MLB Recap · August 23, 2021

Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

KC7
Final
HOU1

Line Score

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KC0110002307131
HOU001000000171

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

755025KC bats firstFinalHOU win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 66.7% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Whit Merrifield Double
Top 7th · off Yimi García
+14.1%
Yuli Gurriel Double
Bot 3rd · off Daniel Lynch IV
+11.6%
Jose Altuve Double
Bot 5th · off Daniel Lynch IV
+10.8%
Taylor Jones Grounded Into DP
Bot 6th · off Domingo Tapia
-10.6%
Yordan Alvarez Groundout
Bot 5th · off Daniel Lynch IV
-10.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Whit Merrifield+23.6%+3.2 RE24
Salvador Perez+15.8%+2.1 RE24
Yuli Gurriel+15.1%+1.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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