MLB Recap · March 1, 2021

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians: Final Score & Recap

KC8
Final
CLE6

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC0400010218161
CLE0011010306142

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 firstFinalCLE win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Alex Call Forceout
Bot 8th · off Collin Snider
-29.8%
Bryan Lavastida Field Error
Bot 8th · off Jake Newberry
+23.1%
Ryan McBroom Home Run
Top 8th · off Scott Moss
+14.3%
Nolan Jones Strikeout
Bot 9th · off Collin Snider
+12.0%
Bobby Bradley Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Jackson Kowar
-12.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Bryan Lavastida+17.7%+0.9 RE24
Ryan McBroom+16.9%+2.0 RE24
Gabriel Arias+15.0%+1.3 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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