MLB Recap · May 8, 2023

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CWS5
Final
KC12

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
CWS012001010581
KC10021800-12141

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

755025CWS bats firstFinalKC win %CWS win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 47.5% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

MJ Melendez Home Run
Bot 4th · off Dylan Cease
+18.6%
Andrew Vaughn Double
Top 3rd · off Zack Greinke
+13.9%
Gavin Sheets Home Run
Top 6th · off Zack Greinke
+13.8%
Bot 6th · off Aaron Bummer
+11.1%
Bot 5th · off Dylan Cease
+7.9%

Top Batters by WPA

MJ Melendez+27.2%+2.7 RE24
Jackie Bradley Jr.+21.5%+2.1 RE24
Gavin Sheets+17.0%+1.3 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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