MLB Recap · August 8, 2023

Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox: Final Score & Recap

KC9
Final
BOS3

Line Score

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KC0102033009150
BOS000020100361

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 firstFinalBOS win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 72.3% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

MJ Melendez Home Run
Top 6th · off Dinelson Lamet
+17.5%
Drew Waters Home Run
Top 4th · off Kutter Crawford
+13.1%
Adam Duvall Home Run
Bot 5th · off Brady Singer
+10.6%
Pablo Reyes Forceout
Bot 2nd · off Brady Singer
-9.9%
Alex Verdugo Double
Bot 5th · off Brady Singer
+7.9%

Top Batters by WPA

MJ Melendez+18.8%+0.6 RE24
Drew Waters+14.1%+1.8 RE24
Maikel Garcia+11.2%-0.2 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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