MLB Recap · August 4, 2020

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
CHC5

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC0100100024100
CHC02020001-591

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

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Jason Kipnis Home Run
Bot 4th · off Brady Singer
+18.6%
Jason Heyward Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Brady Singer
+12.2%
Alex Gordon Groundout
Top 9th · off Kyle Ryan
-6.9%
Top 9th · off Craig Kimbrel
+6.9%
Bubba Starling Groundout
Top 9th · off Kyle Ryan
-6.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Jason Kipnis+20.0%+1.8 RE24
Jason Heyward+13.8%+1.6 RE24
Adalberto Mondesi+8.9%+1.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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