7:10 PM CDT · Minute Maid Park
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros 7–1 final
- Roof closedPlayed indoors, so outdoor air density and wind have little effect.
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Indoors
1.151 kg/m³ at first pitch. The roof was closed, so outdoor conditions mostly did not apply.
Indoors
to 14 mph
- Temperature
- 85°F
- 76%
- 29.88 inHg
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- —
- Roof closed
MLB's recorded conditions: Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -106 · Under -115 | 51% over | |
| — | KC +205 · HOU -250 | HOU 71% | |
| HOU -1.5 | HOU -130 · KC +110 | — | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 4.5 | Over +125 · Under -161 | 44% over |
| Zack Greinke | 4.5 | Over +120 · Under -155 | 45% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Daniel Lynch IV KC · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 6 H, 1 , 3 BB, 5 K, 88 pitches
54% 27% 19%
Four-seam43%
Sinker10%
Slider24%
Changeup19%
- 93.9 mph
- 15.4 in
- 25%
- 18% / 9%
- 47%
- 42%
- .369
- 669
- 20% · 20% vs LHP
| 327 | 28% | .346 | 2.3 in | |
| 66 | 21% | .432 | 2.2 in |
Zack Greinke HOU · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 6 H, 2 , 1 BB, 2 K, 92 pitches
47% 30% 22%
Four-seam40%
Sinker6%
Cutter1%
Slider14%
Curveball17%
Changeup22%
- 89.0 mph
- 16.4 in
- 20%
- 18% / 5%
- 33%
- 45%
- .309
- 2,238
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 85 | 19% | .255 | 11.2 in | |
| 412 | 21% | .339 | 12.7 in |
| 3,703 | 24% | .294 | 10.9 in | |
| 1,960 | 23% | .296 | 12.9 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 541 | 86.1 | 13.2° | 27% | 3% | 11% | 8 | .302 | .285 / .339 | +750 | 1.5 | 3-5 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 391 | 84.8 | 1.2° | 28% | 1% | 5% | 1 | .288 | .316 / .308 | +1200 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R | 497 | 92.8 | 15.2° | 55% | 15% | 17% | 32 | .356 | .400 / .356 | +225 | 1.5 | 2-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 380 | 88.6 | 13.9° | 45% | 9% | 13% | 12 | .326 | .337 / .358 | +550 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 5 | Jarrod Dyson RF · L | 127 | 77.4 | 1.8° | 29% | 1% | 7% | 0 | .248 | .265 / .181 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier 1B · R | 404 | 90.2 | 16.5° | 43% | 8% | 16% | 10 | .299 | .292 / .305 | +475 | 0.5 | 0-5 |
| 7 | Hanser Alberto DH · R | 203 | 83.2 | 12.2° | 28% | 3% | 18% | 1 | .291 | .328 / .284 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 8 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 410 | 87.7 | 10.9° | 39% | 7% | 6% | 10 | .298 | .282 / .254 | +575 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 61 | 92.1 | 5.6° | 48% | 2% | 9% | 1 | .337 | .315 / — | +575 | 0.5 | 3-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve 2B · R | 520 | 87.2 | 15.7° | 35% | 6% | 22% | 25 | .335 | .351 / .388 | +340 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Michael Brantley RF · L | 433 | 89.8 | 9.3° | 43% | 6% | 11% | 8 | .367 | .440 / .454 | +600 | 1.5 | 0-5 |
| 3 | Yuli Gurriel 1B · R | 458 | 89.9 | 13.3° | 42% | 4% | 15% | 13 | .327 | .260 / .362 | +525 | 1.5 | 3-3 |
| 4 | Yordan Alvarez DH · L | 448 | 92.7 | 12.9° | 53% | 15% | 12% | 25 | .379 | .348 / .395 | +340 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Carlos Correa SS · R | 495 | 90.4 | 12.9° | 43% | 9% | 12% | 19 | .361 | .490 / .333 | +400 | 1 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Aledmys Díaz 3B · R | 224 | 88.1 | 14.1° | 43% | 8% | 20% | 7 | .332 | .326 / .525 | +450 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Jake Meyers CF · R | 48 | 92.8 | 8.5° | 52% | 16% | 10% | 3 | .369 | .302 / — | +475 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Taylor Jones LF · R | 98 | 90.4 | 13.6° | 44% | 7% | 12% | 2 | .254 | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| 9 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 328 | 87.4 | 16.1° | 33% | 5% | 16% | 9 | .269 | .246 / .259 | +600 | 0.5 | 0-2 |