Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds

24-38, 9-21 Away

Final

31-30, 16-16 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
C. JensenC	0-5	0	0	0	.215
B. Witt Jr.SS	1-4	1	0	0	.283
V. Pasquantino1B	2-4	1	1	2	.214
S. PerezDH	1-5	0	0	0	.207
J. CaglianoneRF	2-4	0	0	0	.243
T. TolbertPR-RF	0-0	1	0	0	.222
I. CollinsLF	0-3	0	0	0	.212
M. Massey2B	2-4	1	0	1	.258
N. Loftin3B	1-4	1	1	2	.218
K. IsbelCF	0-2	0	0	0	.238
L. ThomasPH-CF	0-1	0	0	0	.216

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
S. Kolek	7.0	6	2	2	8	96-57	3.32
D. Lynch IV	1.0	1	0	0	1	15-10	1.85
A. Lange	1.0	1	0	1	2	24-13	4.33

According to ESPN Analytics

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

4:40 AM, 4 June 2026

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 15,959

Game Time:2:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Alex Tosi
Second Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher

Massey hits tiebreaking RBI single in 9th inning, Royals beat Reds 5-2

— Michael Massey hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, Vinnie Pasquantino and Nick Loftin homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Wednesday night to win the three-game series.

Jun 4, 2026, 07:46 am - AP


KC
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	CIN
1st	Pasquantino homered to right (377 feet), Witt Jr. scored.	2	0
5th	Dunn homered to left (368 feet), McLain scored.	2	2
9th	Massey singled to right, Tolbert scored.	3	2
9th	Loftin homered to left center (381 feet), Massey scored.	5	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Royals
9
Reds
2

Game 1

2/6

Royals
3
Reds
4

Game 2

3/6

Royals
5
Reds
2

Game 3

4/6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	40	37	.519	-	W1
Cleveland	41	38	.519	-	L2
Minnesota	38	42	.475	3.5	L1
Detroit	34	44	.436	6.5	W4
Kansas City	33	46	.418	8	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	47	29	.618	-	W2
St. Louis	42	34	.553	5	W2
Chicago	40	37	.519	7.5	L1
Pittsburgh	39	39	.500	9	W1
Cincinnati	37	40	.481	10.5	L1

Pirates' Griffin (forearm strain) begins rehab at Double-A Altoona

Pirates rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin began a rehab assignment on Tuesday night with Double-A Altoona, the club announced.

Fantasy baseball lineup advice for Wednesday: High strikeout potential for Jump

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Yankees manager bothered by Jazz Chisholm's in-game lollipop

Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm's decision to play while enjoying a lollipop during Monday night's game left a sour taste in manager Aaron Boone's mouth.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds

Win Probability

Game Information

Massey hits tiebreaking RBI single in 9th inning, Royals beat Reds 5-2

D. Lynch IV2-0

T. Santillan1-3

A. Lange1

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League Central Standings

2026 National League Central Standings

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