KC 12, CIN 6 | Mar 4, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 4, 2023•Goodyear Ballpark•63°F, Sunny

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Max Castillo

LOSS

Lucas Sims

The Royals cruised past the Reds 12-6 in a dominant performance.

★Tucker Bradley3 RBI

★Nick Pratto3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Tucker Bradley homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Alexander scores. Jeison Guzman scores.

Weather: 63°F, SunnyWind: 3 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 3,002Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	1	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	12	14	0
CIN	2	1	2	0	1	0	0

Game 719271 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kale EmshoffDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Tyler CropleyC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.167/.000
CJ Alexander1B	2	2	2	2	0	0	.667/.750/1.333
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.364/.667
Jeison GuzmánSS	1	2	1	0	0	0	.125/.300/.125
Jean RamirezCF	1	1	0	0	1	0	.000/.500/.000
Tucker BradleyLF	2	1	1	3	0	0	.400/.500/1.000
Angelo CastellanoRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.125/.200/.125
Morgan McCullough2B	2	1	2	1	0	0	.750/.750/1.000
Bench
MJ MelendezDH	2	1	1	2	1	0	.385/.438/.846
Salvador PerezC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.385/.385/.615
Nick Pratto1B
Totals	40	12	14	10	4	10	-

HR:Melendez (1st off Overton, 0 on, 0 out); Bradley (7th off Sims, 2 on, 2 out); Alexander (8th off Díaz, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Alexander; Isbel; Pratto; McCullough; Duffy

TB:28

RBI:Bradley 3; Alexander 2; Melendez 2; McCullough; Duffy 2

SB:Tolbert; Ramirez; Guzmán; Dungan; McCullough

SF:Melendez

GIDP:Camargo

Team LOB:7

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Michel TrianaDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Nicholas Northcut1B	2	0

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jonathan Heasley	2.0	6	3	3	1	2	1	25-18	15.75
Aroldis ChapmanBS	1.0	3	2	2	1	3	0	16-12	9.00
Josh Taylor	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7-7	3.00
Max CastilloW	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	1	20-13	16.88
Jonathan BowlanH	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	14-13	3.00
Anthony Veneziano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	3	14	2	87-68	-

Pitches-strikes:Heasley 25-18; Chapman 16-12; Taylor 7-7; Castillo 20-13; Bowlan 14-13; Veneziano 5-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Heasley 0-4; Chapman 0-0; Taylor 0-1; Castillo 1-2; Bowlan 3-0; Veneziano 1-1

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Connor Overton	3.0	6	4	3	1	1	1	23-18	18.69
Levi Stoudt

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Matt Duffy doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Nick Solak. Nick Pratto scores.

1-0

MJ Melendez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Bot 1 • CIN

2-2

Curt Casali homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Wil Myers scores.

Top 2 • KC

3-2

MJ Melendez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Henry Ramos. Tyler Tolbert scores.

Bot 2 • CIN

3-3

Kevin Newman singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Henry Ramos scores.

Top 3 • KC

4-3

Matt Duffy singles on a line drive to right fielder Chad Pinder. Nick Pratto scores.

Bot 3 • CIN

4-4

Nick Solak singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Elly De La Cruz scores.

4-5

Henry Ramos singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Nick Solak scores. Alejo Lopez to 3rd.

Top 5 • KC

5-5

Kyle Isbel walks.

Bot 5 • CIN

5-6

Elly De La Cruz homers (1) on a line drive to right field.

Top 7 • KC

8-6

Tucker Bradley homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. CJ Alexander scores. Jeison Guzman scores.

Top 8 • KC

10-6

CJ Alexander homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Morgan McCullough scores.

Top 9 • KC

12-6

Morgan McCullough singles on a line drive to right fielder Austin Hendrick. Jean Ramirez scores.

11-6

Angelo Castellano strikes out swinging.

HR:Casali (1st off Heasley, 1 on, 2 out); Cruz (5th off Castillo, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Ramos

3B:Cruz; Vosler

TB:22

RBI:Cruz; Newman; Ramos; Solak; Casali 2

SB:Arroyo

Team LOB:8

WP:Stoudt

HBP:Guzmán (by Sims)

Pitches-strikes:Overton 23-18; Stoudt 20-16; Bracho 7-3; Sims 10-9; Díaz 16-13; Karcher 12-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Overton 4-4; Stoudt 1-1; Bracho 2-1; Sims 1-1; Díaz 0-0; Karcher 0-2

Bench
Kevin NewmanDH	4	0	1	1	0	2	.100/.182/.100
Wil Myers1B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.444/.400/.444
Chad PinderRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.083/.083/.083
Curt CasaliC	3	1	1	2	0	0	.273/.273/.636
Jason Vosler3B	3	0	1	0	0	2	.200/.273/.400
Elly De La CruzSS	2	2	2	1	1	0	.182/.250/.636
Nick SolakLF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.200/.333/.500
Alejo Lopez2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.200/.385/.200
Henry RamosCF	2	1	2	1	1	0	.583/.600/.833
Connor OvertonP							.000/.000/.000
Levi StoudtP							.000/.000/.000
Silvino BrachoP							.000/.000/.000
Lucas SimsP							.000/.000/.000
Alexis DíazP							.000/.000/.000
Ricky KarcherP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Cincinnati Reds

Game Notes