1:10 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 8–12 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.95Typical air
1.164 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+6.9 mph · 3.1 mph
to 16 mph
- Temperature
- 66°F
- 59%
- 28.94 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Overcast, wind 9 mph, Out To RF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.5 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | KC +195 · MIN -230 | MIN 70% | |
| MIN -1.5 | MIN -121 · KC +104 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Jorge López KC · RHP
Today: 2.1 , 8 H, 7 , 1 BB, 0 K, 52 pitches
54% 39% 7%
Four-seam32%
Sinker22%
Slider6%
Changeup7%
- 94.1 mph
- 14.1 in
- 20%
- 21% / 8%
- 41%
- 48%
- .358
- 1,928
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 383 | 19% | .434 | 12.1 in | |
| 577 | 19% | .350 | 11.9 in |
| 775 | 19% | .387 | 11.4 in | |
| 577 | 19% | .350 | 11.9 in |
Martín Pérez MIN · LHP
Today: 2.1 , 8 H, 5 , 0 BB, 1 K, 52 pitches
73% 5% 22%
Four-seam17%
Sinker25%
Cutter31%
Curveball5%
Changeup22%
- 94.1 mph
- 15.7 in
- 21%
- 19% / 9%
- 30%
- 50%
- .303
- 2,618
- 23% · 24% vs LHP
| 528 | 17% | .312 | 7.8 in | |
| 655 | 22% | .275 | 10.1 in |
| 3,231 | 17% | .343 | 7.0 in | |
| 1,535 | 17% | .333 | 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 LF · R | 712 | 86.7 | 15.4° | 29% | 4% | 13% | 16 | .326 | .326 / .327 | — | — | 3-5 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 384 | 84.5 | 2.9° | 19% | 1% | 6% | 2 | .236 | .235 / .235 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 3 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 655 | 92.4 | 15.6° | 50% | 17% | 15% | 45 | .393 | .414 / .297 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier 3B · R | 562 | 91.4 | 16.3° | 44% | 10% | 18% | 26 | .348 | .316 / .376 | — | — | 1-5 |
| 5 | Ryan McBroom RF · R | 61 | 83.9 | 6.5° | 31% | 8% | 10% | 0 | .323 | .319 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Cheslor Cuthbert 1B · R | 318 | 88.6 | 14.4° | 38% | 5% | 14% | 9 | .295 | .318 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 7 | Ryan O'Hearn PH · L | 355 | 90.5 | 12.6° | 43% | 9% | 9% | 14 | .304 | .233 / .348 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 8 | Alex Gordon PH · L | 615 | 88.6 | 9.1° | 39% | 6% | 10% | 13 | .333 | .320 / .358 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 9 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 137 | 86.3 | 3.6° | 29% | 1% | 8% | 1 | .222 | .222 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Arraez 2B · L | 342 | 86.7 | 11.6° | 22% | 3% | 9% | 3 | .337 | .318 / .426 | — | — | 1-6 |
| 2 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 683 | 87.9 | 19.1° | 34% | 7% | 17% | 22 | .343 | .319 / .367 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 501 | 93.6 | 13.8° | 51% | 20% | 13% | 39 | .417 | .356 / .397 | — | — | 2-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Ian Miller LF · L | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 5 | Jason Castro C · L | 262 | 91.6 | 14.3° | 47% | 17% | 16% | 12 | .362 | .338 / .413 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 6 | Marwin Gonzalez 1B · S | 458 | 90.5 | 11.0° | 44% | 7% | 12% | 15 | .323 | .274 / .322 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 7 | Miguel Sanó 3B · R | 420 | 94.4 | 16.2° | 57% | 21% | 23% | 31 | .366 | .428 / .329 | — | — | 2-4 2 HR |
| 8 | Jake Cave RF · L | 206 | 90.6 | 6.8° | 44% | 11% | 10% | 7 | .346 | .372 / .277 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Ryan LaMarre CF · R | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |