7:10 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 1–4 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.95Typical air
1.164 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+3.2 mph · 4.2 mph
to 17 mph
- Temperature
- 71°F
- 54%
- 29.22 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 9 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -105 · Under -115 | 51% over | |
| — | KC +135 · MIN -165 | MIN 62% | |
| MIN -1.5 | MIN +115 · KC -135 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 4.1 , 4 H, 2 , 4 BB, 4 K, 96 pitches
54% 14% 32%
Four-seam54%
Curveball14%
Changeup32%
- 92.0 mph
- 15.9 in
- 22%
- 24% / 6%
- 37%
- 59%
- .286
- 263
- 24% · 19% vs LHP
Matt Wisler MIN · RHP
Today: 2.0 , 0 H, 0 , 1 BB, 3 K, 30 pitches
23% 77% 0%
Four-seam23%
Slider77%
- 92.1 mph
- 16.0 in
- 30%
- 27% / 12%
- 28%
- 28%
- .264
- 162
- 24% · 24% vs RHP
| 64 | 37% | .383 | 12.1 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
| 1,594 | 22% | .338 | 10.4 in | |
| 549 | 25% | .287 | 10.3 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield CF · R | 95 | 85.4 | 18.0° | 25% | 5% | 11% | 5 | .314 | .355 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 56 | 83.8 | 8.1° | 24% | 3% | 11% | 1 | .343 | .326 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 3 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 4 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 93 | 92.8 | 16.5° | 48% | 22% | 18% | 5 | .356 | .417 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 25 | 86.8 | 16.0° | 36% | 0% | 14% | 1 | .328 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 1 HR |
| 6 | Ryan McBroom 1B · R | 41 | 92.2 | 24.0° | 35% | 17% | 13% | 3 | .346 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Maikel Franco 3B · R | 87 | 89.3 | 8.7° | 45% | 9% | 18% | 5 | .300 | .371 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 8 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 69 | 85.1 | 12.5° | 27% | 4% | 12% | 2 | .274 | .275 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 9 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 83 | 87.8 | 15.7° | 34% | 8% | 15% | 0 | .229 | .207 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 87 | 84.4 | 15.1° | 23% | 3% | 14% | 2 | .330 | .338 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 2 | Mitch Garver C · R | 55 | 90.4 | 14.9° | 46% | 4% | 19% | 1 | .247 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 3 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 90 | 91.0 | 11.3° | 47% | 15% | 13% | 6 | .390 | .470 / — | — | — | 2-3 2 HR |
| 4 | Eddie Rosario LF · L | 83 | 86.7 | 19.3° | 35% | 3% | 14% | 6 | .261 | .284 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 5 | Marwin Gonzalez 1B · S | 73 | 86.1 | 12.3° | 28% | 2% | 15% | 2 | .285 | .405 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 6 | Ildemaro Vargas 2B · S | 21 | 79.4 | -6.7° | 20% | 0% | 7% | 0 | .185 | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 7 | Max Kepler RF · L | 86 | 86.9 | 25.4° | 34% | 8% | 18% | 6 | .342 | .318 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Byron Buxton CF · R | 59 | 89.2 | 21.1° | 40% | 13% | 20% | 5 | .306 | .404 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 9 | Ehire Adrianza 3B · S | 31 | 87.7 | 21.7° | 25% | 0% | 10% | 0 | .241 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |