MLB Recap · August 12, 2023

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

STL5
Final
KC4

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
STL021010010580
KC0020000114111

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

755025STL bats firstFinalKC win %STL win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 41.1% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Nelson Velázquez Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Steven Matz
+18.2%
Salvador Perez Groundout
Bot 8th · off JoJo Romero
-16.4%
Matt Duffy Single
Bot 9th · off JoJo Romero
+14.7%
Edward Olivares Grounded Into DP
Bot 7th · off Drew VerHagen
-14.0%
Top 5th · off Cole Ragans
+13.9%

Top Batters by WPA

Tommy Edman+21.0%+3.1 RE24
Kyle Isbel+20.5%+0.1 RE24
Matt Duffy+19.8%+1.0 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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