1:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals 7–4 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.130 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+4.7 mph · 4.3 mph
to 19 mph
- Temperature
- 78°F
- 68%
- 28.84 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Partly Cloudy, wind 9 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | HOU -200 · KC +180 | KC 36% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +105 · HOU -132 | — | |
| Framber Valdez | 5.5 | Over +110 · Under -150 | 48% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Framber Valdez HOU · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 4 H, 2 , 3 BB, 5 K, 82 pitches
55% 34% 12%
Four-seam4%
Sinker51%
Slider7%
Curveball27%
Changeup12%
- 94.0 mph
- 9.7 in
- 20%
- 20% / 9%
- 34%
- 66%
- .286
- 954
- 21% · 21% vs LHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 114 | 23% | .264 | 20.5 in |
| 640 | 17% | .344 | 18.3 in | |
| 433 | 25% | .318 | 20.6 in |
Jonathan Heasley KC · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 7 H, 3 , 2 BB, 5 K, 102 pitches
50% 26% 25%
Four-seam49%
Slider11%
Curveball14%
Changeup25%
- 93.8 mph
- 18.9 in
- 21%
- 11% / 18%
- 44%
- 37%
- .386
- 340
- 20% · 22% vs RHP
| 260 | 16% | .401 | 11.6 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
| 335 | 15% | .420 | 12.4 in | |
| 0 | — | — | — |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve 2B · R | 165 | 83.6 | 14.5° | 29% | 7% | 17% | 10 | .357 | — / .340 | +700 | 2.5 | 2-5 |
| 2 | Jose Siri CF · R | 115 | 89.5 | 14.7° | 43% | 7% | 13% | 2 | .298 | — / .118 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 3 | Alex Bregman 3B · R | 212 | 89.1 | 20.1° | 39% | 7% | 23% | 6 | .337 | — / .233 | +750 | 2 | 1-5 |
| 4 | Yordan Alvarez DH · L Power in carry conditions | 197 | 95.6 | 11.2° | 64% | 18% | 12% | 15 | .466 | — / — | +475 | 3.5 | 3-4 1 HR |
| 5 | Kyle Tucker RF · L Power in carry conditions | 193 | 89.8 | 21.4° | 39% | 10% | 16% | 8 | .386 | — / — | +390 | 4.5 | 2-3 1 HR |
| 6 | Yuli Gurriel 1B · R | 185 | 87.1 | 16.0° | 36% | 2% | 13% | 3 | .251 | — / .263 | +1100 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 7 | Jeremy Peña SS · R Power in carry conditions | 181 | 87.8 | 10.6° | 38% | 11% | 17% | 8 | .340 | — / .245 | +700 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Chas McCormick LF · R Power in carry conditions | 143 | 88.3 | 15.2° | 39% | 12% | 7% | 5 | .320 | — / — | +550 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 9 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 134 | 88.5 | 17.6° | 44% | 9% | 11% | 4 | .249 | — / — | +900 | 0.5 | 0-5 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 227 | 87.2 | 16.4° | 31% | 5% | 13% | 3 | .312 | .344 / .237 | +1500 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Ryan O'Hearn PH · L | 52 | 93.0 | 9.3° | 55% | 3% | 13% | 1 | .320 | .318 / — | — | — | 1-1 |
| 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | 201 | 90.3 | 15.5° | 41% | 8% | 14% | 7 | .294 | .354 / .252 | +750 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 186 | 82.8 | 5.9° | 25% | 1% | 5% | 0 | .300 | .337 / .346 | — | 0.5 | 0-1 |
| 5 | MJ Melendez C · L Power in carry conditions | 101 | 91.9 | 13.1° | 49% | 10% | 20% | 4 | .339 | .384 / — | +750 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 6 | Hunter Dozier LF · R Power in carry conditions | 193 | 90.4 | 14.7° | 44% | 11% | 14% | 5 | .327 | .415 / .366 | +800 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 7 | Carlos Santana 1B · S | 147 | 89.1 | 14.0° | 38% | 6% | 17% | 2 | .322 | .290 / .374 | +1200 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R Power in carry conditions | 97 | 91.6 | 7.7° | 46% | 13% | 12% | 4 | .377 | .314 / — | +1200 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 9 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 122 | 87.6 | 18.0° | 35% | 9% | 13% | 2 | .321 | .383 / .369 | +1200 | 1.5 | 2-3 |