6:10 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
0.94Indoors
1.154 kg/m³ at first pitch. The roof was closed, so outdoor conditions mostly did not apply.
Indoors
to 19 mph
- Temperature
- 82°F
- 78%
- 29.78 inHg
- Elevation
- 45 ft
- —
- Roof closed
MLB's recorded conditions: Roof Closed, wind 0 mph, None.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | Over -102 · Under -120 | 50% over | |
| — | KC +110 · HOU -130 | HOU 57% | |
| HOU -1.5 | HOU +170 · KC -205 | — | |
| Cole Ragans | 6.5 | Over -125 · Under -105 | 56% over |
| Yusei Kikuchi | 6.5 | Over -115 · Under -128 | 53% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Cole Ragans KC · LHP
Today: 5.0 , 4 H, 5 , 2 BB, 10 K, 93 pitches
53% 22% 24%
Four-seam41%
Cutter12%
Slider13%
Changeup24%
- 95.5 mph
- 17.1 in
- 30%
- 29% / 8%
- 37%
- 41%
- .290
- 2,636
- 19% · 19% vs LHP
| 1,003 | 32% | .293 | 7.8 in | |
| 354 | 29% | .297 | 11.2 in |
| 1,541 | 32% | .287 | 8.3 in | |
| 441 | 29% | .298 | 12.1 in |
Yusei Kikuchi HOU · LHP
Today: 7.0 , 5 H, 1 , 0 BB, 12 K, 101 pitches
49% 40% 12%
Four-seam49%
Slider21%
Curveball19%
Changeup12%
- 95.6 mph
- 16.9 in
- 26%
- 27% / 7%
- 47%
- 41%
- .315
- 2,439
- 18% · 18% vs LHP
| 0 | — | — | — | |
| 296 | 26% | .229 | 5.7 in |
| 691 | 20% | .334 | 6.9 in | |
| 3,546 | 24% | .322 | 7.8 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Massey 2B · L | 270 | 88.4 | 14.4° | 36% | 7% | 20% | 11 | .318 | .314 / .246 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R | 601 | 93.2 | 15.5° | 50% | 14% | 12% | 28 | .411 | .443 / .355 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 3 | Salvador Perez C · R | 547 | 90.9 | 19.3° | 44% | 13% | 24% | 25 | .369 | .366 / .440 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Paul DeJong 3B · R | 439 | 88.1 | 19.9° | 42% | 11% | 21% | 24 | .303 | .290 / .267 | — | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 5 | Freddy Fermin DH · R | 310 | 86.5 | 11.8° | 34% | 4% | 13% | 6 | .290 | .307 / .348 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 6 | MJ Melendez LF · L | 383 | 90.8 | 15.2° | 44% | 9% | 21% | 17 | .327 | .331 / .313 | — | 0.5 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Adam Frazier PH · L | 263 | 83.4 | 15.0° | 21% | 3% | 16% | 3 | .289 | .277 / .280 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 8 | Garrett Hampson RF · R | 207 | 83.6 | 14.6° | 32% | 4% | 10% | 0 | .256 | .256 / .196 | — | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| 9 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 350 | 86.3 | 7.0° | 36% | 4% | 11% | 7 | .286 | .299 / .272 | — | 0.5 | 1-3 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve 2B · R | 582 | 85.1 | 13.3° | 30% | 7% | 23% | 18 | .317 | .256 / .320 | — | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 2 | Jason Heyward RF · L | 203 | 88.0 | 10.6° | 43% | 4% | 15% | 6 | .293 | .305 / .221 | — | — | 0-0 |
| 3 | Yainer Diaz DH · R | 512 | 90.3 | 9.2° | 47% | 8% | 10% | 16 | .349 | .395 / .283 | — | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 4 | Jeremy Peña SS · R | 549 | 87.6 | 7.6° | 39% | 6% | 13% | 14 | .322 | .205 / .270 | — | 1.5 | 2-4 |
| 5 | Jake Meyers CF · R | 443 | 87.4 | 13.4° | 40% | 8% | 15% | 12 | .320 | .400 / .318 | — | 0.5 | 0-4 |
| 6 | Victor Caratini C · S | 197 | 91.6 | 8.3° | 45% | 8% | 12% | 6 | .349 | — / .377 | — | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Mauricio Dubón 3B · R | 356 | 85.8 | 14.3° | 27% | 3% | 11% | 4 | .278 | .201 / .240 | — | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Zach Dezenzo 1B · R | 48 | 87.7 | 13.5° | 42% | 10% | 13% | 1 | .309 | — / — | — | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Ben Gamel LF · L | 63 | 87.9 | 12.1° | 42% | 11% | 17% | 1 | .326 | — / — | — | 0.5 | 1-3 |