3:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 5–4 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
- Mike Minor: breakers in thin air43% breaking balls. Less air means less break on those pitches.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.124 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+7.2 mph · 7.2 mph
to 24 mph
- Temperature
- 84°F
- 41%
- 28.98 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Sunny, wind 9 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -108 · Under -112 | 52% over | |
| — | MIN -108 · KC -106 | KC 51% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -170 · MIN +140 | — | |
| José Berríos | 5.5 | Over -106 · Under -161 | 51% over |
| Mike Minor | 6.5 | Over +110 · Under -205 | 48% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
José Berríos MIN · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 6 H, 4 , 2 BB, 4 K, 99 pitches
55% 34% 11%
Four-seam28%
Sinker27%
Changeup11%
- 94.2 mph
- 15.2 in
- 25%
- 27% / 7%
- 40%
- 43%
- .337
- 1,025
- 22% · 22% vs RHP
| 106 | 25% | .307 | 16.5 in | |
| 454 | 19% | .362 | 14.7 in |
| 2,848 | 23% | .322 | 15.5 in | |
| 2,265 | 24% | .295 | 16.8 in |
Mike Minor KC · LHP
Today: 7.0 , 7 H, 5 , 1 BB, 5 K, 90 pitches
37% 43% 20%
Four-seam37%
Slider26%
Changeup20%
- 91.1 mph
- 16.0 in
- 23%
- 27% / 9%
- 36%
- 41%
- .303
- 1,050
- 24% · 23% vs LHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 292 | 22% | .340 | 10.0 in |
| 2,722 | 22% | .313 | 9.2 in | |
| 1,300 | 21% | .324 | 10.4 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Garlick RF · R Power in carry conditionsWind toward pull side | 94 | 89.7 | 18.1° | 45% | 13% | 23% | 4 | .355 | — / .377 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Josh Donaldson 3B · R Power in carry conditions | 186 | 92.7 | 12.4° | 52% | 16% | 14% | 7 | .386 | .309 / .385 | +270 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco 2B · S | 214 | 89.2 | 15.1° | 39% | 10% | 23% | 6 | .352 | — / .340 | +525 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Nelson Cruz DH · R Power in carry conditions | 198 | 92.0 | 10.2° | 53% | 15% | 10% | 10 | .370 | — / .393 | +250 | 1.5 | 2-3 |
| 5 | Alex Kirilloff LF · L Power in carry conditions | 103 | 92.8 | 9.3° | 51% | 16% | 10% | 4 | .382 | .412 / .505 | +525 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó 1B · R Power in carry conditions | 163 | 90.6 | 22.4° | 46% | 15% | 14% | 10 | .292 | — / .308 | +260 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Ryan Jeffers C · R | 45 | 90.4 | 6.2° | 35% | 9% | 4% | 1 | .223 | — / .152 | +475 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 8 | Andrelton Simmons SS · R | 158 | 82.8 | -1.6° | 28% | 1% | 11% | 2 | .298 | — / .321 | +775 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Gilberto Celestino CF · R | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | +750 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 239 | 86.6 | 13.4° | 30% | 4% | 16% | 5 | .334 | — / .352 | +825 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana 1B · S Power in carry conditions | 234 | 89.8 | 14.1° | 42% | 10% | 16% | 10 | .374 | — / .483 | +475 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 3 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 210 | 88.0 | 12.5° | 44% | 7% | 12% | 5 | .343 | — / .363 | +575 | 1.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Salvador Perez C · R Power in carry conditions | 225 | 92.7 | 14.6° | 55% | 14% | 11% | 14 | .375 | — / .336 | +320 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier RF · R Power in carry conditions | 153 | 90.2 | 19.6° | 46% | 13% | 17% | 7 | .297 | — / .289 | +575 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Jarrod Dyson PR · L | 46 | 72.1 | -3.4° | 23% | 0% | 3% | 0 | .271 | — / .172 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 7 | Jorge Soler DH · R Power in carry conditions | 204 | 93.2 | 18.3° | 54% | 13% | 17% | 4 | .334 | — / .439 | +325 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 179 | 88.5 | 11.3° | 39% | 8% | 4% | 5 | .294 | — / .279 | +625 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 166 | 83.5 | -0.9° | 24% | 0% | 4% | 0 | .273 | — / .298 | — | — | 1-2 |