MLB Recap · August 8, 2021

Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals: Final Score & Recap

KC6
Final
STL5

Line Score

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KC000212001690
STL100000130592

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 firstFinalSTL win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 59.8% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Paul DeJong Strikeout
Bot 9th · off Richard Lovelady
+31.6%
Jarrod Dyson Fielders Choice
Top 9th · off Alex Reyes
+23.4%
Paul Goldschmidt Single
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
+20.2%
Nicky Lopez Single
Top 9th · off Alex Reyes
+20.0%
Nolan Arenado Single
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
+18.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Paul DeJong+27.7%-0.5 RE24
Jarrod Dyson+23.4%+1.1 RE24
Paul Goldschmidt+17.3%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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