MLB Recap · May 21, 2023

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

KC2
Final
CWS5

Line Score

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KC020000000240
CWS00013010-590

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 firstFinalCWS win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 65.1% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Romy Gonzalez Triple
Bot 5th · off Max Castillo
+12.0%
Luis Robert Jr. Home Run
Bot 4th · off Max Castillo
+11.3%
Andrew Benintendi Sac Fly
Bot 5th · off Max Castillo
+10.1%
Clint Frazier Groundout
Bot 2nd · off Carlos Hernández
-9.6%
Michael Massey Home Run
Top 2nd · off Lance Lynn
+8.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Andrew Benintendi+14.9%+1.4 RE24
Romy Gonzalez+14.5%+1.1 RE24
Maikel Garcia+6.1%+0.4 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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