1:10 PM CDT · Minute Maid Park
Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros 2–7 final
- Roof closedPlayed indoors, so outdoor air density and wind have little effect.
Conditions at first pitch
0.94Indoors
1.150 kg/m³ at first pitch. The roof was closed, so outdoor conditions mostly did not apply.
Indoors
to 20 mph
- Temperature
- 85°F
- 78%
- 29.85 inHg
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- —
- Roof closed
MLB's recorded conditions: Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Over -105 · Under -115 | 51% over | |
| — | KC +135 · HOU -160 | HOU 62% | |
| HOU -1.5 | HOU +130 · KC -155 | — | |
| Alec Marsh | 4.5 | Over -104 · Under -130 | 51% over |
| Ronel Blanco | 5.5 | Over +104 · Under -134 | 49% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Alec Marsh KC · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 4 H, 3 , 1 BB, 5 K, 73 pitches
51% 38% 11%
Four-seam38%
Sinker13%
Slider18%
Sweeper4%
Curveball16%
Changeup11%
- 94.0 mph
- 14.9 in
- 19%
- 21% / 7%
- 42%
- 39%
- .343
- 1,758
- 19% · 20% vs RHP
| 682 | 17% | .371 | 7.4 in | |
| 429 | 27% | .297 | 6.4 in |
| 1,197 | 20% | .374 | 8.2 in | |
| 429 | 27% | .297 | 6.4 in |
Ronel Blanco HOU · RHP
Today: 5.0 , 3 H, 0 , 4 BB, 3 K, 101 pitches
38% 39% 24%
Four-seam38%
Slider31%
Curveball8%
Changeup24%
- 93.4 mph
- 18.5 in
- 27%
- 24% / 10%
- 36%
- 39%
- .317
- 2,326
- 19% · 18% vs RHP
| 102 | 36% | .319 | 5.1 in | |
| 202 | 27% | .300 | 9.2 in |
| 102 | 36% | .319 | 5.1 in | |
| 241 | 28% | .331 | 8.8 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tommy Pham RF · R | 375 | 90.2 | 11.2° | 40% | 7% | 13% | 7 | .333 | .299 / — | — | 0.5 | 2-5 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | 605 | 93.2 | 15.4° | 50% | 15% | 12% | 29 | .412 | .443 / .355 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 3 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 271 | 88.4 | 14.6° | 36% | 7% | 20% | 11 | .317 | .314 / .246 | — | 1.5 | 0-4 |
| 4 | Salvador Perez 1B · R | 551 | 91.0 | 19.2° | 44% | 13% | 24% | 25 | .368 | .366 / .440 | — | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 5 | MJ Melendez LF · L | 387 | 91.0 | 15.0° | 44% | 9% | 21% | 17 | .328 | .331 / .313 | — | 1.5 | 1-2 |
| 6 | Freddy Fermin C · R | 314 | 86.4 | 11.9° | 33% | 4% | 12% | 6 | .289 | .307 / .348 | — | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 7 | Adam Frazier DH · L | 264 | 83.3 | 14.8° | 21% | 3% | 16% | 3 | .288 | .277 / .280 | — | 0.5 | 0-1 |
| 8 | Maikel Garcia 3B · R | 558 | 89.8 | 6.6° | 44% | 4% | 8% | 7 | .313 | .320 / .277 | — | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 353 | 86.3 | 7.1° | 36% | 4% | 11% | 7 | .286 | .299 / .272 | — | 0.5 | 1-4 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve DH · R | 586 | 85.2 | 13.4° | 30% | 7% | 23% | 18 | .317 | .256 / .320 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 2 | Jason Heyward RF · L | 203 | 88.0 | 10.6° | 43% | 4% | 15% | 6 | .293 | .305 / .221 | — | 0.5 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Yainer Diaz C · R | 516 | 90.2 | 9.0° | 47% | 8% | 10% | 16 | .347 | .395 / .283 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Jeremy Peña SS · R | 553 | 87.6 | 7.7° | 39% | 6% | 13% | 14 | .324 | .205 / .270 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Ben Gamel LF · L | 66 | 88.1 | 11.2° | 39% | 11% | 18% | 1 | .321 | — / — | — | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 6 | Jon Singleton 1B · L | 349 | 88.8 | 11.5° | 38% | 8% | 16% | 11 | .307 | — / .305 | — | 0.5 | 1-3 1 HR |
| 7 | Jake Meyers CF · R | 447 | 87.4 | 13.4° | 39% | 8% | 15% | 12 | .318 | .400 / .318 | — | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Shay Whitcomb 3B · R | 33 | 88.9 | 12.8° | 50% | 9% | 18% | 0 | .389 | — / — | — | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Mauricio Dubón 2B · R | 359 | 85.8 | 14.5° | 27% | 3% | 11% | 4 | .276 | .201 / .240 | — | 0.5 | 2-3 |