Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Royals

67-55

7-1

Final

Reds

60-62

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	7
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Who won: Royals 7-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 on Friday, August 16, 2024 at Great American Ball Park. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Reds 4-0 in the 9th inning. Vinnie Pasquantino went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Tyler Stephenson went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Aug 16

Bobby Witt Jr. collects 3 hits to up his league-leading average to .352 as Royals beat Reds 7-1

Bobby Witt Jr. homered, doubled and singled to boost his major league-leading average to .352, Michael Lorenzen pitched into the sixth inning to get his first win since being traded and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 in the...

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 29-30 on the road; Reds 31-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 4d ago

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Recap · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Preview · Sep 27

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Recap · Sep 26

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Recap · Sep 26

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Preview · Sep 26

Guardians bring 1-0 series lead over Royals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Royals5th in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Royals5th in AL Cent

Michael Lorenzen SP

Probable starter · 7-6, 3.31 ERA, 97 K, 1.24 WHIP

Lineup

1Michael Massey2B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B
4Salvador PerezC
5MJ MelendezLF
6Paul DeJong3B
7Adam FrazierRF
8Freddy FerminDH
9Kyle IsbelCF

Reds5th in NL Cent

Nick Martinez SP

Probable starter · 10-7, 3.10 ERA, 116 K, 1.03 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan India2B
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Tyler StephensonC
4TJ FriedlCF
5Spencer SteerLF
6Jeimer CandelarioDH
7Ty France1B
8Will BensonRF
9Noelvi Marte3B

The series

KC wins series 3-0

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 32,500
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Derek Thomas (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Third Base Umpire)