
KC
74-73

CLE
75-71
Postgame · final
Line score, top performers, model verdict against Vegas, and how the closing line shaped up vs the actual outcome.
Final
CLE wins
KC 2 · CLE 3 (by 1)
Model verdict
✓ Hit
Picked CLE +3pp
Against the spread
No spread
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Data via ESPN · MLB Stats API · Baseball Savant
Recap · MLB
leveland Guardians held off Kansas City Royals, 3–2. It came down to the final possession.
ESPN didn't ship a closing line for this game; book settlement summary unavailable.
ByTheOnemodel/auto-generated · live odds + scouting data/refreshes with the page
KC · top performer

Vinnie Pasquantino
1B
3-1
AB-H
1
R
2
RBI
CLE · top performer

CJ Kayfus
LF
3-1
AB-H
1
R
2
RBI
MLB · Box scoreSTATCAST


KC
74-73
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
SPRINT2744 | ||||||||
| 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
SPRINT25.411 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT241 | ||||||||
| 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
SPRINT27.148 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 5-32 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Team | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
CLE
75-71
| Batting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
| 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
SPRINT26.530 | ||||||||
| 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT27.251 | ||||||||
| 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT25.411 | ||||||||
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
SPRINT27.354 | ||||||||
| 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5-29 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pitching | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR |
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Pitcher arsenals · per-pitch detail
Statcast · via Baseball SavantKC
CLE
Stat compare
Headline stats · full table below
5
Hits
5
2
Runs
3
0
Errors
0
Current series
CLE wins series 5-2
Season series
CLE wins series 8-5
Headlines · top performers
Biggest swing: 53pp · Bottom 8th Inning
V. Pasquantino
1BBatter of the game
1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1.833 OPS
S. Kolek
SPStarting pitcherQuality start
6.2 IP · 4 K · 1 ER · 3 H · 1 BB
C. Kayfus
LFBatter of the game
1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1.667 OPS
G. Williams
SPStarting pitcher
6.0 IP · 6 K · 2 ER · 4 H · 3 BB
How it ended
CLE beat KC 3-2. Kayfus's play in the bottom 8th inning drove the biggest swing of the night (53pp).
Win probability
CLE vs KC
Clutch moments · top swings
ranked by WP impactPasquantino · homered to right center (398 feet), Yastrzemski scored.
Kayfus · homered to center (425 feet), Naylor scored.
India · hit by pitch.
Linescore (innings)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 3 |
Period scoring
KC won 1 · CLE won 2
Inn 1
Pasquantino 2
Inn 2
Inn 3
Inn 4
Ram 1
Inn 5
Inn 6
Inn 7
Inn 8
Kayfus 2
Inn 9
Play-by-play · 510 plays
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Yastrzemski flied out to right.BIG MOMENT
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
+5pp
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Cade Smith pitches to Mike Yastrzemski
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Loftin struck out swinging.BIG MOMENT
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
+7pp
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Cade Smith pitches to Nick Loftin
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Loftin hit for Maile
·
KC 2·CLE 3
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Isbel struck out bunting foul.BIG MOMENT
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
+9pp
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Bunted Foul
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Cade Smith pitches to Kyle Isbel
· ·
KC 2·CLE 3
Tolbert ran for India
·
KC 2·CLE 3
·
KC 2·CLE 3
India hit by pitch.BIG MOMENT
·
KC 2·CLE 3
−12pp
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
·
KC 2·CLE 3
Cade Smith pitches to Jonathan India
·
KC 2·CLE 3
Smith relieved Festa
·
KC 2·CLE 3
Martínez in center field.
KC 2·CLE 3
Jones in right field.
KC 2·CLE 3
Top of the 9th inning
KC 2·CLE 3
Team stats
KC
Away
Stat
CLE
Home
2
Runs
3
5
Hits
5
0
Errors
0
9
TB
10
1
HR
1
4
BB
1
11
K
5
17
LOB
4
Historical comparables
basis · elo_diff + win_prob + day_of_year + total_runs
STATCAST · Tonight’s standouts
1 of 15 players in cohortPlayer projections
Per-player stat projections built from a recency-weighted blend of the last ten games, season average, and matchup context. Confidence reflects sample size and stability — the top of each list is who to watch.
125
projections · 83 high confidence
Strikeouts
Hits
Total bases
RBIs
Earned runs
Projections recompute every 30 minutes · prop lines plug in once sportsbook ingest lands
Model ensemble · how the prediction is built
Each sub-model uses a different rating substrate. Bayesian model averaging weights them by rolling Brier score so the ensemble inherits each model's strengths. Disagreement flags games where the sub-models don't see eye-to-eye — lower confidence, wider band.
52.1%
ensemble · CLE favored
Elo Static
53.3%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Elo Pitching
53.8%
P(CLE win)
33%
weight
Bullpen Park
53.4%
P(CLE win)
34%
weight
Disagreement
0.22 pp
weighted σ across sub-models
Confidence
99% · high
maps from disagreement
Substrate count
3 / 3 active
ones with full inputs tonight
Weights recalibrated nightly on a 90-day rolling window with strict point-in-time correctness — no model gets credit for a game it hasn't seen. Headline % is Platt-scaled per league; sub-model rows show raw BMA inputs.