Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Royals

69-55

8-1

Final

Reds

60-64

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Royals 8-1

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday, August 18, 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-4 with 3 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Aug 18

Blanco homers again to help the Royals complete a sweep of the Reds with an 8-1 victory

Dairon Blanco hit his third home run in two days and started a rally with a bunt single as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Sunday to complete a series sweep.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 3-0.
Royals 31-30 on the road; Reds 31-34 at home.

Latest headlines

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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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Preview · Sep 26

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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

Brady Singer SP

Probable starter · 9-13, 3.71 ERA, 170 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Maikel Garcia3B
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS
3Vinnie PasquantinoDH
4Salvador Perez1B
5Hunter RenfroeRF
6Freddy FerminC
7Michael Massey2B
8Garrett HampsonLF
9Dairon BlancoLF

Reds5th in NL Cent

Andrew Abbott SP

Probable starter · 10-10, 3.72 ERA, 114 K, 1.30 WHIP

Lineup

1Jonathan India2B
2Elly De La CruzSS
3Spencer SteerLF
4TJ FriedlCF
5Jeimer CandelarioDH
6Jake FraleyRF
7Santiago Espinal3B
8Will BensonLF
9Luke MaileC

The series

KC wins series 3-0

Last meeting: Royals 13, Reds 1 (Aug 17)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 30,388
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Scott Barry (First Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Second Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Third Base Umpire)