MLB Recap · July 8, 2021

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Indians: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
CLE7

Line Score

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KC001200001480
CLE000100033791

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 firstFinalCLE win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 63% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Roberto Pérez Home Run
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
+57.2%
Franmil Reyes Home Run
Bot 9th · off Greg Holland
+37.4%
Carlos Santana Home Run
Top 9th · off James Karinchak
+34.2%
César Hernández Double Play
Bot 3rd · off Danny Duffy
-13.1%
Michael A. Taylor Strikeout
Top 9th · off James Karinchak
-12.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Roberto Pérez+50.4%+2.3 RE24
Carlos Santana+46.7%+2.1 RE24
Franmil Reyes+36.0%+2.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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