1:20 PM CDT · Wrigley Field
Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs 9–1 final
- Wind in 14 mphWind blowing in from center field knocks fly balls down.
Conditions at first pitch
0.95Typical air
1.164 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-13.5 mph · 6.5 mph
to 26 mph
- Temperature
- 72°F
- 77%
- 29.39 inHg
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Sunny, wind 10 mph, In From LF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | KC -105 · CHC -115 | CHC 53% | |
| CHC -1.5 | CHC +165 · KC -195 | — | |
| Carlos Hernández | 4.5 | Over -143 · Under +110 | 59% over |
| Alec Mills | 3.5 | Over -118 · Under -110 | 54% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Carlos Hernández KC · RHP
Today: 7.0 , 4 H, 1 , 3 BB, 8 K, 107 pitches
54% 37% 9%
Four-seam54%
Slider17%
Splitter9%
- 97.4 mph
- 17.2 in
- 24%
- 24% / 11%
- 42%
- 42%
- .315
- 887
- 27% · 27% vs RHP
| 430 | 21% | .333 | 7.7 in | |
| 98 | 30% | .261 | 11.6 in |
| 571 | 23% | .336 | 7.8 in | |
| 98 | 30% | .261 | 11.6 in |
Alec Mills CHC · RHP
Today: 4.0 , 12 H, 7 , 0 BB, 5 K, 100 pitches
61% 24% 15%
Four-seam14%
Sinker47%
Slider12%
Curveball12%
Changeup15%
- 89.2 mph
- 14.2 in
- 16%
- 17% / 7%
- 40%
- 54%
- .327
- 1,281
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 246 | 11% | .377 | 15.4 in | |
| 134 | 14% | .277 | 18.0 in |
| 629 | 17% | .344 | 15.7 in | |
| 295 | 18% | .320 | 18.2 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 | 536 | 86.1 | 13.2° | 27% | 3% | 10% | 8 | .302 | .285 / .339 | +650 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 2 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 386 | 84.7 | 1.1° | 27% | 1% | 5% | 1 | .284 | .316 / .308 | +1000 | 1.5 | 2-3 |
| 3 | Cam Gallagher C · R | 96 | 85.2 | 14.2° | 29% | 0% | 8% | 1 | .257 | .285 / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 4 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 375 | 88.6 | 13.9° | 44% | 9% | 13% | 12 | .326 | .337 / .358 | +500 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
| 5 | Wade Davis P · R | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 399 | 90.2 | 16.4° | 42% | 8% | 16% | 10 | .299 | .292 / .305 | +500 | 1.5 | 2-5 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 405 | 87.6 | 11.0° | 39% | 7% | 6% | 10 | .299 | .282 / .254 | +575 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 56 | 92.0 | 3.8° | 48% | 3% | 10% | 1 | .319 | .315 / — | — | — | 2-4 |
| 9 | Ryan O'Hearn 1B · L | 197 | 91.2 | 16.0° | 46% | 11% | 15% | 9 | .309 | .341 / .232 | +400 | 1.5 | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Ortega CF · L Wind toward pull side | 191 | 88.3 | 18.3° | 40% | 6% | 21% | 6 | .332 | .358 / .376 | +550 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 2 | Frank Schwindel 1B · R | 91 | 89.1 | 19.3° | 37% | 9% | 19% | 5 | .348 | .372 / — | +350 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF · S | 384 | 88.9 | 8.8° | 41% | 8% | 11% | 14 | .295 | .214 / .348 | +450 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 4 | Patrick Wisdom 3B · R | 250 | 91.4 | 19.2° | 54% | 16% | 26% | 20 | .326 | .277 / .440 | +280 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Matt Duffy 2B · R | 190 | 86.6 | 6.5° | 31% | 2% | 4% | 1 | .316 | .225 / .307 | +1000 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Jason Heyward RF · L | 302 | 88.3 | 7.4° | 43% | 5% | 10% | 6 | .285 | .259 / .341 | +575 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Austin Romine C · R | 22 | 88.0 | 8.0° | 33% | 0% | 8% | 0 | .113 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 8 | Sergio Alcántara SS · S | 146 | 88.1 | 9.0° | 37% | 3% | 16% | 3 | .291 | .258 / .118 | +900 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Michael Rucker P · R | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |