7:10 PM CDT · Minute Maid Park
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros 7–4 final
- Roof closedPlayed indoors, so outdoor air density and wind have little effect.
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Indoors
1.153 kg/m³ at first pitch. The roof was closed, so outdoor conditions mostly did not apply.
Indoors
to 18 mph
- Temperature
- 84°F
- 80%
- 29.87 inHg
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- —
- Roof closed
MLB's recorded conditions: Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Over -114 · Under -106 | 53% over | |
| — | KC +235 · HOU -285 | HOU 74% | |
| HOU -1.5 | HOU -129 · KC +107 | — | |
| Brad Keller | 3.5 | Over -155 · Under +110 | 61% over |
| Cristian Javier | 6.5 | Over -130 · Under -103 | 57% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Brad Keller KC · RHP
Today: 5.2 , 5 H, 4 , 3 BB, 3 K, 105 pitches
57% 36% 7%
Four-seam32%
Sinker25%
Slider36%
Changeup7%
- 93.6 mph
- 12.8 in
- 18%
- 16% / 8%
- 39%
- 51%
- .321
- 1,313
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 230 | 21% | .398 | 5.7 in | |
| 275 | 17% | .255 | 5.8 in |
| 3,020 | 20% | .324 | 7.4 in | |
| 1,712 | 20% | .352 | 7.9 in |
Cristian Javier HOU · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 4 H, 5 , 3 BB, 7 K, 95 pitches
62% 34% 5%
Four-seam61%
Sweeper27%
Changeup5%
- 93.7 mph
- 19.3 in
- 29%
- 34% / 9%
- 35%
- 25%
- .255
- 1,196
- 20% · 20% vs RHP
| 116 | 23% | .363 | 11.1 in | |
| 295 | 23% | .313 | 13.3 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 | 355 | 86.7 | 15.1° | 30% | 4% | 12% | 3 | .322 | .337 / .240 | +625 | 0.5 | 1-5 1 HR |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi LF · L | 331 | 88.8 | 10.8° | 39% | 5% | 8% | 3 | .337 | .345 / .259 | +500 | 1.5 | 2-3 |
| 3 | MJ Melendez C · L | 208 | 90.0 | 14.8° | 40% | 10% | 18% | 9 | .326 | .355 / .288 | +360 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Vinnie Pasquantino DH · L | 31 | 95.6 | 9.5° | 53% | 12% | 18% | 1 | .452 | — / — | +360 | 0.5 | 1-5 |
| 5 | Hunter Dozier 1B · R | 283 | 89.0 | 14.4° | 40% | 10% | 13% | 8 | .327 | .373 / .340 | +350 | 0.5 | 2-3 1 HR |
| 6 | Kyle Isbel RF · L | 117 | 91.2 | 6.7° | 51% | 6% | 20% | 2 | .295 | .350 / .339 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 7 | Michael A. Taylor CF · R | 221 | 85.1 | 13.9° | 31% | 7% | 11% | 5 | .315 | .392 / .313 | +525 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Emmanuel Rivera 3B · R | 156 | 91.3 | 9.5° | 41% | 11% | 12% | 5 | .325 | .265 / — | +575 | 0.5 | 1-3 1 HR |
| 9 | Nicky Lopez SS · L | 258 | 82.5 | 6.0° | 23% | 1% | 4% | 0 | .287 | .312 / .320 | +1200 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauricio Dubón 2B · R | 118 | 83.8 | 17.0° | 32% | 4% | 13% | 3 | .298 | — / .253 | +525 | 1.5 | 0-5 |
| 2 | Jeremy Peña SS · R | 249 | 87.9 | 10.3° | 38% | 11% | 17% | 12 | .338 | — / .245 | +350 | 1.5 | 0-5 |
| 3 | Yordan Alvarez DH · L | 298 | 95.8 | 12.6° | 61% | 19% | 17% | 25 | .475 | .868 / — | +280 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Alex Bregman 3B · R | 326 | 89.9 | 19.2° | 38% | 7% | 22% | 10 | .348 | .281 / .233 | +400 | 1.5 | 0-2 |
| 5 | Kyle Tucker RF · L | 305 | 89.4 | 21.1° | 38% | 12% | 19% | 16 | .407 | .556 / — | +400 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 6 | Aledmys Díaz 1B · R | 156 | 85.3 | 12.5° | 33% | 5% | 18% | 4 | .298 | — / — | +475 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 7 | Jake Meyers CF · R | 37 | 87.7 | 8.1° | 46% | 12% | 8% | 1 | .342 | — / — | +700 | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Chas McCormick LF · R | 189 | 88.0 | 14.0° | 39% | 11% | 7% | 8 | .310 | — / — | +450 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 9 | J.J. Matijevic PH · L | 25 | 95.4 | 12.1° | 67% | 8% | 33% | 2 | .295 | — / — | — | — | 1-1 |