MLB Recap · August 9, 2021

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

NYY8
Final
KC6

Line Score

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KC000000111216103

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

755025NYY bats firstFinalKC win %NYY win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 41.9% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Nicky Lopez Single
Bot 9th · off Zack Britton
+47.3%
Hanser Alberto Single
Bot 10th · off Clay Holmes
+41.8%
Luke Voit Home Run
Top 9th · off Richard Lovelady
+41.6%
Tyler Wade Single
Top 10th · off Richard Lovelady
+32.0%
DJ LeMahieu Double
Top 11th · off Greg Holland
+31.3%

Top Batters by WPA

Nicky Lopez+49.2%+0.7 RE24
Brett Gardner+44.8%+2.5 RE24
Luke Voit+44.4%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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