6:05 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 5–3 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.125 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+4.7 mph · 2.3 mph
to 16 mph
- Temperature
- 87°F
- 56%
- 29.24 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 7 mph, Out To CF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | CWS -235 · KC +195 | KC 34% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +123 · CWS -148 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Lucas Giolito CWS · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 5 H, 3 , 0 BB, 9 K, 104 pitches
50% 15% 36%
Four-seam50%
Slider13%
Curveball1%
Changeup36%
- 93.8 mph
- 18.3 in
- 36%
- 34% / 9%
- 35%
- 48%
- .269
- 773
- 24% · 24% vs RHP
| 285 | 31% | .314 | 6.5 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
| 1,248 | 24% | .285 | 8.8 in | |
| 1,258 | 24% | .346 | 10.3 in |
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 7.0 , 4 H, 2 , 1 BB, 4 K, 106 pitches
52% 14% 34%
Four-seam52%
Curveball14%
Changeup34%
- 91.7 mph
- 16.0 in
- 22%
- 21% / 9%
- 36%
- 46%
- .339
- 538
- 24% · 23% vs LHP
| 73 | 14% | .467 | 14.9 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Anderson SS · R | 131 | 89.2 | 7.0° | 40% | 9% | 8% | 7 | .348 | .223 / — | — | — | 2-3 |
| 2 | Yasmani Grandal 1B · S | 124 | 91.0 | 17.2° | 44% | 6% | 14% | 4 | .330 | .302 / — | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 3 | José Abreu DH · R Power in carry conditions | 171 | 92.9 | 11.5° | 53% | 13% | 11% | 12 | .384 | .336 / — | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Jarrod Dyson LF · L | 56 | 80.2 | 6.8° | 14% | 0% | 12% | 0 | .221 | .219 / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 5 | Yoán Moncada 3B · S | 149 | 86.3 | 11.9° | 31% | 8% | 18% | 5 | .318 | .269 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Luis Robert Jr. CF · R Power in carry conditions | 151 | 89.4 | 12.8° | 46% | 19% | 14% | 11 | .401 | .470 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | James McCann C · R | 71 | 90.1 | 11.4° | 45% | 6% | 11% | 3 | .364 | .339 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Adam Engel RF · R | 66 | 84.1 | 14.1° | 30% | 2% | 11% | 2 | .286 | .277 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 9 | Nick Madrigal 2B · R | 41 | 84.2 | 2.6° | 22% | 0% | 14% | 0 | .299 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield CF · R | 171 | 86.3 | 16.2° | 28% | 5% | 11% | 7 | .325 | .342 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 2 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 98 | 87.7 | 19.1° | 32% | 9% | 21% | 5 | .342 | .348 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 3 | Ryan McBroom DH · R Power in carry conditions | 69 | 89.4 | 19.1° | 33% | 14% | 12% | 5 | .318 | .299 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 105 | 90.1 | 13.3° | 47% | 8% | 12% | 2 | .320 | .309 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | Maikel Franco 3B · R | 157 | 86.6 | 8.8° | 36% | 8% | 19% | 6 | .309 | .337 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 6 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 125 | 84.7 | 15.1° | 29% | 5% | 16% | 4 | .331 | .301 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 144 | 84.3 | 13.6° | 35% | 4% | 12% | 0 | .217 | .194 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Meibrys Viloria C · L | 24 | 82.8 | 3.3° | 25% | 0% | 17% | 0 | .194 | .243 / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 122 | 82.6 | 6.4° | 25% | 2% | 8% | 1 | .303 | .280 / — | — | — | 0-1 |