MLB Recap · July 8, 2022

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CLE3
Final
KC4

Line Score

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CLE010000200391
KC0010000214101

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 42.2% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Whit Merrifield Home Run
Bot 8th · off Eli Morgan
+31.9%
Bot 9th · off Sam Hentges
+29.4%
Franmil Reyes Home Run
Top 7th · off Brady Singer
+19.6%
Myles Straw Forceout
Top 9th · off Scott Barlow
-18.0%
Bot 9th · off Sam Hentges
+17.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Whit Merrifield+36.0%+1.8 RE24
Michael A. Taylor+27.0%+0.5 RE24
Franmil Reyes+13.6%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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