MLB Recap · August 16, 2021

Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

HOU6
Final
KC7

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
HOU1000210116120
KC02100112-7120

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

755025HOU bats firstFinalKC win %HOU win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 37.5% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Salvador Perez Single
Bot 8th · off Yimi García
+32.0%
Hunter Dozier Home Run
Bot 6th · off Jake Odorizzi
+15.3%
Carlos Correa Home Run
Top 6th · off Carlos Hernández
+13.7%
Carlos Santana Single
Bot 7th · off Ryne Stanek
+12.9%
Michael Brantley Single
Top 5th · off Carlos Hernández
+12.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Salvador Perez+28.2%+1.1 RE24
Carlos Santana+24.5%+1.4 RE24
Aledmys Díaz+20.8%+1.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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