MLB Recap · August 17, 2021

Houston Astros at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

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Final
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Line Score

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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

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 38.5% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Hanser Alberto Double
Bot 6th · off Framber Valdez
+21.5%
Bot 4th · off Framber Valdez
+13.3%
Michael Brantley Strikeout
Top 3rd · off Daniel Lynch IV
-7.9%
Martín Maldonado Grounded Into DP
Top 5th · off Daniel Lynch IV
-6.7%
Jake Meyers Double
Top 3rd · off Daniel Lynch IV
+6.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Hanser Alberto+19.8%+1.1 RE24
Andrew Benintendi+8.8%-0.0 RE24
Jake Meyers+5.6%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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