MLB Recap · September 2, 2024

Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

CLE4
Final
KC2

Line Score

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KC010000010220

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

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 50.7% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Lane Thomas Home Run
Top 5th · off Michael Wacha
+21.6%
Josh Naylor Home Run
Top 6th · off Kris Bubic
+17.7%
Salvador Perez Flyout
Bot 9th · off Emmanuel Clase
+14.4%
Yuli Gurriel Double
Bot 8th · off Cade Smith
+8.6%
Brayan Rocchio Grounded Into DP
Top 3rd · off Michael Wacha
-8.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Lane Thomas+20.7%+1.9 RE24
Josh Naylor+16.3%+1.4 RE24
Salvador Perez+8.3%-0.8 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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