7:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals 2–6 final
- Thin airAir density 0.92: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.92Thin air
1.129 kg/m³ at first pitch.
+0.9 mph · 2.4 mph
to 8 mph
- Temperature
- 80°F
- 60%
- 28.89 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 5 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Over -108 · Under -112 | 52% over | |
| — | CWS -160 · KC +140 | KC 42% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -130 · CWS +110 | — | |
| Lucas Giolito | 5.5 | Over -132 · Under +104 | 57% over |
| Zack Greinke | 2.5 | Over -120 · Under -112 | 55% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Lucas Giolito CWS · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 7 H, 2 , 2 BB, 7 K, 92 pitches
49% 28% 24%
Four-seam49%
Slider20%
Curveball8%
Changeup24%
- 93.1 mph
- 18.9 in
- 34%
- 35% / 9%
- 41%
- 32%
- .306
- 428
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 261 | 34% | .318 | 7.2 in |
| 2,146 | 28% | .294 | 7.9 in | |
| 1,977 | 26% | .325 | 9.4 in |
Zack Greinke KC · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 7 H, 2 , 1 BB, 4 K, 100 pitches
44% 39% 17%
Four-seam35%
Sinker2%
Cutter6%
Slider18%
Curveball21%
Changeup17%
- 88.4 mph
- 15.6 in
- 13%
- 9% / 2%
- 42%
- 38%
- .363
- 618
- 20% · 21% vs RHP
| 101 | 22% | .348 | 10.4 in | |
| 259 | 15% | .344 | 16.2 in |
| 3,804 | 24% | .296 | 10.9 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 | Tim Anderson SS · R Power in carry conditions | 135 | 89.3 | 6.3° | 46% | 11% | 7% | 4 | .370 | — / .371 | +600 | 1.5 | 3-5 |
| 2 | Yoán Moncada 3B · S | 33 | 88.2 | 14.9° | 38% | 14% | 10% | 2 | .367 | — / — | +700 | 1.5 | 0-5 |
| 3 | Luis Robert Jr. CF · R Power in carry conditions | 121 | 91.1 | 5.2° | 47% | 13% | 4% | 5 | .409 | — / .411 | +500 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | José Abreu 1B · R | 146 | 94.3 | 9.5° | 56% | 10% | 9% | 3 | .354 | — / .377 | +380 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Yasmani Grandal C · S | 128 | 90.7 | 12.4° | 45% | 9% | 14% | 2 | .305 | — / .317 | +650 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 6 | AJ Pollock LF · R Power in carry conditions | 84 | 88.3 | 16.0° | 39% | 13% | 11% | 1 | .298 | — / .316 | +450 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 7 | Leury García 2B · S | 96 | 87.1 | 7.4° | 42% | 8% | 11% | 2 | .271 | — / .299 | +1200 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Adam Engel RF · R | 85 | 90.2 | 12.2° | 40% | 2% | 18% | 1 | .262 | — / .253 | +750 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Andrew Vaughn DH · R Power in carry conditions | 75 | 88.3 | 9.6° | 50% | 11% | 13% | 4 | .365 | — / .458 | +600 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield RF · R | 154 | 86.6 | 18.0° | 33% | 6% | 14% | 2 | .311 | .385 / .237 | +700 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 141 | 89.6 | 11.8° | 40% | 7% | 8% | 2 | .305 | .327 / .245 | +650 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 3 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | 138 | 88.9 | 15.9° | 39% | 5% | 16% | 3 | .256 | .338 / .252 | +500 | 0.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Hunter Dozier 1B · R Power in carry conditions | 125 | 88.7 | 15.5° | 39% | 10% | 13% | 3 | .305 | .312 / .366 | +475 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 5 | Carlos Santana DH · S | 97 | 89.5 | 12.3° | 39% | 6% | 15% | 1 | .332 | .284 / .374 | +500 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 6 | MJ Melendez C · L | 34 | 94.6 | 14.3° | 59% | 9% | 23% | 1 | .336 | — / — | +500 | 0.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 35 | 92.4 | 6.1° | 46% | 8% | 13% | 1 | .363 | — / — | +700 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 38 | 93.2 | 1.6° | 58% | 8% | 19% | 0 | .291 | — / — | +750 | 0.5 | 2-3 |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez 2B · L | 123 | 82.1 | 5.8° | 22% | 2% | 3% | 0 | .293 | .370 / .346 | — | 0.5 | 1-4 |