MLB Recap · September 16, 2022

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox: Final Score & Recap

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Final
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Line Score

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BOS00000002-230

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 firstFinalBOS win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 63.2% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Alex Verdugo Walk
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
+18.7%
Enrique Hernández Grounded Into DP
Bot 5th · off Jonathan Heasley
-16.3%
J.D. Martinez Single
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
+15.2%
Xander Bogaerts Strikeout
Bot 8th · off Scott Barlow
-13.9%
MJ Melendez Triple
Top 6th · off Michael Wacha
+11.9%

Top Batters by WPA

Alex Verdugo+18.3%+1.0 RE24
J.D. Martinez+12.5%+0.4 RE24
Abraham Almonte+10.3%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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