MLB Recap · August 8, 2020

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

MIN6
Final
KC9

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
MIN000401100690
KC10160010-9120

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

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

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Byron Buxton Home Run
Top 4th · off Danny Duffy
+30.3%
Nicky Lopez Home Run
Bot 4th · off Lewis Thorpe
+18.6%
Jorge Soler Home Run
Bot 4th · off Cody Stashak
+16.1%
Ehire Adrianza Grounded Into DP
Top 6th · off Greg Holland
-14.6%
Nelson Cruz Home Run
Top 4th · off Danny Duffy
+10.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Byron Buxton+30.6%+3.0 RE24
Jorge Soler+24.1%+2.0 RE24
Nicky Lopez+20.8%+1.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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