1:20 PM CDT · Wrigley Field
Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs 4–3 final
Conditions at first pitch
0.96Typical air
1.170 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-4.6 mph · 3.2 mph
to 14 mph
- Temperature
- 72°F
- 51%
- 29.43 inHg
- Elevation
- 595 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Sunny, wind 5 mph, R To L.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Over -110 · Under -110 | 52% over | |
| — | KC +150 · CHC -180 | CHC 64% | |
| CHC -1.5 | CHC +114 · KC -137 | — | |
| Cole Ragans | 5.5 | Over +100 · Under -128 | 50% over |
| Jameson Taillon | 5.5 | Over +100 · Under -130 | 50% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Cole Ragans KC · LHP
Today: 6.0 , 8 H, 3 , 2 BB, 9 K, 106 pitches
55% 21% 24%
Four-seam43%
Cutter12%
Slider6%
Changeup24%
- 96.1 mph
- 16.2 in
- 28%
- 26% / 11%
- 39%
- 44%
- .298
- 787
- 23% · 23% vs LHP
| 268 | 30% | .293 | 9.8 in | |
| 87 | 25% | .305 | 16.8 in |
| 338 | 31% | .329 | 10.4 in | |
| 87 | 25% | .305 | 16.8 in |
Jameson Taillon CHC · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 6 H, 2 , 0 BB, 3 K, 91 pitches
67% 29% 3%
Four-seam36%
Sinker11%
Cutter20%
Sweeper13%
Curveball15%
Changeup3%
- 93.7 mph
- 17.0 in
- 18%
- 20% / 7%
- 38%
- 36%
- .345
- 1,756
- 23% · 24% vs RHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 332 | 21% | .300 | 15.3 in |
| 1,327 | 19% | .274 | 13.6 in | |
| 2,433 | 21% | .291 | 14.6 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Duffy 3B · R | 169 | 85.9 | 10.2° | 30% | 2% | 10% | 1 | .307 | .327 / .241 | +1550 | 0.5 | 1-2 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | 525 | 90.0 | 15.0° | 44% | 11% | 13% | 23 | .363 | .394 / .251 | +475 | 1.5 | 2-4 1 HR |
| 3 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 335 | 88.8 | 18.1° | 42% | 8% | 27% | 10 | .330 | .288 / .322 | +390 | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez 1B · R | 452 | 90.4 | 16.0° | 46% | 10% | 14% | 19 | .332 | .333 / .379 | +360 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 5 | MJ Melendez DH · L | 470 | 93.6 | 17.8° | 52% | 12% | 18% | 12 | .326 | .306 / .345 | +330 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 6 | Freddy Fermin C · R | 183 | 88.9 | 10.9° | 43% | 11% | 16% | 9 | .343 | .345 / — | +600 | 1.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Drew Waters RF · S | 224 | 88.7 | 17.9° | 37% | 12% | 20% | 7 | .306 | .385 / — | +500 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 8 | Dairon Blanco LF · R | 88 | 80.7 | 4.3° | 28% | 7% | 3% | 0 | .250 | .260 / — | — | — | 0-0 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 232 | 88.2 | 13.3° | 39% | 5% | 11% | 4 | .272 | .265 / .250 | +650 | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Morel DH · R | 314 | 91.6 | 12.2° | 51% | 16% | 21% | 19 | .339 | .376 / .324 | +370 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 2 | Nico Hoerner 2B · R | 511 | 86.9 | 10.8° | 34% | 3% | 9% | 9 | .311 | .320 / .337 | +850 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
| 3 | Ian Happ LF · S | 510 | 89.5 | 12.6° | 38% | 9% | 13% | 14 | .346 | .359 / .380 | +600 | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Cody Bellinger CF · L | 375 | 87.1 | 18.0° | 31% | 6% | 18% | 18 | .328 | .380 / .275 | +550 | 1.5 | 0-5 |
| 5 | Dansby Swanson SS · R | 461 | 89.5 | 12.3° | 41% | 13% | 13% | 18 | .356 | .221 / .357 | +500 | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Yan Gomes C · R | 297 | 87.1 | 16.1° | 34% | 8% | 13% | 9 | .311 | .358 / .381 | +650 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Seiya Suzuki RF · R | 409 | 91.5 | 11.4° | 48% | 9% | 12% | 11 | .335 | .385 / .356 | +550 | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 8 | Jeimer Candelario 1B · S | 471 | 88.4 | 14.4° | 37% | 7% | 20% | 17 | .333 | .268 / .253 | +550 | 0.5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Nick Madrigal 3B · R | 213 | 84.2 | 3.4° | 27% | 1% | 8% | 2 | .311 | — / .327 | — | — | 0-1 |