June 2, 2026 · NL Cent
Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Jac Caglianone | Jac Caglianone grounds out, pitcher Andrew Abbott to second baseman Edwin Arroyo to first baseman Sal Stewart. Salvador Perez scores. Starling Marte to 3rd. Nick Loftin to 2nd. | KC 1, CIN 0 |
| T4 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Starling Marte scores. Nick Loftin scores. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. | KC 3, CIN 0 |
| B5 | Spencer Steer | Spencer Steer homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. | KC 3, CIN 1 |
| B8 | Spencer Steer | Spencer Steer homers (9) on a fly ball to right center field. | KC 3, CIN 2 |
| B9 | Will Benson | Will Benson homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. | KC 3, CIN 3 |
| B10 | Blake Dunn | Blake Dunn singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Spencer Steer scores. | KC 3, CIN 4 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Royals
AWAY
3
Noah Cameron started for Royals, leaving with a 3–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Matt Strahm took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Noah Cameron
Starter
7.0
87
1
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Noah Cameron threw
CSW 29% 1st-pitch strike 82% 4.0 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 26 30% 1 3 11 7 4 Curveball 20 23% 3 8 1 7 1 Changeup 19 22% 2 2 4 6 5 Cutter 14 16% 2 2 4 3 3 Slider 6 7% 0 2 1 3 0 Sinker 2 2% 0 0 1 0 1 - Matt Strahm Setup 1.0 13 1 0 HLD
- Lucas Erceg Closer 1.0 24 1 2 BS
- John Schreiber Middle 0.1 10 1 1 L
Reds
HOME
4
Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving trailing 1–3.
workload · innings pitched
-
Andrew Abbott
Starter
6.0
105
3
5
Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 43 41% 1 7 11 15 9 Sweeper 35 33% 7 3 9 14 2 Curveball 14 13% 0 2 2 6 4 Changeup 13 12% 4 0 1 5 3 - Tejay Antone Middle 1.0 17 0 2
- Sam Moll Middle 1.0 28 0 2
- Zach Maxwell Middle 1.0 18 0 1
- Brock Burke Setup 1.0 19 0 1 W
Where the game turned
1 run
- Dunn 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Thomas LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 | .348 | .309 | .657 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .356 | .471 | .827 | 2 SB |
| Salvador Perez C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .260 | .356 | .616 | |
| Carter Jensen DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .303 | .386 | .689 | |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 | .297 | .329 | .626 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .330 | .311 | .641 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .238 | .312 | .395 | .707 | SB |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .292 | .362 | .654 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .273 | .450 | .723 | |
| Starling Marte DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .324 | .311 | .635 | |
| Tyler Tolbert LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .364 | .222 | .586 |
HOME · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel Lowe 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .338 | .535 | .873 | |
| JJ Bleday DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .387 | .632 | 1.019 | |
| Sal Stewart 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .258 | .352 | .467 | .819 | |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .304 | .361 | .665 | |
| Spencer Steer LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .351 | .461 | .812 | 2 HR (8, 9) |
| TJ Friedl PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .179 | .259 | .256 | .515 | |
| Blake Dunn CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .325 | .380 | .705 | |
| Edwin Arroyo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | |
| Will Benson RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .324 | .353 | .677 | HR (3) |
| Dane Myers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .343 | .381 | .724 | |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 | .287 | .311 | .598 | |
| Matt McLain SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .295 | .322 | .617 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Cameron | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 87 | 4.22 | |
| Matt Strahm | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4.15 | HLD |
| Lucas Erceg | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6.45 | BS |
| John Schreiber | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.70 | L |
HOME · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Abbott | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 4.06 | |
| Tejay Antone | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4.66 | |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2.39 | |
| Zach Maxwell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 9.64 | |
| Brock Burke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3.49 | W |
Manager comparison
AWAY · KC
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 1.6 R
IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · CIN
Lineup 1.7 R
Bunts 1.5 R
IBBs 2.9 R
Recent form
AWAY · KC
5-5
W1
+7 run diff
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HOME · CIN
5-5
L1
+7 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with KC listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.