MLB Recap · August 21, 2021

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

KC4
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 52.9% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Patrick Wisdom Home Run
Bot 7th · off Kris Bubic
+15.2%
Patrick Wisdom Groundout
Bot 9th · off Scott Barlow
+14.4%
Top 5th · off Adam Morgan
+10.8%
Robinson Chirinos Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Kris Bubic
-6.5%
Robinson Chirinos Groundout
Bot 8th · off Josh Staumont
-5.6%

Top Batters by WPA

Patrick Wisdom+27.1%+1.1 RE24
Andrew Benintendi+8.7%+0.5 RE24
Michael A. Taylor+6.5%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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