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Aug 17, 2026
Athletics
5
Final
Royals
9
Simulated win probability — "deserved to win"Athletics 55% · tied 13% · Royals 32%
How win probability is simulated
  • Win probability comes from resampling every batted ball thousands of times — using launch angle, exit velocity, and ballpark factors.
  • It's the simulator's view of who "deserved" to win, regardless of the actual scoreboard.

Team comparison

Both team bars grow from the same left edge, scaled within each row — longer is more.

Runs
5
9
Est. bases
16.1
14.2
Total bases
18
19
Home runs
3
1
Barrels
4
2
Walks/HBP
4
4
Strikeouts
4
6
GIDP
3
1
Stolen bases
0
1
Left on base
4
7
Errors
1
0

Deserved run flow by inning

By the end the Athletics lead on deserved runs by 0.8.

Royals deserved lead ↑
-4-20+2+4-0.8+4
Athletics deserved lead ↓Through inning 1: deserved Athletics +0.3 (80% band -2.0 to +2.0) · this inning -0.3 deserved runs · actual Royals +2Through inning 2: deserved Royals +2.3 (80% band 0.0 to +5.0) · this inning +2.5 deserved runs · actual Royals +4Through inning 3: deserved Royals +2.7 (80% band 0.0 to +5.0) · this inning +0.4 deserved runs · actual Royals +5Through inning 4: deserved Royals +2.5 (80% band 0.0 to +5.0) · this inning -0.2 deserved runs · actual Royals +5Through inning 5: deserved Royals +0.3 (80% band -3.0 to +3.0) · this inning -2.2 deserved runs · actual Royals +2Through inning 6: deserved Royals +0.2 (80% band -3.0 to +3.0) · this inning -0.1 deserved runs · actual Royals +3Through inning 7: deserved Athletics +0.0 (80% band -3.0 to +3.0) · this inning -0.3 deserved runs · actual Royals +3Through inning 8: deserved Royals +0.3 (80% band -3.0 to +4.0) · this inning +0.4 deserved runs · actual Royals +5Through inning 9: deserved Athletics +0.8 (80% band -5.0 to +3.0) · this inning -1.1 deserved runs · actual Royals +4123456789

Inning

Deserved (mean)ActualRoyals sideAthletics side
How to read this chart
How the simulated “deserved” run differential built up inning by inning — shaded bands show the middle 50% and 80% of simulations, the grey steps show what actually happened. It breaks the headline deserved margin down inning by inning, so the endpoint lands on the headline verdict.

Batting

Bases created

Total bases each batter created (estimated bases from batted balls, plus one per walk).

Athletics
Royals
How to read this chart
Ranked top to bottom. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each hitter created beyond a freely-available bench bat.

How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the bench bat any team could call up for free, so the scale puts a pinch-hitter and a full-game starter side by side: it measures bases produced against that baseline in the same number of plate appearances, not raw totals.

Batting luck diagnostic

Each batter's net luck: actual bases minus the bases their contact deserved.

Athletics
Lucky
Unlucky
Royals
Lucky
Unlucky
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases — what contact like that usually earns, regardless of where it landed. Click a batter to see each ball and watch it on Baseball Savant.

Pitching

Bases given up

Total bases each pitcher allowed (estimated bases from balls in play, plus one per walk).

Athletics
Royals
How to read this chart
Sorted most to least. Grouped by team, longest first.

Bases above replacement

Bases each pitcher prevented beyond a freely-available replacement arm.

How to read this chart
“Replacement” is the arm any team could call up for free, and the comparison accounts for the batters each pitcher actually faced. Starters and relievers are held to separate baselines, because a reliever’s inning is the easier job.

Pitching matchup

Each staff’s pitchers side by side.

How to read this chart
Hover or tap the ⓘ on any metric for what it means, or click a row to see the per-pitcher breakdown.

How each pitcher performed

Each pitch type graded in bases saved or cost vs. an average pitcher in the same counts.

Athleticspitching
Mason Barnett2.7 IP · 18 BF · 2 K · 4 BB
4.6 bases cost

The Four-Seamer got hit — 9 balls in play worth 7.7 expected bases. 4 of his 7 whiffs came on the Four-Seamer.

Curveball5 thrown (6% tonight, season 10%)
+0.2 bases cost
Hayden Juenger2.3 IP · 8 BF · 0 K · 0 BB
1.6 bases saved

His Changeup did the damage prevention — 1.2 bases better than average on 7 pitches. Overall 1.6 bases better than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Four-Seamer6 thrown (29% tonight, season 34%)
+0.5 bases cost
Scott Blewett2.0 IP · 9 BF · 3 K · 0 BB
2.7 bases saved

His Cutter did the damage prevention — 0.9 bases better than average on 12 pitches. Overall 2.7 bases better than an average pitcher facing the same counts.

Slider4 thrown (14% tonight, season 26%) · 2 whiffs
−0.7 bases saved
Sinker1 thrown (4% tonight, season 11%)
−0.1 bases saved
Seth Johnson1.0 IP · 5 BF · 1 K · 0 BB
0.7 bases cost

The Slider got hit — 2 balls in play worth 1.6 expected bases.

Four-Seamer7 thrown (47% tonight, season 48%) · 1 whiff
−0.4 bases saved
Curveball1 thrown (7% tonight, season 6%)
0.0 bases
Royalspitching
Michael Wacha5.0 IP · 20 BF · 3 K · 0 BB
4.3 bases cost

His Cutter did the damage prevention — 1.5 bases better than average on 14 pitches. The Four-Seamer got hit — 3 balls in play worth 4.9 expected bases.

Slider8 thrown (10% tonight, season 9%) · 1 whiff
+0.4 bases cost
Connor Thomas1.0 IP · 3 BF · 1 K · 0 BB
0.7 bases saved

Faced only 3 batters.

Four-Seamer3 thrown (27% tonight, season 25%) · 1 whiff
−0.2 bases saved
Changeup1 thrown (9% tonight, season 21%)
0.0 bases
Sweeper1 thrown (9% tonight, season 16%)
+0.1 bases cost
John Schreiber1.0 IP · 3 BF · 0 K · 0 BB
1.2 bases saved

Faced only 3 batters.

Sinker1 thrown (11% tonight, season 24%)
−0.1 bases saved
Nate Pearson1.0 IP · 5 BF · 0 K · 1 BB
0.1 bases cost

About an average night — +0.1 bases vs average on 5 batters.

Four-Seamer6 thrown (33% tonight, season 41%) · 1 whiff
+0.5 bases cost
Sinker3 thrown (17% tonight, season 12%)
−0.1 bases saved
Changeup1 thrown (6% tonight, season 4%)
+0.1 bases cost
Lucas Erceg0.0 IP · 3 BF · 0 K · 2 BB
1.5 bases cost

Faced only 3 batters. The Sinker got hit — 0 balls in play worth 0.0 expected bases.

Sinker8 thrown (57% tonight, season 28%)
+0.6 bases cost
Slider2 thrown (14% tonight, season 28%)
+0.2 bases cost
Changeup1 thrown (7% tonight, season 14%)
−0.1 bases saved
Cutter1 thrown
+0.1 bases cost
Steven Cruz1.0 IP · 2 BF · 0 K · 0 BB
0.1 bases saved

Faced only 2 batters.

Cutter2 thrown (25% tonight, season 29%)
0.0 bases
Lg avg pitcher = 0
How to read this chart
  • Every pitch is scored against the league: throwing a strike (or getting a whiff or weak contact) beats the average outcome from that count; balls and hard contact fall short of it.
  • “Saved” means fewer expected bases than an average pitcher facing the same counts; “cost” means more. Contact is judged by estimated bases, not luck.
  • This grades every pitch against an average pitcher. The “Bases above replacement” board higher up compares the whole outing to a freely available fill-in arm instead, so its totals read a few bases friendlier — same outing, different question.
  • Click a pitch row to watch the balls hit against it.

Pitching luck diagnostic

Each pitcher's net luck on contact: deserved bases against minus what actually scored.

Athletics
Lucky
Unlucky
Royals
Lucky
Unlucky
How to read this chart
“Deserved” is estimated bases on the opponents' contact. Unlucky means bloops and seeing-eye hits fell in; lucky means hard contact found gloves. Click a pitcher to see their biggest swings and watch them on Baseball Savant.

Player spotlight

Pick any player from this game to see what they actually did — every ball they hit, every pitch they saw or threw, and who they did damage against.

Where Bobby Witt Jr. hit it

Every ball Bobby Witt Jr. hit this game, where it landed.

330'418'330'
EBlowhigh

Cumulative bases through the game

Finished +2.2 bases ahead of deserved.

5 PA3 H1 BB0 HBP0 K107.3 mph Hardest hit

Total basesActual: 8Deserved: 5.8
PA 1 vs Mason Barnett: walkPA 2 vs Mason Barnett: home run — 2.9 deserved basesPA 3 vs Hayden Juenger: out — 0.3 deserved basesPA 4 vs Scott Blewett: single — 0.4 deserved basesPA 5 vs Seth Johnson: double — 1.3 deserved bases
BB
How to read this chart
Every plate appearance, actual bases vs. what their contact deserved. Hover a column for that plate appearance.

Pitch mix

Share of pitches seen by type, and how much damage they did on contact.

Fastball88%

4.8 deserved bases on contact

Breaking13%

Matchups vs pitchers

Actual vs. deserved bases against each opponent, biggest matchup first.

Mason Barnett
BB
Actual
5.0
Deserved
3.9
Seth Johnson
Actual
2.0
Deserved
1.3
Scott Blewett
Actual
1.0
Deserved
0.4
Hayden Juenger
Actual
0.0
Deserved
0.3
How to read this chart
The symbols beside each name are that matchup's plate appearances — BB walk, HBP hit by pitch, K strikeout, and a dot for a ball in play. Both bars share one scale across every row.

Batted balls

Every ball put in play in this game — where it landed and how many bases that kind of contact usually earns.

Where every ball landed

Every ball in play, split by team, on Kauffman Stadium.

Athletics28 BIP · 4 BB/HBP
330'418'330'
Royals29 BIP · 4 BB/HBP
330'418'330'
EBlowhigh
Exit velosoft → hard
How to read this chart
Dot size scales with exit velocity; color shows estimated bases (EB), from pale slate (easy out) to dark teal (home-run territory). Tap a dot for its details, then use the Watch on Savant link to see the play. Kauffman Stadium — outfield wall drawn from real park dimensions.

The hardest-hit contact of the game, ranked by estimated bases.

How to read this table
Tap a row for exact outcome odds and a Savant video link, or show all batted balls to sort by any column and filter by team or player.

Run distribution information