MLB Recap · August 17, 2020

Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins: Final Score & Recap

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Final
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Line Score

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KC000000001170
MIN00020110-490

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 firstFinalMIN win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 77.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Nelson Cruz Home Run
Bot 4th · off Kris Bubic
+11.4%
Byron Buxton Single
Bot 4th · off Kris Bubic
+7.7%
Max Kepler Pop Out
Bot 2nd · off Kris Bubic
-7.6%
Eddie Rosario Lineout
Bot 1st · off Kris Bubic
-7.3%
Adalberto Mondesi Strikeout
Top 7th · off Tyler Duffey
-6.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Nelson Cruz+14.1%+1.8 RE24
Alex Gordon+9.4%-0.1 RE24
Jorge Soler+5.4%-0.3 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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