MLB Recap · March 8, 2021

Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

OAK3
Final
KC10

Line Score

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OAK1000020330
KC302500-10131

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

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Carlos Santana Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Parker Dunshee
+11.4%
Tony Kemp Groundout
Top 2nd · off Brady Singer
-6.1%
Nick Allen Grounded Into DP
Top 2nd · off Brady Singer
-3.8%
Ryan O'Hearn Pop Out
Bot 1st · off Parker Dunshee
+3.6%
Carlos Santana Single
Bot 1st · off Parker Dunshee
+3.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Carlos Santana+14.8%+3.0 RE24
Whit Merrifield+5.0%+1.0 RE24
Ryan O'Hearn+3.2%-0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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