MLB Recap · May 18, 2025

St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

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Final
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Line Score

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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

755025STL bats firstFinalKC win %STL win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 52.8% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Alec Burleson Grounded Into DP
Top 8th · off Lucas Erceg
-16.4%
Brendan Donovan Double
Top 9th · off Carlos Estévez
+13.7%
Drew Waters Triple
Bot 7th · off Chris Roycroft
+13.7%
Alec Burleson Home Run
Top 4th · off Michael Wacha
+11.6%
Dairon Blanco Double
Bot 4th · off Matthew Liberatore
+11.5%

Top Batters by WPA

Brendan Donovan+18.0%+0.8 RE24
Drew Waters+13.7%+0.9 RE24
Iván Herrera+12.0%+0.9 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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