MLB Recap · August 14, 2020

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
MIN2

Line Score

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KC0103000481
MIN1001000220

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 71.8% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Whit Merrifield Home Run
Top 4th · off José Berríos
+28.8%
Nelson Cruz Home Run
Bot 4th · off Danny Duffy
+10.0%
Max Kepler Walk
Bot 7th · off Trevor Rosenthal
+7.0%
Byron Buxton Strikeout
Bot 7th · off Trevor Rosenthal
-6.2%
Jake Cave Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Danny Duffy
-6.2%

Top Batters by WPA

Whit Merrifield+26.1%+3.3 RE24
Cam Gallagher+6.3%+0.8 RE24
Jorge Polanco+5.3%+0.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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