MLB Recap · August 30, 2020

Kansas City Royals at Chicago White Sox: Final Score & Recap

KC2
Final
CWS5

Line Score

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KC0000010100251
CWS0110000003580

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 firstFinalCWS win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 75.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Luis Robert Jr. Home Run
Bot 10th · off Tyler Zuber
+35.9%
Whit Merrifield Home Run
Top 8th · off Steve Cishek
+19.0%
Ryan O'Hearn Grounded Into DP
Top 9th · off Alex Colomé
-18.2%
Adalberto Mondesi Lineout
Top 9th · off Alex Colomé
-12.0%
James McCann Double
Bot 3rd · off Kris Bubic
+11.7%

Top Batters by WPA

Whit Merrifield+34.0%+1.7 RE24
Luis Robert Jr.+27.8%+2.0 RE24
Yasmani Grandal+13.5%-0.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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