7:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals 3–7 final
- Thin airAir density 0.91: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.91Thin air
1.120 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-4.6 mph · 3.8 mph
to 11 mph
- Temperature
- 85°F
- 71%
- 29.05 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 9 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -106 · Under -113 | 51% over | |
| — | BOS -145 · KC +120 | KC 45% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -136 · BOS +115 | — | |
| Nick Pivetta | 5.5 | Over +104 · Under -139 | 49% over |
| Kris Bubic | 3.5 | Over -150 · Under +105 | 60% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Nick Pivetta BOS · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 7 H, 3 , 1 BB, 5 K, 86 pitches
66% 31% 2%
Four-seam51%
Cutter15%
Slider4%
Curveball3%
Splitter2%
- 93.3 mph
- 20.7 in
- 20%
- 23% / 9%
- 46%
- 35%
- .334
- 1,947
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 684 | 20% | .322 | 19.8 in |
| 919 | 19% | .345 | 12.7 in | |
| 2,567 | 22% | .314 | 15.8 in |
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 2 , 1 BB, 6 K, 89 pitches
51% 20% 29%
Four-seam51%
Curveball20%
Changeup29%
- 91.5 mph
- 16.1 in
- 20%
- 18% / 12%
- 47%
- 45%
- .372
- 1,312
- 22% · 22% vs LHP
| 291 | 12% | .368 | 14.5 in | |
| 153 | 17% | .427 | 15.6 in |
| 1,332 | 20% | .358 | 15.8 in | |
| 323 | 22% | .372 | 16.5 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Verdugo RF · L | 414 | 88.7 | 8.0° | 37% | 5% | 10% | 6 | .333 | — / .319 | +750 | 1.5 | 0-1 |
| 2 | Tommy Pham LF · R | 396 | 91.9 | 9.1° | 47% | 7% | 10% | 11 | .313 | .297 / .357 | +475 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 3 | Rafael Devers 3B · L Power in carry conditions | 388 | 93.5 | 11.5° | 53% | 13% | 13% | 23 | .387 | — / .396 | +375 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 4 | Xander Bogaerts SS · R | 424 | 88.6 | 10.9° | 41% | 6% | 13% | 9 | .324 | — / .318 | +450 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | J.D. Martinez DH · R Power in carry conditions | 390 | 89.5 | 13.7° | 43% | 13% | 11% | 9 | .367 | — / .349 | +333 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Eric Hosmer 1B · L | 369 | 88.2 | 2.6° | 40% | 5% | 10% | 8 | .302 | .280 / .351 | +625 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Christian Arroyo 2B · R | 146 | 89.0 | 11.3° | 43% | 9% | 11% | 4 | .351 | — / .357 | +575 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Kevin Plawecki C · R | 117 | 88.6 | 13.2° | 38% | 0% | 10% | 1 | .271 | — / .240 | +675 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Jarren Duran CF · L | 161 | 86.9 | 5.8° | 36% | 6% | 7% | 2 | .270 | — / .293 | +800 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MJ Melendez LF · L | 299 | 89.8 | 12.9° | 41% | 9% | 19% | 10 | .313 | .322 / .288 | +425 | 0.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. 3B · R | 397 | 90.8 | 16.9° | 42% | 9% | 15% | 15 | .317 | .357 / .251 | +360 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R Power in carry conditions | 261 | 91.5 | 17.6° | 46% | 13% | 13% | 14 | .291 | .281 / .329 | +210 | 1.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Kyle Isbel DH · L | 168 | 90.9 | 7.0° | 49% | 4% | 18% | 2 | .276 | .313 / .339 | +625 | 0.5 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier 1B · R | 354 | 88.4 | 12.9° | 40% | 9% | 13% | 10 | .326 | .362 / .340 | +400 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | +525 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 283 | 85.0 | 13.9° | 30% | 6% | 11% | 6 | .309 | .355 / .313 | +625 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Nate Eaton RF · R | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | .284 | — / — | +675 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 344 | 83.3 | 4.7° | 23% | 1% | 4% | 0 | .288 | .293 / .320 | +1200 | 0.5 | 1-2 |