MLB Recap · May 18, 2022

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CWS2
Final
KC6

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
CWS0100100002101
KC01100202-6120

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

755025CWS bats firstFinalKC win %CWS win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 44.1% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Emmanuel Rivera Triple
Bot 6th · off Reynaldo López
+19.3%
Bobby Witt Jr. Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Lucas Giolito
+10.6%
Tim Anderson Single
Top 5th · off Zack Greinke
+8.9%
Andrew Vaughn Groundout
Top 6th · off Collin Snider
-8.3%
Whit Merrifield Single
Bot 2nd · off Lucas Giolito
+7.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Emmanuel Rivera+20.0%+1.4 RE24
Tim Anderson+17.7%+1.0 RE24
Bobby Witt Jr.+6.5%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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