1:10 PM CDT · Target Field
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins 5–6 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.97Typical air
1.194 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-6.3 mph · 3.5 mph
to 18 mph
- Temperature
- 61°F
- 39%
- 29.35 inHg
- Elevation
- 828 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 10 mph, In From RF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.5 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | KC +135 · MIN -159 | MIN 61% | |
| MIN -1.5 | MIN +120 · KC -144 | — | |
| J.A. Happ | 5.5 | Over +118 · Under -150 | 46% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Ervin Santana KC · RHP
Today: 3.0 , 4 H, 3 , 1 BB, 2 K, 47 pitches
50% 47% 3%
Four-seam50%
Slider47%
Changeup3%
- 92.9 mph
- 14.5 in
- 19%
- 16% / 6%
- 44%
- 40%
- .363
- 243
- 23% · 23% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 143 | 19% | .382 | 5.6 in |
| 1,456 | 17% | .305 | 10.6 in | |
| 886 | 18% | .329 | 9.6 in |
J.A. Happ MIN · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 3 H, 2 , 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches
68% 21% 11%
Four-seam53%
Sinker15%
Slider19%
Curveball2%
Changeup11%
- 89.9 mph
- 17.9 in
- 17%
- 17% / 8%
- 41%
- 36%
- .326
- 745
- 23% · 23% vs LHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 271 | 12% | .374 | 6.1 in |
| 371 | 25% | .323 | 7.3 in | |
| 2,865 | 21% | .313 | 7.1 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield LF · R | 212 | 86.5 | 12.6° | 28% | 4% | 14% | 4 | .332 | — / .352 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 2 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 207 | 89.8 | 14.6° | 42% | 11% | 18% | 10 | .370 | — / .483 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez DH · R | 201 | 93.1 | 14.1° | 57% | 14% | 9% | 9 | .367 | — / .336 | — | — | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Kelvin Gutiérrez 3B · R | 43 | 92.6 | -3.2° | 48% | 3% | 10% | 0 | .262 | — / — | — | — | 1-3 |
| 5 | Adalberto Mondesi SS · S | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | .390 | — / — | +425 | 1.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier RF · R | 128 | 90.6 | 17.3° | 46% | 13% | 14% | 5 | .301 | — / .289 | — | — | 0-4 |
| 7 | Andrew Benintendi PH · L | 188 | 87.9 | 11.3° | 43% | 7% | 12% | 4 | .335 | — / .363 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 8 | Hanser Alberto 2B · R | 89 | 80.8 | 10.7° | 18% | 1% | 16% | 0 | .266 | — / .272 | — | — | 1-4 |
| 9 | Cam Gallagher C · R | 40 | 83.3 | 13.5° | 29% | 0% | 4% | 0 | .256 | — / — | +850 | 0.5 | 1-2 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Sanó 1B · R | 139 | 90.0 | 22.4° | 45% | 16% | 17% | 9 | .304 | — / .346 | — | — | 0-2 |
| 2 | Josh Donaldson 3B · R | 153 | 92.7 | 13.0° | 50% | 15% | 13% | 5 | .366 | — / .379 | +300 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 3 | Alex Kirilloff RF · L | 74 | 94.1 | 11.1° | 53% | 19% | 13% | 4 | .424 | — / .548 | +325 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Nelson Cruz DH · R | 172 | 92.6 | 10.6° | 55% | 15% | 8% | 10 | .375 | — / .379 | +290 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Jorge Polanco 2B · S | 182 | 89.0 | 14.6° | 39% | 10% | 23% | 4 | .347 | — / .358 | +550 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 6 | Mitch Garver C · R | 125 | 90.3 | 19.0° | 45% | 16% | 30% | 8 | .359 | — / .276 | +360 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Trevor Larnach LF · L | 64 | 90.4 | 16.1° | 43% | 17% | 31% | 2 | .377 | — / — | +500 | 1.5 | 1-2 1 HR |
| 8 | Rob Refsnyder CF · R | 43 | 91.5 | 12.8° | 52% | 17% | 17% | 2 | .416 | — / — | +725 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Andrelton Simmons SS · R | 142 | 83.3 | -1.4° | 28% | 1% | 12% | 2 | .304 | — / .327 | +825 | 0.5 | 1-4 |