MLB Recap · March 8, 2020

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
CWS5

Line Score

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KC100000030470
CWS13000100-571

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025KC bats firstFinalCWS win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Gabriel Cancel Home Run
Top 8th · off Caleb Frare
+13.7%
Zack Collins Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Kris Bubic
+12.7%
Bubba Starling Home Run
Top 8th · off Caleb Frare
+9.2%
Humberto Arteaga Strikeout
Top 4th · off Brady Lail
-7.8%
MJ Melendez Groundout
Top 9th · off Jacob Lindgren
-7.1%

Top Batters by WPA

Gabriel Cancel+13.7%+1.0 RE24
Zack Collins+11.6%+1.8 RE24
Bubba Starling+9.2%+1.0 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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