MLB Recap · August 21, 2020

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

MIN2
Final
KC7

Line Score

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MIN010000010260
KC40010020-7100

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 33.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Max Kepler Strikeout
Top 2nd · off Danny Duffy
-13.3%
Alex Gordon Bunt Groundout
Bot 1st · off Jake Odorizzi
+12.5%
Nicky Lopez Groundout
Bot 2nd · off Jake Odorizzi
+10.4%
Nelson Cruz Grounded Into DP
Top 1st · off Danny Duffy
-5.3%
Bot 4th · off Jorge Alcala
+4.3%

Top Batters by WPA

Alex Gordon+14.0%-0.1 RE24
Nicky Lopez+9.3%-0.7 RE24
Whit Merrifield+4.6%+1.9 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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