MLB Recap · September 5, 2020

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

CWS5
Final
KC3

Line Score

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CWS200030000550
KC001000200361

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

755025CWS bats firstFinalKC win %CWS win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 27.5% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Yasmani Grandal Home Run
Top 5th · off Kris Bubic
+17.0%
Adalberto Mondesi Groundout
Bot 9th · off Alex Colomé
+14.4%
Maikel Franco Double
Bot 7th · off Lucas Giolito
+11.4%
Bubba Starling Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Lucas Giolito
+10.6%
Tim Anderson Single
Top 5th · off Kris Bubic
+10.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Adalberto Mondesi+19.9%+0.1 RE24
Yasmani Grandal+16.0%+1.4 RE24
Tim Anderson+10.6%+1.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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