1:10 PM CDT · Minute Maid Park
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros 2–5 final
- Roof closedPlayed indoors, so outdoor air density and wind have little effect.
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Indoors
1.141 kg/m³ at first pitch. The roof was closed, so outdoor conditions mostly did not apply.
Indoors
to 15 mph
- Temperature
- 91°F
- 57%
- 29.93 inHg
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- —
- Roof closed
MLB's recorded conditions: Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | KC +275 · HOU -335 | HOU 77% | |
| HOU -1.5 | HOU -145 · KC +122 | — | |
| Kris Bubic | 4.5 | Over +110 · Under -148 | 48% over |
| Justin Verlander | 6.5 | Over +110 · Under -148 | 48% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Kris Bubic KC · LHP
Today: 5.1 , 4 H, 3 , 6 BB, 5 K, 98 pitches
51% 19% 30%
Four-seam51%
Curveball19%
Changeup30%
- 91.5 mph
- 16.0 in
- 17%
- 18% / 13%
- 47%
- 44%
- .376
- 860
- 20% · 19% vs LHP
| 110 | 10% | .407 | 14.1 in | |
| 153 | 17% | .427 | 15.6 in |
| 1,151 | 22% | .360 | 16.0 in | |
| 323 | 22% | .372 | 16.5 in |
Justin Verlander HOU · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 7 H, 1 , 2 BB, 8 K, 100 pitches
51% 47% 2%
Four-seam51%
Slider30%
Curveball17%
Changeup2%
- 94.9 mph
- 19.1 in
- 21%
- 24% / 5%
- 37%
- 40%
- .276
- 1,414
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 99 | 20% | .425 | 10.1 in |
| 897 | 25% | .272 | 9.6 in | |
| 2,004 | 25% | .271 | 10.8 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whit Merrifield 2B · R | 360 | 86.8 | 15.3° | 30% | 4% | 12% | 4 | .320 | .337 / .240 | +775 | 0.5 | 0-5 |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 336 | 88.9 | 10.8° | 39% | 5% | 7% | 3 | .340 | .345 / .259 | +650 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 3 | MJ Melendez DH · L | 213 | 90.1 | 15.1° | 40% | 10% | 18% | 9 | .324 | .355 / .288 | +475 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L | 36 | 94.9 | 14.2° | 48% | 10% | 24% | 1 | .429 | — / — | +475 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 160 | 91.0 | 9.1° | 41% | 12% | 12% | 6 | .336 | .265 / — | +625 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 6 | Edward Olivares RF · R | 70 | 91.4 | 2.6° | 44% | 10% | 26% | 3 | .376 | .363 / — | +650 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 118 | 91.2 | 6.7° | 51% | 6% | 20% | 2 | .299 | .350 / .339 | +650 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 262 | 82.5 | 5.8° | 23% | 1% | 5% | 0 | .286 | .312 / .320 | +1250 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Ryan O'Hearn PH · L | 61 | 91.8 | 6.1° | 49% | 3% | 11% | 1 | .313 | .315 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve 2B · R | 287 | 84.9 | 16.6° | 32% | 9% | 20% | 16 | .358 | .281 / .340 | +290 | 1.5 | 1-2 1 HR |
| 2 | Aledmys Díaz LF · R | 160 | 85.4 | 12.4° | 33% | 5% | 19% | 5 | .298 | — / — | — | — | 1-5 |
| 3 | Yordan Alvarez DH · L | 302 | 95.9 | 12.7° | 61% | 18% | 17% | 25 | .473 | .868 / — | +290 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 4 | Alex Bregman 3B · R | 330 | 89.9 | 19.0° | 38% | 6% | 22% | 10 | .350 | .281 / .233 | +400 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 5 | Jake Meyers CF · R | 41 | 87.8 | 9.0° | 47% | 10% | 7% | 1 | .332 | — / — | +500 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 6 | Yuli Gurriel 1B · R | 291 | 87.5 | 16.8° | 37% | 3% | 14% | 7 | .276 | — / .263 | +475 | 1.5 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Mauricio Dubón SS · R | 123 | 83.0 | 15.7° | 31% | 4% | 13% | 3 | .295 | — / .253 | +650 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 8 | Chas McCormick RF · R | 193 | 88.0 | 14.0° | 39% | 11% | 7% | 8 | .311 | — / — | +425 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Martín Maldonado C · R | 205 | 89.3 | 15.8° | 47% | 10% | 14% | 7 | .269 | — / — | +550 | 0.5 | 3-3 |