MLB Recap · August 23, 2020

Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

MIN5
Final
KC4

Line Score

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MIN2020000015131
KC002000101490

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 28.6% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Alex Gordon Flyout
Bot 9th · off Taylor Rogers
+27.0%
Whit Merrifield Lineout
Bot 8th · off Tyler Clippard
-12.9%
Jorge Soler Double
Bot 3rd · off Devin Smeltzer
+11.8%
Nelson Cruz Home Run
Top 9th · off Trevor Rosenthal
+9.7%
Miguel Sanó Grounded Into DP
Top 4th · off Tyler Zuber
-9.7%

Top Batters by WPA

Alex Gordon+23.0%-0.8 RE24
Hunter Dozier+17.3%+1.5 RE24
Nelson Cruz+16.0%+1.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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