| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 8-12 | 5-2 | 5-10 |
| Game 2 | 9-10 | 5-4 | 4-8 |
| Game 3 | 6-13 | 4-5 | 4-8 |
| Game 4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 10-10 | 5-4 | 5-8 |
| Game 2 | 12-7 | 7-3 | 7-5 |
| Game 3 | 8-10 | 5-7 | 3-5 |
| Game 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Pitcher
J. Schreiber
(L)
Cincinnati Pitcher
B. Burke
(W)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
+108 | 8.5o | +1.5 (0.5) |
|
|
-126 | 8.5u (1.5) | -1.5 |
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Thomas | CF -LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .218 |
| B. Witt Jr. | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .283 |
| S. Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .207 |
| S. Marte | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| C. Jensen | PH -DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| V. Pasquantino | 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .208 |
| N. Loftin | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .216 |
| J. Caglianone | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .238 |
| T. Tolbert | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| K. Isbel | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| M. Massey | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Myers | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| N. Lowe | PH -1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| J. Bleday | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| S. Stewart | 1B -2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| E. Suarez | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| S. Steer | LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| T. Stephenson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .189 |
| T. Friedl | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .179 |
| B. Dunn | RF -CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| E. Arroyo | 2B -SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| M. McLain | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| W. Benson | PH -RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | ||
Battling
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cameron | 7 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4.22 |
| M. Strahm (H 9) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 |
| L. Erceg (BS 6) | 1 .0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.45 |
| J. Schreiber (L 0-3) | 0 .1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Abbott | 6 .0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.06 |
| T. Antone | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.66 |
| S. Moll | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.39 |
| Z. Maxwell | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.64 |
| B. Burke (W 2-2) | 1 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 |
Location Great American Ball Park
Temperature 68° Temperature
Attendance 25,824 attendance
Home Andy Fletcher
1st Cory Blaser
2nd Alex Tosi
3rd Willie Traynor
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | KC Starter (IP) | CIN Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 01, '26 | CIN |
|
KC +108 | o9.5 | L. Avila (5.0) | L. Richardson (1.0) |
| May 28, '25 | KC |
|
KC +104 | u7.5 | N. Cameron (6.1) | H. Greene (5.0) |
| May 27, '25 | KC |
|
CIN +109 | o8.0 | D. Lynch IV (2.2) | B. Singer (7.0) |
| May 26, '25 | KC |
|
CIN +101 | o7.5 | M. Lorenzen (5.0) | N. Martinez (7.0) |
| Aug 18, '24 | CIN |
|
KC -101 | P9.0 | B. Singer (6.0) | A. Abbott (5.0) |
| Aug 17, '24 | CIN |
|
KC +111 | o9.5 | M. Wacha (6.0) | N. Lodolo (2.1) |
| Aug 16, '24 | CIN |
|
KC +132 | u10.0 | M. Lorenzen (5.2) | N. Martinez (6.0) |
| Jun 14, '23 | KC |
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CIN -109 | o9.5 | D. Lynch IV (7.0) | B. Lively (5.2) |
| Jun 13, '23 | KC |
|
CIN +100 | u9.5 | J. Lyles (6.0) | B. Williamson (5.0) |
| Jun 12, '23 | KC |
|
CIN +106 | P9.0 | Z. Greinke (5.0) | L. Weaver (4.2) |
Last Meeting ( Jun 1, 2026 ) Kansas City 9, Cincinnati 2
Series wins have been hard to come by for the Kansas City Royals. Ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, the Royals can begin the month of June by clinching the interleague series.
Kansas City has won just one series since May 11 but flew past Cincinnati 9-2 in a rare offensive outburst on Monday -- the Royals' highest run total since April 26. The Royals, who have scored the fewest runs in the American League (230), hope the series opener was a sign of things to come.
"I think it's easy sometimes when you're down in games early on to put pressure on yourself to score," said Kansas City right fielder Lane Thomas, who hit a first-inning grand slam on Monday.
"When you get a comfortable lead and guys are taking good at-bats all the way through the game, you can put up a good amount of runs."
A 10-18 mark in May plummeted the Royals in the American League Central race, but Thomas and company are far from ready to give in.
"We have 100-something games left. I think that's the mindset in here," Thomas said. "Just take it day by day and turn this thing around."
Kansas City's Noah Cameron (2-4, 4.61 ERA) will make his 11th start of the season on Tuesday, searching for his first win since April 24. The left-hander allowed two runs on four hits across five-plus innings on Wednesday, striking out four and walking one in a 7-0 loss to the New York Yankees.
Cameron, 26, has faced the Reds once, yielding one run on six hits in a 3-2 victory on May 28, 2025.
Cincinnati, meanwhile, has dropped four of its past five and has allowed six runs per game across that stretch. Making matters worse, star shortstop Elly De La Cruz was sent to the injured list for the first time in his career after straining his right hamstring on Sunday.
De La Cruz leads the Reds in hits (65) and is tied with Sal Stewart with a team-high 12 home runs and 37 RBIs.
In the corresponding move, the club called up second baseman Edwin Arroyo, who singled and scored a run in his major league debut on Monday. The 22-year-old was batting .323 with 11 homers and 34 RBIs in 53 games for Triple-A Louisville before being thrown into the starting lineup for the ailing Reds.
"He made a really nice play at second, which was good to see," Cincinnati manager Terry Francona said. "It was nice to see him get a base hit. That kind of gave everybody a little lift."
Matt McLain, who's batting .198, filled in for De La Cruz at shortstop on Monday.
Andrew Abbott (4-3, 3.88) will look to prolong an impressive stretch on the mound for the Reds in his 13th start of the year.
Abbott, 27, went 3-1 with a 1.29 ERA in May after entering the month with a 5.97 ERA. He scattered three runs (two earned) and five hits across six innings on Wednesday, striking out four and walking one in a 4-2 road loss against the New York Mets.
Abbott has faced Kansas City just once, on Aug. 18, 2024. He permitted four runs in five innings en route to an 8-1 loss.
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Seabold | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Lat( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Connor Seabold on the 15-day injured list with right lat strain. | ||||
| K. Bubic | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jun 30, '26) | Jun 30, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Kris Bubic from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to left elbow soreness. | ||||
| M. Garcia | 3B | Ten Day IL - Hand( Jun 22, '26) | Jun 22, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list due to a left-hand muscle strain. | ||||
| C. Estevez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Foot( Jun 14, '26) | Jun 14, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list with left foot contusion. | ||||
| K. Isbel | CF | Ten Day IL - Foot( Jun 09, '26) | Jun 09, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed OF Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list with a left plantar fasciitis. | ||||
| N. Mears | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement. | ||||
| C. Ragans | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( May 07, '26) | May 07, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred LHP Cole Ragans from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with elbow impingement. | ||||
| J. India | 2B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 27, '26) | Apr 27, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred INF Jonathan India to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. McArthur | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals transferred RHP James McArthur from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| A. Marsh | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Feb 11, '26) | Feb 11, '26 | |
| The Kansas City Royals placed RHP Alec Marsh on the 60-day injured list due to a shoulder injury. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. McLain | 2B | Ten Day IL - Calf( Jul 09, '26) | Jul 09, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed INF Matt McLain on the 10-day injured list with a strained calf. | ||||
| D. Myers | CF | Ten Day IL - Shoulder( Jun 29, '26) | Jun 29, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed OF Dane Myers on the 10-day injured list due to left shoulder contusion. | ||||
| B. Dunn | CF | Ten Day IL - Elbow( Jun 27, '26) | Jun 27, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed OF Blake Dunn on the 10-day injured list with a right elbow sprain. | ||||
| T. Santillan | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Oblique( Jun 25, '26) | Jun 25, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Tony Santillan on the 15-day injured list with an oblique strain. | ||||
| G. Ashcraft | RP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( May 28, '26) | May 28, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Graham Ashcraft on the 60-day injured list due to a sprained right forearm. | ||||
| B. Williamson | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 29, '26) | Apr 29, '26 | |
| The Cincinnati Reds placed LHP Brandon Williamson to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue. | ||||
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 27, '26
KC 0 - NYY 7
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L +132 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 | 9.0 |
|
May 22, '26
KC 0 - SEA 2
|
L +100 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 3.0 |
|
May 16, '26
STL 4 - KC 2
|
L -104 | u9.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 13.7 | 1.3 |
|
May 10, '26
KC 3 - DET 6
|
L -122 | o8.5 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 | 0.5 |
|
Apr 30, '26
ATH 6 - KC 3
|
L +104 | u9.5 | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 17.4 | 0.6 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 92.0 | 17.9 | 2.9 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 28, '25
KC 3 - CIN 2
|
W +104 | u7.5 | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 14.5 | 1.1 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 6.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 92.0 | 14.5 | 1.1 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 27, '26
NYM 4 - CIN 2
|
L +102 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 16.8 | 0.4 |
|
May 20, '26
PHI 4 - CIN 9
|
W +128 | o9.5 | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 18.0 | 0.2 |
|
May 15, '26
CLE 6 - CIN 7
|
W +114 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 18.0 | 2.0 |
|
May 10, '26
CIN 5 - HOU 0
|
W -110 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 | 0.6 |
|
May 05, '26
CHC 3 - CIN 2
|
L +140 | u8.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 17.3 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 94.0 | 16.9 | 0.8 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aug 18, '24
CIN 1 - KC 8
|
L -107 | p9.0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 16.6 | 0.8 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 83.0 | 16.6 | 0.8 |
| Team | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.50 | .252 | .332 | 1.39 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 8.2 |
|
|
4.50 | .245 | .334 | 1.39 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
4.42 | 4.14 | .242 | .316 | 1.30 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
|
|
4.29 | 4.19 | .247 | .324 | 1.33 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.3 |
| Team | Runs/9 | ERA | AVG. | OBP | WHIP | IP | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
5.39 | 5.08 | .268 | .358 | 1.54 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
|
|
5.43 | 5.00 | .241 | .349 | 1.50 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 |