6:40 PM CDT · Kauffman Stadium
Texas Rangers at Kansas City Royals 2–5 final
- Thin airAir density 0.91: fly balls carry farther and breaking balls break less.
Conditions at first pitch
0.91Thin air
1.115 kg/m³ at first pitch.
-2.9 mph · 3.2 mph
to 12 mph
- Temperature
- 89°F
- 61%
- 29.10 inHg
- Elevation
- 856 ft
- —
- Open air
MLB's recorded conditions: Clear, wind 8 mph, L To R.
Betting lines
| Market | Line | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5 | Over -120 · Under -101 | 55% over | |
| — | TEX +100 · KC -120 | KC 55% | |
| KC +1.5 | KC -185 · TEX +150 | — | |
| Merrill Kelly | 4.5 | Over +110 · Under -140 | 48% over |
| Seth Lugo | 4.5 | Over -115 · Under -115 | 53% over |
Consensus closing lines. Implied probabilities include the sportsbook margin.
Starting pitchers
Merrill Kelly TEX · RHP
Today: 6.0 , 2 H, 2 , 0 BB, 3 K, 71 pitches
58% 16% 26%
Four-seam24%
Sinker13%
Cutter20%
Slider7%
Curveball9%
Changeup26%
- 92.1 mph
- 14.9 in
- 23%
- 23% / 8%
- 44%
- 45%
- .316
- 2,271
- 19% · 18% vs RHP
| 460 | 19% | .308 | 7.9 in | |
| 253 | 27% | .236 | 9.0 in |
| 3,477 | 21% | .312 | 11.6 in | |
| 2,432 | 20% | .340 | 13.4 in |
Seth Lugo KC · RHP
Today: 6.1 , 3 H, 2 , 2 BB, 5 K, 102 pitches
50% 39% 11%
Four-seam21%
Sinker15%
Cutter14%
Slider6%
Sweeper2%
Curveball18%
Changeup10%
- 91.5 mph
- 15.4 in
- 18%
- 20% / 9%
- 46%
- 40%
- .346
- 2,114
- 22% · 21% vs RHP
| 636 | 16% | .375 | 17.1 in | |
| 284 | 16% | .303 | 17.6 in |
| 2,353 | 20% | .335 | 15.5 in | |
| 3,348 | 21% | .310 | 16.9 in |
Lineups
Season-to-date batted-ball profile before this game. Tap any underlined label for what it means.
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Freeman RF · R | 16 | 90.6 | 13.3° | 36% | 0% | 7% | 0 | .255 | — / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2 | Wyatt Langford LF · R Power in carry conditions | 447 | 91.2 | 16.5° | 47% | 13% | 19% | 17 | .337 | .312 / .389 | +425 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 3 | Corey Seager SS · L Power in carry conditions | 408 | 93.0 | 11.5° | 53% | 15% | 10% | 18 | .393 | .399 / .337 | +390 | 1.5 | 1-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Joc Pederson DH · L | 200 | 91.1 | 17.2° | 45% | 8% | 17% | 4 | .306 | — / .259 | +650 | 0.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 5 | Evan Carter CF · L | 208 | 86.9 | 13.9° | 37% | 6% | 17% | 5 | .308 | .318 / — | +950 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 6 | Marcus Semien 2B · R | 525 | 88.4 | 19.5° | 35% | 7% | 17% | 15 | .317 | .260 / .253 | +600 | 1.5 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Josh Jung 3B · R | 372 | 88.5 | 12.8° | 45% | 8% | 12% | 11 | .301 | .384 / .372 | +700 | 1.5 | 0-2 |
| 8 | Ezequiel Duran 1B · R | 123 | 82.6 | 13.4° | 37% | 4% | 9% | 0 | .247 | .250 / — | — | — | 0-1 |
| 9 | Jonah Heim C · S | 348 | 87.8 | 13.4° | 35% | 6% | 15% | 9 | .272 | .357 / .226 | +1000 | 0.5 | 1-2 |
| # | Hitter | HR | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Yastrzemski RF · L | 427 | 88.6 | 17.9° | 41% | 8% | 20% | 12 | .308 | .372 / .301 | +625 | 1.5 | 1-3 1 HR |
| 2 | Bobby Witt Jr. SS · R Power in carry conditions | 536 | 93.2 | 15.2° | 48% | 13% | 15% | 17 | .371 | .371 / .368 | +425 | 1.5 | 1-4 1 HR |
| 3 | Vinnie Pasquantino 1B · L | 523 | 90.3 | 16.4° | 44% | 9% | 18% | 23 | .326 | .326 / .282 | +625 | 1.5 | 2-3 1 HR |
| 4 | Maikel Garcia 3B · R | 513 | 90.5 | 8.7° | 44% | 6% | 11% | 12 | .341 | .333 / .352 | +850 | 1.5 | 1-4 |
| 5 | Randal Grichuk DH · R Power in carry conditions | 234 | 92.4 | 17.7° | 52% | 14% | 16% | 8 | .348 | .344 / .328 | — | — | 1-2 |
| 6 | Jonathan India 2B · R | 492 | 88.0 | 16.7° | 37% | 6% | 17% | 8 | .324 | .361 / .294 | +700 | 0.5 | 0-2 |
| 7 | John Rave LF · L | 147 | 85.3 | 4.0° | 42% | 7% | 12% | 4 | .310 | .273 / — | +950 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Kyle Isbel CF · L | 336 | 82.7 | 6.5° | 36% | 2% | 12% | 4 | .248 | .267 / .267 | +1500 | 0.5 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Luke Maile C · R | 28 | 88.7 | 21.5° | 40% | 7% | 13% | 1 | .316 | .202 / — | +1250 | 0.5 | 0-3 |