6:15 PM CDT · Busch Stadium
Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals 2–5 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
- Kwang Hyun Kim: breakers in thin air46% breaking balls. Less air means less break on those pitches.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.129 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+4.0 mph · 7.9 mph
to 17 mph
- Temperature
- 89°F
- 46%
- 29.41 inHg
- Elevation
- 460 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 9 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Over -114 · Under -106 | 53% over | |
| — | KC +135 · STL -155 | STL 61% | |
| STL -1.5 | STL +125 · KC -154 | — | |
| Brad Keller | 4.5 | Over +120 · Under -150 | 45% over |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | 4.5 | Over -145 · Under -190 | 59% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Brad Keller KC · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 7 H, 5 , 5 BB, 5 K, 95 pitches
59% 34% 7%
Four-seam29%
Sinker31%
Slider34%
Changeup7%
- 93.9 mph
- 14.3 in
- 20%
- 19% / 10%
- 45%
- 50%
- .379
- 1,965
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 464 | 19% | .358 | 7.0 in | |
| 416 | 21% | .406 | 8.0 in |
| 2,695 | 19% | .313 | 7.6 in | |
| 1,358 | 21% | .364 | 8.4 in |
Kwang Hyun Kim STL · LHP
Today: 4.0 , 4 H, 2 , 2 BB, 3 K, 83 pitches
43% 46% 11%
Four-seam42%
Slider36%
Curveball10%
Changeup11%
- 88.9 mph
- 15.9 in
- 21%
- 18% / 8%
- 37%
- 46%
- .320
- 1,429
- 22% · 22% vs LHP
| 117 | 11% | .289 | 7.7 in | |
| 313 | 28% | .345 | 8.2 in |
| 273 | 12% | .323 | 7.4 in | |
| 416 | 23% | .346 | 8.0 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 | 471 | 86.4 | 13.3° | 28% | 3% | 11% | 8 | .302 | .282 / .339 | +700 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 457 | 90.1 | 13.3° | 44% | 8% | 17% | 17 | .348 | .281 / .473 | +500 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R Power in carry conditions | 438 | 93.0 | 15.6° | 56% | 15% | 17% | 27 | .349 | .404 / .356 | +280 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 354 | 90.3 | 17.0° | 42% | 8% | 17% | 8 | .292 | .267 / .305 | +475 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Edward Olivares LF · R | 51 | 86.7 | 0.8° | 32% | 8% | 16% | 4 | .300 | — / — | — | — | 0-4 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 17 | 91.4 | 9.1° | 50% | 8% | 8% | 0 | .335 | — / — | +800 | — | 0-3 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 355 | 87.8 | 10.5° | 41% | 7% | 4% | 10 | .298 | .276 / .254 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 8 | Hanser Alberto SS · R | 179 | 82.2 | 12.7° | 24% | 3% | 18% | 1 | .279 | .305 / .284 | +850 | 1.5 | 2-3 |
| 9 | Ervin Santana P · R | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Carlson RF · S | 456 | 88.5 | 14.5° | 34% | 8% | 15% | 11 | .325 | .348 / .367 | +500 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Paul Goldschmidt 1B · R Power in carry conditions | 458 | 92.9 | 16.6° | 53% | 12% | 13% | 18 | .382 | .428 / .347 | +350 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 3 | Nolan Arenado 3B · R Wind toward pull side | 443 | 89.0 | 21.2° | 38% | 7% | 22% | 21 | .320 | .328 / .377 | +340 | 1.5 | 1-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Tyler O'Neill LF · R Power in carry conditions | 332 | 93.4 | 19.4° | 56% | 18% | 14% | 18 | .404 | .489 / .530 | +310 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Yadier Molina C · R | 325 | 88.1 | 14.6° | 33% | 5% | 17% | 8 | .314 | .324 / .318 | +700 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 6 | Harrison Bader CF · R | 195 | 86.6 | 14.0° | 33% | 6% | 13% | 9 | .305 | .330 / .320 | +500 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 7 | Paul DeJong SS · R | 293 | 85.7 | 14.1° | 35% | 10% | 16% | 14 | .309 | .292 / .385 | — | — | 2-3 |
| 8 | Tommy Edman 2B · S | 455 | 86.3 | 7.2° | 35% | 4% | 15% | 6 | .313 | .285 / .284 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 9 | Giovanny Gallegos P · R | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | — | — | 0-0 |