MLB Recap · May 21, 2021

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

DET7
Final
KC5

Line Score

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DET0102004007141
KC0020030005100

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

755025DET bats firstFinalKC win %DET win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 59.6% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Miguel Cabrera Home Run
Top 7th · off Greg Holland
+49.5%
Michael A. Taylor Home Run
Bot 6th · off José Ureña
+26.2%
Carlos Santana Single
Bot 3rd · off José Ureña
+20.4%
Whit Merrifield Groundout
Bot 9th · off Michael Fulmer
+14.4%
Robbie Grossman Single
Top 7th · off Tyler Zuber
+12.9%

Top Batters by WPA

Miguel Cabrera+53.0%+4.2 RE24
Whit Merrifield+16.8%-0.2 RE24
Michael A. Taylor+14.9%+1.1 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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