MLB Recap · May 23, 2021

Detroit Tigers at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

DET2
Final
KC3

Line Score

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DET200000000270
KC000000102350

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 63.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Carlos Santana Home Run
Bot 9th · off Michael Fulmer
+67.7%
Nicky Lopez Strikeout
Bot 8th · off José Cisnero
-12.9%
Whit Merrifield Single
Bot 9th · off Michael Fulmer
+12.3%
Ryan O'Hearn Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Casey Mize
-9.2%
Andrew Benintendi Groundout
Bot 1st · off Casey Mize
-8.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Carlos Santana+62.0%+1.1 RE24
Jeimer Candelario+8.6%+0.7 RE24
JaCoby Jones+6.6%-0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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