MLB Recap · August 10, 2021

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

NYY4
Final
KC8

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
NYY001201000454
KC20001221-8100

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 42.9% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Kyle Higashioka Home Run
Top 4th · off Daniel Lynch IV
+19.8%
Salvador Perez Home Run
Bot 6th · off Nestor Cortes
+14.8%
DJ LeMahieu Single
Top 6th · off Domingo Tapia
+12.8%
Hunter Dozier Double
Bot 6th · off Stephen Ridings
+12.2%
Nicky Lopez Strikeout
Bot 5th · off Nestor Cortes
+9.1%

Top Batters by WPA

Salvador Perez+17.4%+2.7 RE24
DJ LeMahieu+13.5%+0.6 RE24
Whit Merrifield+13.1%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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