MLB Recap · September 1, 2021

Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CLE5
Final
KC3

Line Score

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CLE00002010002592
KC11010000000360

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

755025CLE bats firstFinalKC win %CLE win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 47.9% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Austin Hedges Single
Top 11th · off Ervin Santana
+37.8%
Whit Merrifield Field Error
Bot 10th · off Blake Parker
+29.5%
Yu Chang Double
Top 11th · off Ervin Santana
+28.4%
Austin Hedges Flyout
Top 9th · off Scott Barlow
-19.7%
Carlos Santana Pop Out
Bot 10th · off Blake Parker
-17.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Yu Chang+38.2%+1.4 RE24
Whit Merrifield+27.5%+1.2 RE24
Andrés Giménez+16.0%+1.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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