Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. | KC 2, CIN 0 |
| B5 | Blake Dunn | Blake Dunn homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Matt McLain scores. | KC 2, CIN 2 |
| T9 | Michael Massey | Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Tyler Tolbert scores. | KC 3, CIN 2 |
| T9 | Nick Loftin | Nick Loftin homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael Massey scores. | KC 5, CIN 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Stephen Kolek started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 2–2.
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Stephen Kolek
Starter
7.0
96
2
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Stephen Kolek threw
CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 50% 3.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 31 32% 0 7 5 12 7 Four-Seam Fastball 29 30% 2 4 3 14 6 Slider 19 20% 5 0 4 7 3 Sweeper 7 7% 0 3 0 4 0 Cutter 5 5% 0 2 2 1 0 Changeup 5 5% 0 0 2 1 2 - Daniel Lynch IV Setup 1.0 15 0 1 W
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 24 0 2 SV
Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Tony Santillan took the roughest line.
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Chase Burns
Starter
6.0
98
2
9
Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
CSW 32% 1st-pitch strike 58% 4.1 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 51 52% 5 7 14 16 9 Slider 38 39% 11 5 1 17 4 Changeup 9 9% 2 1 1 4 1 - Caleb Ferguson Middle 1.1 15 0 1
- Tejay Antone Middle 0.2 14 0 1
- Tony Santillan Setup 0.1 22 3 0 L
- Zach McCambley Middle 0.2 15 0 2 inherited 1, stranded 1
Where the game turned
- Massey 1B (1)
Batting lines
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .215 | .296 | .376 | .672 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .283 | .356 | .467 | .823 | SB |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .303 | .345 | .648 | HR (6) |
| Salvador Perez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .207 | .259 | .352 | .611 | |
| Isaac Collins LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .327 | .309 | .636 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .280 | .452 | .732 | |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .326 | .346 | .672 | HR (1) |
| Lane Thomas CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .350 | .306 | .656 | |
| Jac Caglianone RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | .316 | .397 | .713 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .288 | .358 | .646 |
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Dunn CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .329 | .421 | .750 | HR (2) |
| JJ Bleday LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .383 | .620 | 1.003 | |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | .351 | .467 | .818 | 2B |
| Dane Myers DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .350 | .400 | .750 | 2B |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .296 | .349 | .645 | |
| Spencer Steer 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .353 | .464 | .817 | 2B |
| Will Benson RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .191 | .321 | .348 | .669 | |
| Edwin Arroyo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | |
| Noelvi Marte PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .138 | .219 | .138 | .357 | |
| Nathaniel Lowe DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .331 | .523 | .854 | |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .187 | .287 | .307 | .594 | |
| Matt McLain SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .198 | .296 | .322 | .618 |
Pitching lines
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kolek | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 96 | 3.32 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1.85 | W |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4.33 | SV |
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 2.05 | |
| Caleb Ferguson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | |
| Tejay Antone | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4.35 | |
| Tony Santillan | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6.65 | L |
| Zach McCambley | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0.00 |
Manager comparison
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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.