MLB Recap · August 9, 2023

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

KC3
Final
BOS4

Line Score

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KC010100001371
BOS01030000-471

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 72.9% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Alex Verdugo Double
Bot 4th · off Jordan Lyles
+20.2%
Matt Duffy Groundout
Top 9th · off Kenley Jansen
-15.7%
Bobby Witt Jr. Grounded Into DP
Top 8th · off Chris Martin
-13.8%
MJ Melendez Home Run
Top 4th · off Nick Pivetta
+11.3%
Reese McGuire Single
Bot 4th · off Jordan Lyles
+8.9%

Top Batters by WPA

Alex Verdugo+17.9%+1.3 RE24
Maikel Garcia+14.9%-0.2 RE24
MJ Melendez+10.4%+1.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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