Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals
Reds Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to for Lux in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BEspinal (9, Cruz)
- HRStephenson (3, 2nd inning off Lynch IV 0 on, 1 Out); De La Cruz 2 (11, 4th inning off Bowlan 0 on, 0 Out, 6th inning off Clarke 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIStephenson (10), Espinal (12), McLain (18), Steer (15), De La Cruz 2 (40)
- GIDPEspinal
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-6 (Trevino 0-1, Hays 0-2, Espinal 0-1, McLain 0-1, De La Cruz 0-1)
- Baserunning
- CSSteer (1, 2nd base by Lynch IV/Perez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (De La Cruz-McLain-Steer)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIIndia (13), Isbel (15)
- 2Out RBIIsbel; India.
- GIDPPerez
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-6 (Perez 0-1, India 1-1, Isbel 1-2, Witt Jr. 0-1, Rave 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWaters (4, 2nd base off Singer/Trevino); Witt Jr. (20, 2nd base off Singer/Trevino)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Garcia-Massey-Pasquantino)
- ESchreiber (1, throw)
- AssistsWaters (Lux at 2nd base).
Reds Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Singer(W, 6-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-62 | 4.60 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.67 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 6.59 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 122-80 |
- Pitching
- HBPPasquantino (by Santillan)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGibaut 2/4; Santillan 3/3; Singer 17/29
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGibaut-2-2-5-3; Santillan-4-0-1-1; Singer-22-7-8-24
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGibaut 1-1; Santillan 1-0; Singer 4-14
- Game ScoresB Singer 57
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Clarke(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42-25 | 1.75 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17-11 | 2.57 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 1.69 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27-18 | 0.82 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30-16 | 3.80 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.14 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 1.93 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 166-102 |
- Pitching
- WPSisk
- IBBDe La Cruz (by Schreiber).
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedClarke 6/8; Schreiber 2/6; Lynch IV 5/10; Bowlan 4/5; Sisk 2/4; Zerpa 1/2; Cruz 5/5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesClarke-3-6-4-5; Schreiber-5-1-8-2; Lynch IV-6-6-8-5; Bowlan-3-4-1-3; Sisk-5-1-4-1; Zerpa-2-0-4-2; Cruz-4-1-3-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsClarke 1-3; Lynch IV 0-2; Bowlan 0-2; Zerpa 2-0; Cruz 0-3
- Game ScoresD Lynch IV 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | CIN | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Stephenson homered to center (417 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Isbel singled to center, Garcia scored, Massey to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | India singled to center, Massey scored, Isbel to second. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4th | De La Cruz homered to center (436 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6th | De La Cruz homered to right center (451 feet). | 3 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Espinal reached on infield single to pitcher, Friedl scored on throwing error by pitcher Schreiber, Espinal to second. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 8th | Steer walked, Espinal scored, Stephenson to second, De La Cruz to third. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 8th | McLain grounded into fielder's choice to second, De La Cruz scored, Steer out at second, Stephenson to third. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Espinal doubled to left, Friedl scored. | 7 | 2 | ||
CIN wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:40 AM, 28 May 2025
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 17,383
Game Time:2:27
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- First Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
- Second Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
- Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
2025 National League Central Standings
| 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 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| 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 |

