MLB Recap · October 5, 2022

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

KC2
Final
CLE9

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC100010000261
CLE41100111-9150

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 69.7% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Edward Olivares Strikeout
Top 1st · off Aaron Civale
+6.1%
Josh Naylor Double
Bot 1st · off Jonathan Heasley
+4.7%
Kyle Isbel Home Run
Top 5th · off Aaron Civale
+4.6%
Nate Eaton Groundout
Top 2nd · off Aaron Civale
-3.9%
Oscar Gonzalez Groundout
Bot 2nd · off Jonathan Heasley
+2.7%

Top Batters by WPA

Edward Olivares+6.1%-0.3 RE24
José Ramírez+5.4%+2.3 RE24
Josh Naylor+5.0%+2.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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