MLB Recap · August 5, 2020

Chicago Cubs at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CHC6
Final
KC1

Line Score

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CHC0002000226101
KC001000000152

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

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Javier Báez Single
Top 8th · off Ian Kennedy
+15.4%
Top 8th · off Ian Kennedy
+10.3%
Javier Báez Single
Top 4th · off Kris Bubic
+10.3%
Ryan O'Hearn Strikeout
Bot 6th · off Yu Darvish
-8.9%
Javier Báez Grounded Into DP
Top 6th · off Kris Bubic
-8.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Javier Báez+16.9%+1.0 RE24
Anthony Rizzo+13.0%+0.6 RE24
Willson Contreras+5.3%+0.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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