MLB Recap · July 8, 2025

Pittsburgh Pirates at Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

PIT3
Final
KC4

Line Score

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PIT000100110361
KC010000201471

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

755025PIT bats firstFinalKC win %PIT win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 61.4% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Nick Loftin Home Run
Bot 7th · off Mitch Keller
+34.0%
Nick Loftin Single
Bot 9th · off Isaac Mattson
+16.4%
Nick Gonzales Home Run
Top 7th · off Seth Lugo
+15.6%
Ke'Bryan Hayes Double
Top 9th · off Carlos Estévez
+11.9%
Oneil Cruz Home Run
Top 4th · off Seth Lugo
+11.4%

Top Batters by WPA

Nick Loftin+46.0%+2.1 RE24
Salvador Perez+9.6%-0.0 RE24
Ke'Bryan Hayes+7.8%+0.0 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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