MLB Recap · May 9, 2023

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

CWS4
Final
KC2

Line Score

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CWS000102100460
KC100001000250

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 44.5% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Andrew Vaughn Home Run
Top 6th · off Jordan Lyles
+17.3%
Freddy Fermin Pop Out
Bot 9th · off Kendall Graveman
+14.4%
Freddy Fermin Forceout
Bot 6th · off Lucas Giolito
-12.1%
Seby Zavala Single
Top 7th · off Jordan Lyles
+12.0%
Bobby Witt Jr. Triple
Bot 6th · off Lucas Giolito
+12.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Andrew Vaughn+14.4%+0.9 RE24
Seby Zavala+9.0%+0.5 RE24
Bobby Witt Jr.+8.7%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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