MLB Recap · March 18, 2021

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

KC7
Final
CWS9

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC410011000780
CWS12030111-9112

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 54% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Andrew Vaughn Home Run
Bot 8th · off Ervin Santana
+14.9%
Adam Engel Home Run
Bot 6th · off Daniel Lynch IV
+14.8%
Ryan McBroom Single
Top 6th · off Kyle Kubat
+13.5%
Tim Anderson Strikeout
Bot 4th · off Richard Lovelady
+11.6%
José Abreu Single
Bot 4th · off Jake Brentz
+10.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Adam Engel+24.6%+2.2 RE24
Andrew Vaughn+14.9%+1.0 RE24
José Abreu+11.8%+1.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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