7:10 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals 2–13 final
- Thin airAir density 0.93: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.93Thin air
1.134 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-1.8 mph · 6.0 mph
to 14 mph
- Temperature
- 82°F
- 42%
- 29.12 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 7 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | BOS -200 · KC +170 | KC 37% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC +105 · BOS -125 | — | |
| James Paxton | 5.5 | Over -155 · Under +115 | 61% over |
| Jordan Lyles | 3.5 | Over -105 · Under -125 | 51% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
James Paxton BOS · LHP
Today: 1.1 , 5 H, 6 , 2 BB, 0 K, 36 pitches
74% 20% 7%
Four-seam54%
Sinker4%
Cutter17%
Changeup7%
- 95.2 mph
- 14.9 in
- 26%
- 25% / 8%
- 39%
- 43%
- .297
- 1,654
- 23% · 23% vs LHP
| 217 | 27% | .319 | 5.6 in | |
| 166 | 21% | .384 | 8.3 in |
| 667 | 21% | .314 | 9.3 in | |
| 3,740 | 27% | .287 | 10.4 in |
Jordan Lyles KC · RHP
Today: 8.0 , 4 H, 2 , 0 BB, 7 K, 114 pitches
51% 38% 11%
Four-seam32%
Sinker11%
Cutter7%
Sweeper24%
Curveball15%
Changeup11%
- 91.1 mph
- 16.4 in
- 18%
- 16% / 7%
- 35%
- 34%
- .348
- 2,265
- 21% · 21% vs RHP
| 100 | 18% | .315 | 14.8 in | |
| 377 | 20% | .373 | 16.0 in |
| 2,205 | 19% | .341 | 10.5 in | |
| 2,966 | 22% | .322 | 14.6 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 | 525 | 89.1 | 8.7° | 37% | 5% | 12% | 12 | .342 | .341 / .358 | +550 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 2 | Enmanuel Valdez 2B · L Power in carry conditions | 101 | 86.5 | 10.2° | 27% | 12% | 14% | 4 | .261 | — / .308 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 3 | Justin Turner DH · R | 521 | 89.9 | 16.1° | 39% | 7% | 13% | 22 | .351 | .428 / .354 | +500 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Triston Casas 1B · L Power in carry conditions | 445 | 91.5 | 16.0° | 47% | 14% | 18% | 21 | .374 | .446 / .368 | +400 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — / — | — | — | 1-2 |
| 6 | Wilyer Abreu LF · L | 19 | 92.6 | 20.5° | 54% | 15% | 15% | 1 | .416 | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 7 | Trevor Story SS · R Power in carry conditions | 76 | 89.6 | 17.2° | 49% | 13% | 9% | 1 | .271 | — / — | +475 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Luis Urías 3B · R | 134 | 85.3 | 15.4° | 31% | 7% | 14% | 3 | .311 | — / — | +600 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 9 | Connor Wong C · R | 339 | 88.6 | 14.2° | 39% | 8% | 13% | 8 | .279 | .197 / .339 | +650 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maikel Garcia SS · R | 407 | 91.4 | 5.7° | 51% | 5% | 6% | 4 | .322 | .328 / — | +850 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 2 | Samad Taylor 3B · R | 67 | 84.4 | 6.5° | 21% | 11% | 3% | 0 | .275 | .334 / — | +900 | 0.5 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Salvador Perez 1B · R | 497 | 90.3 | 15.9° | 45% | 10% | 14% | 19 | .325 | .320 / .379 | +425 | 1.5 | 3-5 2 HR |
| 4 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 378 | 88.4 | 17.0° | 42% | 8% | 26% | 10 | .314 | .285 / .322 | +800 | 1.5 | 1-5 |
| 5 | Freddy Fermin C · R Power in carry conditions | 212 | 89.2 | 11.0° | 43% | 11% | 15% | 9 | .332 | .348 / — | +550 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 6 | Nelson Velázquez LF · R Power in carry conditions | 86 | 90.2 | 11.0° | 47% | 17% | 16% | 8 | .353 | .472 / .376 | +600 | 0.5 | 2-5 1 HR |
| 7 | Drew Waters CF · S Power in carry conditions | 263 | 88.5 | 16.8° | 39% | 13% | 20% | 8 | .317 | .371 / — | +750 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Nick Loftin DH · R | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — / — | +925 | 0.5 | 2-3 |
| 9 | Dairon Blanco RF · R | 109 | 83.0 | 5.1° | 33% | 7% | 8% | 1 | .286 | .269 / — | +850 | 1.5 | 0-1 |