MLB Recap · August 20, 2021

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

KC6
Final
CHC2

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 53.7% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Salvador Perez Home Run
Top 6th · off Zach Davies
+14.3%
Andrew Benintendi Home Run
Top 6th · off Zach Davies
+13.5%
Emmanuel Rivera Home Run
Top 5th · off Zach Davies
+12.4%
Salvador Perez Home Run
Top 4th · off Zach Davies
+10.4%
Patrick Wisdom Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Brad Keller
+7.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Salvador Perez+24.4%+1.9 RE24
Andrew Benintendi+13.2%+0.8 RE24
Ian Happ+9.6%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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