MLB Recap · May 31, 2022

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

KC3
Final
CLE8

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC011000100370
CLE30300200-8120

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 firstFinalCLE win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 67.3% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Austin Hedges Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Daniel Lynch IV
+19.1%
Top 3rd · off Cal Quantrill
+8.4%
Nicky Lopez Double
Top 3rd · off Cal Quantrill
+6.2%
Salvador Perez Strikeout
Top 3rd · off Cal Quantrill
-5.1%
MJ Melendez Single
Top 3rd · off Cal Quantrill
-4.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Austin Hedges+17.8%+1.8 RE24
Andrew Benintendi+6.9%+0.2 RE24
Bobby Witt Jr.+5.4%-0.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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