KC 13, CIN 1 | Aug 17, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, August 17, 2024•Great American Ball Park•84°F, Overcast

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Michael Wacha

LOSS

Nick Lodolo

The Royals cruised past the Reds 13-1 in a dominant performance.

★Dairon Blanco2 HR, 7 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Top 3: Dairon Blanco hits a grand slam (3) to left center field. Hunter Renfroe scores. Freddy Fermin scores. Paul DeJong scores.

Weather: 84°F, OvercastWind: 11 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:39Att: 35,430Venue: Great American Ball Park

Ump Audit

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90.9%C

15 missed calls

+3.1% KC

+0.42 runs CIN

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	2	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	13	15	0
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Game 746675 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel GarciaSS	5	1	2	1	0	1	.238/.285/.342	102	.409	.432
Adam Frazier2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.210/.290/.294	75.7	-	-
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	5	2	3	1	1	0	.264/.318/.454	111.2	.489	.484
MJ MelendezLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.203/.263/.405	96.7	.225	.441
Hunter RenfroeRF	5	1	2	0	1	1	.230/.303/.390	100.6	.375	.374
Freddy FerminC	4	3	1	1	2	0	.304/.356/.425	98.4	.271	.379
Garrett Hampson1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	.244/.286/.326	102.5	.247	.238
Paul DeJong3B	5	1	1	1	0	2	.235/.284/.437	98.9	.291	.289
Dairon BlancoCF	5	2	3	7	0	1	.245/.284/.363	105.7	.579	.991
Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	1	0	.351/.400/.620	106.5	.301	.331
Salvador Perez1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	.279/.338/.474
Totals	43	13	15	12	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Blanco (2nd off Lodolo, 1 on, 2 out); Blanco (3rd off Farmer, 3 on, 1 out)

2B:Fermin; Renfroe; Pasquantino; Jr.

TB:25

RBI:Fermin; Perez; DeJong; Blanco 7; Pasquantino; Garcia

SF:Perez; Garcia

Team LOB:11

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Santiago Espinal2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.245/.289/.378	85	.220

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaW	6.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	87-56	87.3	3.33
Angel Zerpa	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	26-17	93.8	4.57
Chris Stratton	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	87.1	4.47
Carlos Hernández	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	93.7	3.45
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	1	11	1	136-90	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 87-56; Zerpa 26-17; Stratton 9-7; Hernández 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 3-5; Zerpa 2-1; Stratton 0-2; Hernández 1-1

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nick LodoloL	2.1	8	8	8	2	2	1	59-38	89	4.55

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Spencer Steer. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 84.7 mph308 ftLA: 31°

Top 2 • KC

3-0

Dairon Blanco homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Freddy Fermin scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 408 ftLA: 27°

Top 3 • KC

10-0

Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (27) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 111.2 mph231 ftLA: 12°

9-0

Dairon Blanco hits a grand slam (3) to left center field. Hunter Renfroe scores. Freddy Fermin scores. Paul DeJong scores.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 405 ftLA: 38°

5-0

Paul DeJong singles on a line drive to left fielder Spencer Steer. Salvador Perez scores. Hunter Renfroe to 3rd. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.

EV: 93.4 mph227 ftLA: 18°

4-0

Freddy Fermin walks. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Hunter Renfroe to 2nd.

Top 4 • KC

12-0

Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Spencer Steer. Garrett Hampson scores.

EV: 102.0 mph285 ftLA: 16°

11-0

Dairon Blanco singles on a line drive to center fielder TJ Friedl. Freddy Fermin scores. Garrett Hampson to 3rd.

EV: 100.6 mph157 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • KC

13-0

Paul DeJong reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Hunter Renfroe to 3rd. Freddy Fermin to 2nd.

EV: 98.9 mph33 ftLA: -3°

Bot 7 • CIN

13-1

Jeimer Candelario homers (20) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.7 mph💣 360 ftLA: 25°

Inherited runners-scored:Farmer 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Lodolo 59-38; Farmer 30-17; Moll 21-13; Santillan 21-14; Pagán 18-13; Díaz 10-8; Junis 11-7; Maile 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Lodolo 1-4; Farmer 0-1; Moll 1-2; Santillan 2-2; Pagán 1-1; Díaz 0-2; Junis 0-2; Maile 1-3

Bench
Jonathan India2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.252/.357/.399	93.9	.625	.606
TJ FriedlCF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.224/.316/.406	97.6	.050	.048
Spencer SteerLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233/.323/.427	82.9	.147	.133
Ty FranceDH	3	0	2	0	0	1	.229/.309/.372	97.2	.420	.411
Nick LodoloP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Buck FarmerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam MollP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tony SantillanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alexis DíazP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-