MLB Recap · July 9, 2023

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
CLE1

Line Score

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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

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 74.6% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Michael Massey Triple
Top 6th · off Shane Bieber
+19.7%
Kyle Isbel Home Run
Top 5th · off Shane Bieber
+12.3%
Freddy Fermin Double
Top 6th · off Shane Bieber
+11.3%
Matt Duffy Grounded Into DP
Top 3rd · off Shane Bieber
-8.0%
Myles Straw Groundout
Bot 2nd · off Ryan Yarbrough
-7.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Michael Massey+27.9%+2.2 RE24
Kyle Isbel+21.0%+1.0 RE24
Salvador Perez+13.6%-0.0 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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