7:05 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals 6–1 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Typical air
1.148 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-1.6 mph · 5.7 mph
to 12 mph
- Temperature
- 75°F
- 62%
- 29.10 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 9 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -109 · Under -112 | 52% over | |
| — | CHC -210 · KC +175 | KC 36% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +108 · CHC -126 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Yu Darvish CHC · RHP
Today: 7.0 , 5 H, 1 , 1 BB, 4 K, 93 pitches
40% 53% 7%
Four-seam20%
Sinker8%
Cutter12%
Slider32%
Sweeper10%
Splitter7%
- 95.1 mph
- 17.8 in
- 38%
- 30% / 3%
- 32%
- 42%
- .310
- 159
- 24% · 24% vs RHP
| 1,735 | 24% | .299 | 16.6 in | |
| 1,068 | 25% | .343 | 14.2 in |
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 2 , 2 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches
44% 13% 43%
Four-seam44%
Curveball13%
Changeup43%
- 91.9 mph
- 16.1 in
- 14%
- 17% / 6%
- 33%
- 67%
- .297
- 75
- 26%
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Bryant 3B · R | 37 | 91.4 | 21.9° | 47% | 5% | 11% | 1 | .305 | .237 / — | — | — | 2-5 |
| 2 | Anthony Rizzo 1B · L | 48 | 84.7 | 15.8° | 28% | 7% | 28% | 3 | .372 | .345 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 3 | Javier Báez SS · R | 48 | 88.6 | 11.2° | 38% | 10% | 14% | 3 | .312 | .408 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 4 | Willson Contreras DH · R | 39 | 95.7 | 7.0° | 67% | 24% | 10% | 2 | .428 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | Albert Almora Jr. CF · R | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 6 | Ian Happ LF · S | 38 | 93.2 | 13.1° | 62% | 14% | 5% | 3 | .426 | — / — | — | — | 1-2 |
| 7 | Jason Heyward RF · L | 32 | 91.7 | 6.1° | 40% | 4% | 12% | 1 | .348 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Nico Hoerner 2B · R | 30 | 89.6 | -2.6° | 45% | 5% | 5% | 0 | .291 | .213 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 9 | Victor Caratini C · S | 26 | 81.8 | 0.9° | 18% | 0% | 18% | 0 | .209 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield CF · R | 52 | 87.1 | 19.3° | 29% | 7% | 9% | 3 | .358 | .449 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 2 | Jorge Soler RF · R | 51 | 95.1 | 14.7° | 59% | 22% | 19% | 2 | .391 | .317 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 27 | 81.7 | 7.2° | 29% | 6% | 18% | 0 | .203 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez C · R | 50 | 89.6 | 16.0° | 49% | 13% | 8% | 2 | .435 | .408 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 5 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 38 | 85.9 | 13.7° | 28% | 3% | 10% | 1 | .297 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 6 | Ryan McBroom DH · R | 25 | 89.8 | 26.2° | 29% | 14% | 14% | 1 | .303 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 7 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 46 | 86.9 | 12.6° | 33% | 10% | 13% | 0 | .260 | .167 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Maikel Franco 3B · R | 49 | 89.3 | 11.0° | 37% | 8% | 13% | 2 | .259 | .359 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 20 | 84.1 | 10.8° | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0 | .230 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |