1:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 3–5 final
- Thin airAir density 0.93: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
- Dylan Cease: breakers in thin air56% breaking balls. Less air means less break on those pitches.
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Thin air
1.134 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-4.0 mph · 3.1 mph
to 14 mph
- Temperature
- 84°F
- 48%
- 29.25 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Sunny, wind 7 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Over -115 · Under -105 | 53% over | |
| — | CWS -175 · KC +150 | KC 40% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -112 · CWS -107 | — | |
| Dylan Cease | 7.5 | Over -106 · Under -125 | 51% over |
| Zack Greinke | 3.5 | Over +110 · Under -145 | 48% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Dylan Cease CWS · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 3 H, 1 , 2 BB, 8 K, 94 pitches
41% 56% 3%
Four-seam40%
Sinker1%
Slider42%
Changeup3%
- 96.9 mph
- 19.1 in
- 34%
- 33% / 10%
- 31%
- 42%
- .256
- 2,126
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 386 | 37% | .243 | 7.4 in | |
| 730 | 30% | .269 | 10.4 in |
| 1,245 | 33% | .287 | 10.4 in | |
| 1,289 | 31% | .292 | 11.0 in |
Zack Greinke KC · RHP
Today: 6.1 , 9 H, 0 , 0 BB, 5 K, 95 pitches
54% 30% 16%
Four-seam36%
Sinker3%
Cutter14%
Slider11%
Curveball19%
Changeup16%
- 89.2 mph
- 15.5 in
- 17%
- 13% / 5%
- 42%
- 40%
- .361
- 1,579
- 21% · 20% vs RHP
| 720 | 21% | .328 | 13.7 in | |
| 259 | 15% | .344 | 16.2 in |
| 4,423 | 23% | .300 | 11.3 in | |
| 2,256 | 22% | .305 | 13.3 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Robert Jr. CF · R | 346 | 89.2 | 9.1° | 42% | 9% | 12% | 12 | .344 | .412 / .379 | +375 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 2 | Andrew Vaughn RF · R | 372 | 91.4 | 8.2° | 50% | 7% | 10% | 11 | .334 | .350 / .419 | +450 | 1.5 | 2-5 1 HR |
| 3 | Eloy Jiménez LF · R Power in carry conditions | 141 | 92.2 | 7.3° | 53% | 16% | 7% | 6 | .359 | .414 / .253 | +320 | 1.5 | 2-5 |
| 4 | José Abreu DH · R | 475 | 92.3 | 9.1° | 53% | 10% | 8% | 14 | .385 | .380 / .386 | +450 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 5 | Yasmani Grandal C · S | 258 | 89.3 | 12.4° | 38% | 5% | 13% | 2 | .287 | .285 / .307 | +625 | 1.5 | 3-5 1 HR |
| 6 | Yoán Moncada 3B · S | 266 | 88.0 | 13.6° | 37% | 8% | 10% | 6 | .277 | .335 / .266 | +625 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Josh Harrison 2B · R | 286 | 87.0 | 13.7° | 32% | 5% | 8% | 6 | .288 | .301 / .292 | +750 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Lenyn Sosa SS · R | 21 | 90.5 | 2.5° | 36% | 14% | 14% | 1 | .321 | — / — | +650 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 9 | Gavin Sheets 1B · L | 268 | 88.0 | 17.0° | 36% | 8% | 14% | 9 | .284 | .264 / .263 | — | — | 1-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MJ Melendez C · L Power in carry conditions | 330 | 90.6 | 13.8° | 44% | 12% | 19% | 14 | .334 | .351 / .288 | +550 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 32 | 88.8 | 19.1° | 35% | 12% | 12% | 0 | .417 | .455 / — | +650 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez DH · R Power in carry conditions | 292 | 91.5 | 16.8° | 48% | 12% | 14% | 16 | .295 | .289 / .329 | +320 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Kyle Isbel LF · L | 186 | 90.7 | 7.5° | 50% | 6% | 19% | 3 | .276 | .314 / .339 | +725 | 0.5 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Bobby Witt Jr. 3B · R | 423 | 90.6 | 16.7° | 40% | 8% | 15% | 15 | .316 | .338 / .251 | +500 | 1.5 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Nick Pratto 1B · L Power in carry conditions | 84 | 84.1 | 20.6° | 36% | 14% | 25% | 3 | .297 | .298 / — | +625 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 303 | 85.4 | 14.2° | 32% | 7% | 12% | 6 | .312 | .354 / .313 | +900 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 365 | 83.4 | 5.2° | 24% | 1% | 4% | 0 | .290 | .304 / .320 | — | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Nate Eaton RF · R | 30 | 91.2 | 13.8° | 33% | 11% | 11% | 1 | .306 | .328 / — | +1000 | 0.5 | 1-3 |