MLB Recap · October 2, 2022

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

KC5
Final
CLE7

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC0002001205120
CLE16000000-7101

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 69.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Will Brennan Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Max Castillo
+15.4%
Top 8th · off James Karinchak
+8.3%
Josh Naylor Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Max Castillo
+7.2%
Bo Naylor Strikeout
Bot 2nd · off Max Castillo
+6.8%
Nate Eaton Walk
Top 8th · off James Karinchak
+5.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Will Brennan+19.6%+2.3 RE24
Vinnie Pasquantino+9.1%+1.3 RE24
Josh Naylor+7.3%+2.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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