18% | 10 | .390 | .259 / .413 | — | — | 1-3 |
| 9 | Ehire Adrianza 1B · S | 170 | 86.7 | 12.4° | 29% | 3% | 13% | 4 | .346 | — / .366 | — | — | 0-3 |