MLB Recap · June 18, 2021

Boston Red Sox at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

BOS3
Final
KC5

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
BOS0010100103110
KC00300110-5100

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

755025BOS bats firstFinalKC win %BOS win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 39.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Adalberto Mondesi Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Nick Pivetta
+30.0%
Whit Merrifield Double
Bot 6th · off Matt Andriese
+13.3%
Rafael Devers Strikeout
Top 5th · off Ervin Santana
-10.1%
J.D. Martinez Single
Top 5th · off Kris Bubic
+8.9%
Rafael Devers Home Run
Top 8th · off Scott Barlow
+7.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Adalberto Mondesi+32.8%+1.8 RE24
Whit Merrifield+12.2%+1.1 RE24
Christian Vázquez+7.7%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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