MLB Recap · August 20, 2023

Kansas City Royals at Chicago Cubs: Final Score & Recap

KC3
Final
CHC4

Line Score

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KC100000002370
CHC20001001-450

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 73.2% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Seiya Suzuki Home Run
Bot 5th · off Jordan Lyles
+11.7%
Dairon Blanco Groundout
Top 9th · off Adbert Alzolay
-10.9%
Drew Waters Groundout
Top 9th · off Adbert Alzolay
+8.4%
Bobby Witt Jr. Lineout
Top 5th · off Kyle Hendricks
-7.7%
Nelson Velázquez Strikeout
Top 1st · off Kyle Hendricks
+7.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Miguel Amaya+8.4%+1.3 RE24
Drew Waters+8.4%+1.1 RE24
Seiya Suzuki+7.7%+0.7 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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