MLB Recap · August 31, 2024

Kansas City Royals at Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

KC2
Final
HOU5

Line Score

Team123456789RHE
KC000000110270
HOU00000500-550

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 firstFinalHOU win %KC win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 53.7% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Yainer Diaz Single
Bot 6th · off Cole Ragans
+10.8%
Jeremy Peña Triple
Bot 6th · off Cole Ragans
+8.5%
Bot 6th · off Cole Ragans
+7.5%
Jose Altuve Hit By Pitch
Bot 6th · off Cole Ragans
+6.3%
Kyle Isbel Single
Top 6th · off Yusei Kikuchi
+5.0%

Top Batters by WPA

Yordan Alvarez+10.4%+0.7 RE24
Yainer Diaz+6.5%+0.3 RE24
Jeremy Peña+3.9%+1.1 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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