7:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals 5–6 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Typical air
1.140 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-1.7 mph · 3.9 mph
to 12 mph
- Temperature
- 78°F
- 47%
- 29.02 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 3 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over +100 · Under -115 | 50% over | |
| — | MIN +100 · KC -115 | KC 53% | |
| KC -1.5 | KC +155 · MIN -180 | — | |
| J.A. Happ | 4.5 | Over -167 · Under +125 | 63% over |
| Kris Bubic | 4.5 | Over -126 · Under -105 | 56% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
J.A. Happ MIN · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 9 H, 5 , 0 BB, 2 K, 76 pitches
69% 21% 11%
Four-seam54%
Sinker14%
Slider18%
Curveball3%
Changeup11%
- 90.0 mph
- 17.8 in
- 16%
- 18% / 8%
- 42%
- 36%
- .325
- 836
- 23% · 24% vs LHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 271 | 12% | .374 | 6.1 in |
| 371 | 25% | .323 | 7.3 in | |
| 2,865 | 21% | .313 | 7.1 in |
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 4.1 , 8 H, 3 , 2 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches
54% 12% 35%
Four-seam54%
Curveball12%
Changeup35%
- 90.6 mph
- 15.7 in
- 23%
- 19% / 12%
- 40%
- 50%
- .296
- 451
- 24% · 23% vs LHP
| 71 | 24% | .284 | 15.8 in | |
| 80 | 31% | .267 | 17.5 in |
| 250 | 22% | .404 | 15.0 in | |
| 80 | 31% | .267 | 17.5 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Garlick CF · R | 88 | 89.4 | 17.0° | 44% | 14% | 25% | 4 | .354 | — / .377 | +360 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 2 | Josh Donaldson 3B · R | 177 | 92.3 | 12.6° | 50% | 15% | 13% | 5 | .368 | — / .385 | +320 | 1.5 | 3-5 2 HR |
| 3 | Jorge Polanco SS · S | 205 | 88.8 | 15.0° | 37% | 9% | 23% | 5 | .337 | — / .340 | +550 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
| 4 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 194 | 92.3 | 10.8° | 53% | 15% | 9% | 10 | .372 | — / .393 | +260 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Trevor Larnach LF · L | 78 | 91.0 | 15.1° | 44% | 20% | 27% | 3 | .401 | — / .324 | +575 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Miguel Sanó 1B · R | 155 | 90.2 | 22.3° | 45% | 15% | 15% | 9 | .285 | — / .308 | +270 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Ryan Jeffers C · R | 41 | 91.4 | 8.4° | 37% | 11% | 5% | 1 | .209 | — / .152 | — | — | 2-4 |
| 8 | Alex Kirilloff RF · L | 97 | 93.5 | 9.7° | 54% | 17% | 11% | 4 | .397 | — / .505 | +525 | 1.5 | 0-1 |
| 9 | Nick Gordon 2B · L | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 1-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 231 | 86.2 | 12.7° | 28% | 4% | 14% | 4 | .333 | — / .352 | +550 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 2 | Jarrod Dyson RF · L | 45 | 72.2 | -3.6° | 24% | 0% | 3% | 0 | .272 | — / .172 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez DH · R | 217 | 92.9 | 14.3° | 56% | 14% | 11% | 12 | .370 | — / .336 | +250 | 1.5 | 2-4 2 HR |
| 4 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 202 | 88.0 | 12.1° | 44% | 7% | 12% | 5 | .339 | — / .363 | +725 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 161 | 83.5 | -0.2° | 23% | 0% | 4% | 0 | .273 | — / .298 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier 1B · R | 144 | 90.4 | 18.7° | 46% | 12% | 16% | 6 | .297 | — / .289 | +360 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 170 | 88.1 | 10.9° | 39% | 8% | 4% | 5 | .298 | — / .279 | +450 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Hanser Alberto 3B · R | 93 | 81.4 | 10.6° | 20% | 3% | 15% | 0 | .276 | — / .272 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 9 | Cam Gallagher C · R | 43 | 84.0 | 14.7° | 30% | 0% | 7% | 0 | .276 | — / — | — | — | 2-4 |