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Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds

Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear Spring Training Final

Final score

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 5–4 on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Kansas City Royals 4 69-93
at Cincinnati Reds 5 75-87

Line score

Team
Kansas City Royals 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Cincinnati Reds 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 11 1
  • W: Trevor Kuncl (1-0)
  • L: Jonathan Heasley

Home runs

  • Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone (1), Josh Rojas (2)
  • Cincinnati Reds: Elly De La Cruz (1), Eugenio Suárez (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. Michael Massey scores. 2–0
Bottom 2nd Cincinnati Reds TJ Friedl grounds into a force out, first baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Kevin Newman. Tyler Stephenson scores. Noelvi Marte to 3rd. Dane Myers out at 2nd. TJ Friedl to 1st. 2–1
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Jac Caglianone homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 3–1
Top 4th Kansas City Royals Josh Rojas doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Kevin Newman scores. Josh Rojas to 3rd. Josh Rojas advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Noelvi Marte. 4–1
Bottom 5th Cincinnati Reds Elly De La Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 4–2
Bottom 5th Cincinnati Reds Eugenio Suárez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–3
Bottom 9th Cincinnati Reds Edwin Arroyo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Waters. Sal Stewart scores. Leo Balcazar to 2nd. 4–4
Bottom 9th Cincinnati Reds Michael Toglia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kameron Misner. Leo Balcazar scores. Cam Collier to 2nd. 4–5

Box score

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Isaac Collins LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Carson Roccaforte CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Carter Jensen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Canyon Brown C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Nick Loftin 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Brett Squires 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jac Caglianone RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 .375
Colton Becker 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Kevin Newman SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .250
Jack Pineda 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Michael Massey DH 3 1 1 0 0 2 .429
Blake Mitchell DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Josh Rojas 2B 2 1 2 3 0 0 .600
Drew Waters LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Abraham Toro 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Kameron Misner RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Tyler Tolbert CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Connor Kaiser SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Totals 32 4 6 4 1 11
Pitcher
Michael Wacha 2.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 43 4.50
Daniel Lynch IV (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Héctor Neris (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 0.00
Carlos Estévez (H, 1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 22 18.00
Hunter Patteson (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 4.50
Dennis Colleran Jr. (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00
Andrew Pérez (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Jonathan Heasley (L, 0-1)(BS, 1) 0.1 4 2 2 0 0 0 11 27.00

Cincinnati Reds

Batter
TJ Friedl DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 .400
Sal Stewart PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Matt McLain 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .500
Leo Balcazar 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Elly De La Cruz SS 3 1 1 1 0 2 .500
Edwin Arroyo SS 2 0 1 1 0 0 .333
Eugenio Suárez 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 .222
Cam Collier 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spencer Steer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Michael Toglia 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .250
Will Benson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Tyler Callihan LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tyler Stephenson C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Will Banfield C 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Noelvi Marte RF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .200
Blake Dunn RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Dane Myers CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Garrett Hampson CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 5 11 5 6 5
Pitcher
Andrew Abbott 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 27 9.00
Brandon Williamson 2.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 34 9.00
Pierce Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00
Sam Moll 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00
Yunior Marte 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Sam Benschoter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00
Trevor Kuncl (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0.00

Game info

Weather
79 degrees, Sunny
Wind
4 mph, In From RF
First pitch
1:06 PM
Time of game
2:21
Attendance
2,429
Umpires
Home Plate: Steven Jaschinski, First Base: Alan Porter, Second Base: Malachi Moore, Third Base: Nic Lentz

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Kansas City Royals 4 at Cincinnati Reds 5 Final Spring training Game page
Cincinnati Reds 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 Final Spring training Game page

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