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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals — 2026-09-08

7:40 PM ETKauffman StadiumSP: Corbin Burnes vs Michael WachaMLBFINAL
Recap

Arizona Diamondbacks won 5-3 over Kansas City Royals on 2026-09-08. Our pre-game pick missed. Margin of 2 runs.

Model prediction (pre-game)

Arizona Diamondbacks
59%
Kansas City Royals
41%
Projected
Diamondbacks 4.6 - 4.3 Royals

What our model sees

Our MLB model rates Arizona Diamondbacks as the more likely winner at 59%. The driver is a 90-point Elo gap (1544 vs 1455) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Kansas City Royals would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

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What we said before the game

Pre-game model: Arizona Diamondbacks 59% / Kansas City Royals 41%. Projected Arizona Diamondbacks 4.6 — 4.3 Kansas City Royals.

Our MLB model rates Arizona Diamondbacks as the more likely winner at 59%. The driver is a 90-point Elo gap (1544 vs 1455) reflecting roster strength, recent results, and quality-of-opposition adjustments. Kansas City Royals would need above-baseline variance to flip the script. This page auto-updates with the final score and our recap once the game ends.

Our model said X. Here's what happened.

Pre-game call: Kansas City Royals ML at -101 at -101. Pre-game: model 51.5% vs market 47.9% implied, a +3.6pp edge.

What happened: Arizona Diamondbacks 5 @ Kansas City Royals 3.

Bet returned -1.00u on 1u risked.

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