MLB Recap · March 9, 2021

Oakland Athletics at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

OAK8
Final
CHC9

Line Score

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OAK01013128111
CHC01022049110

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

755025OAK bats firstFinalCHC win %OAK win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Rafael Ortega Home Run
Bot 7th · off Nik Turley
+46.0%
Pete Kozma Double
Top 5th · off Jonathan Holder
+21.0%
Logan Davidson Double
Top 7th · off Jake Jewell
+19.8%
Tyler Soderstrom Double
Top 6th · off Dillon Maples
+15.7%
Joc Pederson Double
Bot 5th · off Burch Smith
+15.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Rafael Ortega+46.0%+2.9 RE24
Joc Pederson+26.1%+2.1 RE24
Pete Kozma+25.2%+2.1 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

Full box score, pitch data, and the play-by-play timeline
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