Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds
· Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 9–2 on Monday, June 1, 2026 on the road.
Line score
Runs by inning, then runs, hits and errors, Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds
| Team |
11st inning |
22nd inning |
33rd inning |
44th inning |
55th inning |
66th inning |
77th inning |
88th inning |
99th inning |
RRuns |
HHits |
EErrors |
| Kansas City Royals |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
0 |
| Cincinnati Reds |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
- W: Luinder Avila (1-2)
- L: Lyon Richardson (0-1)
Home runs
- Kansas City Royals: Jac Caglianone (6), Lane Thomas (2), Michael Massey (5)
- Cincinnati Reds: JJ Bleday (10)
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.
Scoring plays
Every scoring play, Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds, with the score after it (away first)
| Inning |
Team |
Play |
Score |
| Top 1st |
Kansas City Royals |
Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. |
4–0 |
| Bottom 1st |
Cincinnati Reds |
JJ Bleday homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. |
4–1 |
| Top 5th |
Kansas City Royals |
Jac Caglianone homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. |
6–1 |
| Top 6th |
Kansas City Royals |
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. Nick Loftin scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. |
7–1 |
| Top 7th |
Kansas City Royals |
Michael Massey homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. |
8–1 |
| Top 9th |
Kansas City Royals |
Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Will Benson. Lane Thomas scores. |
9–1 |
| Bottom 9th |
Cincinnati Reds |
Matt McLain doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Edwin Arroyo scores. |
9–2 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Carter Jensen |
C |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.223 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. |
SS |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.287 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino |
1B |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.213 |
| Jac Caglianone |
DH |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
.242 |
| Isaac Collins |
LF |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.216 |
| Lane Thomas |
RF |
5 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
.226 |
| Michael Massey |
2B |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
| Nick Loftin |
3B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.214 |
| Kyle Isbel |
CF |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.243 |
| Totals |
38 |
9 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
7 |
|
Kansas City Royals pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Luinder Avila (W, 1-2) |
5.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
86 |
4.44 |
| John Schreiber |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2.74 |
| Alex Lange |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
4.50 |
| Mason Black |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
2.08 |
| Eli Morgan |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
25 |
5.51 |
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds batting. Indented names came in as substitutes.
| Batter |
PosPosition |
ABAt bats | RRuns | HHits | RBIRuns batted in | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | AVGSeason batting average |
| Blake Dunn |
CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.269 |
| Substitute: Will Benson |
CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.179 |
| JJ Bleday |
LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
.301 |
| Sal Stewart |
3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.261 |
| Eugenio Suárez |
DH |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.227 |
| Nathaniel Lowe |
1B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.258 |
| Spencer Steer |
RF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.272 |
| Tyler Stephenson |
C |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.193 |
| Edwin Arroyo |
2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.250 |
| Matt McLain |
SS |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.198 |
| Totals |
32 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
12 |
|
Cincinnati Reds pitching, in the order they pitched
| Pitcher |
IPInnings pitched | HHits allowed | RRuns allowed | EREarned runs | BBWalks | SOStrikeouts | HRHome runs allowed | NPNumber of pitches | ERASeason earned run average |
| Lyon Richardson (L, 0-1) |
1.0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
30 |
27.00 |
| Caleb Ferguson |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
0.00 |
| Brandon Leibrandt |
6.0 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
99 |
7.50 |
Game info
- Weather
- 74 degrees, Partly Cloudy
- Wind
- 6 mph, L To R
- First pitch
- 7:10 PM
- Time of game
- 2:43
- Attendance
- 19,409
- Umpires
- Home Plate: Willie Traynor, First Base: Andy Fletcher, Second Base: Cory Blaser, Third Base: Alex Tosi
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