Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Royals

68-55

13-1

Final

Reds

60-63

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
KC	1	2	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	13
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Who won: Royals 13-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-1 on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Great American Ball Park. The Royals win the series 3-0. The Royals outscored the Reds 7-0 in the 3rd inning. Dairon Blanco went 3-for-5 with 2 home runs and 7 RBI for the Royals. Jeimer Candelario went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Reds.

Recap · Aug 17

Dairon Blanco hits 1st career grand slam and drives in 7 runs as the Royals rout Reds 13-1

Dairon Blanco homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in seven runs as the Kansas City Royals routed the Cincinnati Reds 13-1 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 30-30 on the road; Reds 31-33 at home.

Latest headlines

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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 Wacha SP

Probable starter · 13-8, 3.35 ERA, 145 K, 1.19 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel GarciaSS
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Freddy FerminC
7Garrett Hampson1B
8Paul DeJong3B
9Dairon BlancoCF

Reds5th in NL Cent

Nick Lodolo SP

Probable starter · 9-6, 4.76 ERA, 122 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan India2B
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Tyler StephensonC
4TJ FriedlCF
5Spencer SteerLF
6Jeimer Candelario1B
7Ty FranceDH
8Jake FraleyRF
9Noelvi Marte3B

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 7, Reds 1 (Aug 16)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 35,430
Officials: Derek Thomas (Home Plate Umpire), Will Little (First Base Umpire), Scott Barry (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)