7:05 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 2–3 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.131 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+3.7 mph · 6.8 mph
to 23 mph
- Temperature
- 80°F
- 84%
- 29.07 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 10 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -122 · Under +100 | 55% over | |
| — | MIN -143 · KC +120 | KC 45% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -125 · MIN +105 | — |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Devin Smeltzer MIN · LHP
Today: 4.1 , 4 H, 2 , 1 BB, 2 K, 62 pitches
31% 29% 39%
Four-seam31%
Slider21%
Curveball8%
Changeup39%
- 86.9 mph
- 17.4 in
- 25%
- 30% / 9%
- 79%
- 29%
- .359
- 89
- 23%
| 161 | 13% | .349 | 16.4 in | |
| 61 | 17% | .294 | 15.8 in |
Jakob Junis KC · RHP
Today: 4.2 , 5 H, 2 , 2 BB, 2 K, 76 pitches
50% 48% 2%
Four-seam17%
Sinker33%
Sweeper48%
Changeup2%
- 90.9 mph
- 13.4 in
- 18%
- 11% / 11%
- 38%
- 43%
- .376
- 64
- 23% · 23% vs RHP
| 1,977 | 20% | .330 | 14.7 in | |
| 1,537 | 19% | .337 | 15.3 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Kepler RF · L | 53 | 88.9 | 24.8° | 41% | 8% | 14% | 4 | .356 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 2 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 54 | 83.9 | 15.4° | 17% | 2% | 20% | 1 | .332 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 3 | Miguel Sanó 1B · R | 35 | 93.5 | 24.8° | 50% | 25% | 19% | 3 | .252 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 4 | Eddie Rosario DH · L | 48 | 84.1 | 21.7° | 24% | 0% | 8% | 3 | .230 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 5 | Jake Cave LF · L | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | .289 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Marwin Gonzalez 2B · S | 38 | 88.5 | 13.6° | 44% | 0% | 12% | 1 | .302 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Mitch Garver C · R | 32 | 88.5 | 13.3° | 38% | 8% | 15% | 1 | .255 | — / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 8 | Nelson Cruz PH · R | 56 | 89.5 | 8.4° | 46% | 14% | 11% | 3 | .372 | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 9 | Byron Buxton CF · R | 25 | 90.1 | 26.2° | 38% | 6% | 6% | 1 | .266 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 1 HR |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 61 | 87.0 | 17.5° | 30% | 6% | 10% | 4 | .335 | .421 / — | — | — | 0-3 |
| 2 | Jorge Soler DH · R | 60 | 94.3 | 14.0° | 53% | 21% | 18% | 3 | .386 | .374 / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R Power in carry conditions | 59 | 89.2 | 15.6° | 45% | 11% | 9% | 2 | .419 | .412 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 4 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 35 | 83.6 | 12.6° | 27% | 5% | 14% | 0 | .212 | .341 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 5 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 53 | 87.6 | 15.5° | 34% | 9% | 14% | 0 | .246 | .165 / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 6 | Alex Gordon LF · L | 47 | 85.3 | 14.4° | 25% | 6% | 8% | 1 | .321 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 7 | Maikel Franco 3B · R | 57 | 90.0 | 10.1° | 40% | 9% | 16% | 3 | .268 | .357 / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 8 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 28 | 85.2 | 10.1° | 15% | 0% | 5% | 0 | .236 | — / — | — | — | 1-2 |
| 9 | Brett Phillips CF · L | 23 | 80.5 | 5.4° | 13% | 6% | 13% | 1 | .348 | — / — | — | — | 1-1 |