7:10 PM CDT · Guaranteed Rate Field
Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox 2–1 final
- Wind out 9 mphWind blowing out toward center field helps fly balls carry.
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Typical air
1.140 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+9.3 mph · 3.5 mph
to 17 mph
- Temperature
- 81°F
- 60%
- 29.24 inHg
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 12 mph, Out To RF.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -120 · Under +100 | 55% over | |
| — | KC +150 · CWS -178 | CWS 64% | |
| CWS -1.5 | CWS +118 · KC -140 | — | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 4.5 | Over +110 · Under -148 | 48% over |
| Michael Kopech | 5.5 | Over +102 · Under -136 | 50% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Daniel Lynch IV KC · LHP
Today: 5.1 , 6 H, 0 , 0 BB, 7 K, 87 pitches
46% 36% 18%
Four-seam44%
Sinker2%
Slider31%
Changeup18%
- 94.0 mph
- 15.8 in
- 25%
- 22% / 10%
- 46%
- 40%
- .333
- 1,337
- 20% · 21% vs LHP
| 428 | 24% | .353 | 3.7 in | |
| 292 | 29% | .262 | 3.3 in |
| 808 | 27% | .354 | 3.2 in | |
| 358 | 28% | .295 | 3.2 in |
Michael Kopech CWS · RHP
Today: 7.0 , 6 H, 2 , 1 BB, 3 K, 100 pitches
62% 37% 1%
Four-seam62%
Slider25%
Curveball12%
- 94.9 mph
- 18.8 in
- 22%
- 21% / 12%
- 41%
- 35%
- .310
- 1,488
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 181 | 16% | .294 | 5.0 in | |
| 404 | 21% | .295 | 11.4 in |
| 329 | 22% | .266 | 6.8 in | |
| 768 | 25% | .269 | 10.5 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Isbel RF · L | 162 | 90.7 | 7.3° | 49% | 5% | 19% | 2 | .283 | .330 / .339 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 2 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 416 | 86.7 | 15.1° | 31% | 4% | 13% | 5 | .314 | .338 / .240 | +525 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R Power in carry conditions | 249 | 91.5 | 18.3° | 46% | 12% | 13% | 13 | .288 | .286 / .329 | +185 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino DH · L Power in carry conditions | 124 | 91.9 | 11.9° | 52% | 12% | 16% | 3 | .376 | .373 / — | +240 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier LF · R | 346 | 88.4 | 12.9° | 40% | 9% | 14% | 10 | .323 | .361 / .340 | +300 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Nick Pratto 1B · L | 49 | 84.9 | 14.9° | 38% | 8% | 35% | 1 | .307 | .244 / — | +260 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 272 | 84.7 | 14.3° | 29% | 7% | 11% | 6 | .312 | .379 / .313 | +500 | 0.5 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Nicky Lopez 3B · L | 334 | 83.1 | 4.6° | 22% | 1% | 5% | 0 | .281 | .286 / .320 | +900 | 0.5 | 2-3 |
| 9 | Maikel Garcia SS · R | 16 | 88.4 | 0.7° | 36% | 0% | 9% | 0 | .232 | — / — | — | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Anderson SS · R | 325 | 88.3 | 4.2° | 42% | 6% | 7% | 6 | .352 | .382 / .353 | +425 | 1.5 | 2-5 |
| 2 | Yoán Moncada 3B · S | 226 | 87.6 | 14.1° | 37% | 8% | 11% | 5 | .288 | .335 / .266 | +425 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 3 | Josh Harrison 2B · R | 258 | 86.9 | 13.0° | 31% | 5% | 7% | 5 | .290 | .291 / .292 | +625 | 0.5 | 0-0 |
| 4 | José Abreu 1B · R | 434 | 92.1 | 8.9° | 52% | 10% | 7% | 12 | .389 | .364 / .386 | +290 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Eloy Jiménez LF · R Power in carry conditions | 99 | 94.1 | 8.7° | 57% | 22% | 7% | 5 | .363 | .385 / .253 | +260 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 6 | Yasmani Grandal DH · S | 229 | 89.8 | 13.5° | 40% | 5% | 11% | 2 | .281 | .299 / .307 | +340 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 7 | Leury García CF · S | 261 | 86.4 | 5.2° | 37% | 5% | 11% | 3 | .271 | .273 / .304 | +750 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Seby Zavala C · R | 107 | 88.0 | 21.0° | 35% | 7% | 17% | 2 | .276 | .280 / — | +360 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | AJ Pollock PR · R | 305 | 88.5 | 13.3° | 40% | 9% | 13% | 5 | .311 | .394 / .292 | +300 | 1.5 | 0-0 |