MLB Recap · August 28, 2024

Kansas City Royals at Cleveland Guardians: Final Score & Recap

KC5
Final
CLE7

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC2010020005111
CLE10001041-7130

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 firstFinalCLE win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 54.8% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Will Brennan Single
Bot 7th · off Lucas Erceg
+18.2%
Jhonkensy Noel Single
Bot 7th · off Lucas Erceg
+16.9%
Josh Naylor Single
Bot 7th · off Lucas Erceg
+12.0%
Bo Naylor Home Run
Bot 7th · off Michael Wacha
+11.9%
Bobby Witt Jr. Home Run
Top 3rd · off Tanner Bibee
+10.2%

Top Batters by WPA

Jhonkensy Noel+22.1%+1.3 RE24
Steven Kwan+18.5%+1.4 RE24
Josh Naylor+18.5%+1.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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