MLB Recap · August 19, 2023

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

KC4
Final
CHC6

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC0100011104101
CHC21120000-690

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 firstFinalCHC win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 72.7% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Cody Bellinger Home Run
Bot 3rd · off Brady Singer
+7.8%
Bot 2nd · off Brady Singer
+5.8%
Michael Massey Double
Top 4th · off Justin Steele
+5.8%
Freddy Fermin Double
Top 2nd · off Justin Steele
+5.2%
Salvador Perez Single
Top 8th · off Michael Fulmer
+5.1%

Top Batters by WPA

Cody Bellinger+12.9%+2.5 RE24
Michael Massey+6.2%-0.1 RE24
Yan Gomes+5.2%+0.6 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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