Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals

27-28, 13-14 Away

Final

29-26, 17-10 Home


CIN
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	7	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	7	1

N. Martinez3-5

7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

M. Lorenzen3-6

5.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Reds Hitting

hitters
T. FriedlCF
S. Steer1B
E. De La CruzDH
A. HaysLF
G. Lux3B
aS. EspinalPH-3B
T. StephensonC
W. BensonRF
M. McLain2B
G. HampsonSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.289	.372	.406
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.222	.286	.339
4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.251	.325	.414
4	2	1	1	0	0	1	.321	.361	.589
2	2	1	1	0	1	0	.292	.384	.410
2	0	2	1	0	0	0	.273	.333	.325
5	1	3	3	1	0	0	.209	.312	.373
4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.277	.333	.660
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.185	.285	.315
5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.400	.400	.400
40	7	14	7	1	3	8

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for Lux in the 6th

Batting
2BFriedl (10, Lorenzen); Espinal (8, Sisk)
3BHays (3, Sisk)
HRStephenson (2, 5th inning off Lorenzen 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIStephenson 3 (9), Hays (25), Benson (14), Espinal (11), Lux (21)
2Out RBIEspinal
SFHays; Benson
Team LOB11
Team RISP3-10 (Stephenson 1-2, Friedl 0-1, Hays 0-1, Benson 0-1, Hampson 0-1, Espinal 1-1, Lux 1-1, Steer 0-2)

Fielding
DP1 (McLain-Steer)

Royals Hitting

hitters
J. IndiaDH
B. Witt Jr.SS
V. Pasquantino1B
S. PerezC
M. Garcia3B
J. RaveRF
N. LoftinLF
aD. WatersPH
M. Massey2B
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227	.325	.298
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.353	.484
4	2	3	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.408
3	1	1	2	1	0	0	.226	.265	.357
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.309	.373	.469
2	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.143	.333
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.281	.319	.398
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.206	.222	.267
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.275	.421
31	4	7	3	1	1	4

a-struck out swinging for Loftin in the 9th

Batting
2BGarcia (14, Martinez)
HRPerez (4, 7th inning off Martinez 1 on, 0 Out)
RBIPerez 2 (26), Loftin (1)
SFLoftin
SHRave
GIDPPerez
Team LOB4
Team RISP0-4 (Perez 0-1, Waters 0-1, Massey 0-1, Garcia 0-1)

Fielding
EGarcia (2, throw)

Reds Pitching

pitchers
N. Martinez(W, 3-5)
T. Santillan
E. Pagan
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	6	3	3	0	2	1	79-59	3.48
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	2.77
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	22-10	3.96
9.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	110-76

Pitching
BKPagán
HBPPerez (by Pagán)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMartinez 19/26; Pagán 2/6; Santillan 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMartinez-18-4-13-23; Pagán-3-2-2-2; Santillan-2-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMartinez 6-12; Pagán 0-2; Santillan 1-1
Game ScoresN Martinez 55

Royals Pitching

pitchers
M. Lorenzen(L, 3-6)
A. Zerpa
E. Sisk
S. Cruz
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	11	6	6	3	2	1	102-56	4.33
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	5.31
2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	33-20	1.80
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15-10	1.53
9.0	14	7	7	3	8	1	165-97

Pitching
WPLorenzen
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLorenzen 15/29; Sisk 2/8; Zerpa 2/5; Cruz 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLorenzen-11-8-13-23; Sisk-7-2-6-5; Zerpa-2-1-3-5; Cruz-4-1-5-0
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLorenzen 4-9; Sisk 1-2; Zerpa 3-1
Game ScoresM Lorenzen 20

Scoring Summary

		CIN	KC
1st	Hays hit sacrifice fly to right, Friedl scored.	1	0
3rd	Lux singled to center, De La Cruz scored, Hays to third.	2	0
3rd	Stephenson singled to right, Hays scored, Lux to third.	3	0
3rd	Benson hit sacrifice fly to right, Lux scored.	4	0
5th	Stephenson homered to left (399 feet), Lux scored.	6	0
7th	Perez homered to left (397 feet), Pasquantino scored.	6	2
7th	Loftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Garcia scored.	6	3
8th	Espinal doubled to right, Hays scored.	7	3
9th	Pasquantino scored on a balk, Rave to second, Perez to third.	7	4

Reds
7
Royals
4

Game 1

26/5

Reds
7
Royals
2

Game 2

28/5

Reds
2
Royals
3

Game 3

29/5

Kauffman Stadium

9:10 PM, 26 May 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,002

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alex Tosi
First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Cory Blaser

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals

N. Martinez3-5

M. Lorenzen3-6

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