KC 8, CIN 1 | Aug 18, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Sunday, August 18, 2024•Great American Ball Park•79°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Brady Singer

LOSS

Andrew Abbott

The Royals cruised past the Reds 8-1 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Massey3-for-4, 0 RBI

★Vinnie Pasquantino3 RBI

★Santiago Espinal3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a ground ball to second baseman Jonathan India, deflected by first baseman Ty France. Adam Frazier scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 5:40 PM UTCT: 2:41Att: 30,388Venue: Great American Ball Park

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94.6%B

8 missed calls

+19.7% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

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

Game 746676 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	2	1	0	0	2	.237/.284/.342	100.3	.204	.230
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	1	1	0	.350/.400/.617	104.4	.264	.426
Vinnie PasquantinoDH	4	0	2	3	0	0	.266/.319/.455	102.6	.215	.183
Salvador Perez1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	.276/.335/.470	92.6	.199	.145
Hunter RenfroeRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.230/.303/.388	101.4	.306	.331
Freddy FerminC	4	1	1	0	0	1	.303/.354/.422	102	.176	.164
Adam Frazier2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.210/.290/.294	-	-	-
MJ MelendezLF	1	0	1	1	0	0	.205/.265/.407	105.3	.427	.384
Kyle IsbelCF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.234/.290/.383	89.8	.447	.412
Bench
Michael Massey2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	.266/.289/.468	106.7	.676	.691
Garrett HampsonLF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.240/.281/.320
Totals	37	8	13	8	1	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Blanco (5th off Abbott, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Isbel; Garcia

TB:18

RBI:Perez; Melendez; Blanco; Pasquantino 3; Isbel; Jr.

SB:Blanco

SF:Perez; Pasquantino

GIDP:Perez

Team LOB:5

Cincinnati Reds

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Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jonathan India2B	4	0	1	1	1	0	.252/.357/.398	87.6	.028

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerW	6.0	5	0	0	1	6	94-60	88	3.18
Sam Long	0.1	1	1	1	3	1	25-12	86.8	2.57
Lucas ErcegH	1.2	1	0	0	0	4	28-21	90.7	2.93
James McArthur	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	10-7	92.9	4.81
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	4	12	157-100	-	-

WP:Long

HBP:Candelario (by Singer)

Inherited runners-scored:Erceg 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Singer 94-60; Long 25-12; Erceg 28-21; McArthur 10-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 3-7; Long 0-0; Erceg 1-0; McArthur 0-2

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew AbbottL	5.0	6	4	4	1	4	1	83-52	86.5	3.72

Top 3 • KC

2-0

Salvador Perez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder TJ Friedl. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 90.9 mph324 ftLA: 37°

1-0

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jake Fraley. Dairon Blanco scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 98.7 mph52 ft0

Top 5 • KC

4-0

Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder TJ Friedl. Maikel Garcia scores.

EV: 86.1 mph321 ftLA: 25°

3-0

Dairon Blanco homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.7 mph💣 413 ftLA: 26°

Bot 7 • CIN

4-1

Jonathan India walks. Santiago Espinal scores. Ty France to 3rd. Luke Maile to 2nd.

Top 9 • KC

8-1

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.

EV: 102.6 mph6 ftLA: -27°

7-1

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Stuart Fairchild. Kyle Isbel scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd.

EV: 73.1 mph86 ftLA: 6°

6-1

Kyle Isbel doubles (8) on a ground ball to second baseman Jonathan India, deflected by first baseman Ty France. Adam Frazier scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.

EV: 89.8 mph93 ftLA: 5°

5-1

MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Stuart Fairchild. Freddy Fermin scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd.

EV: 105.3 mph35 ftLA: -3°

Bench
Jake FraleyRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.274/.325/.368	73.3	-	-
Will BensonLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.192/.275/.384	86.7	.032	.037
Andrew AbbottP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Fernando CruzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin WilsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Casey LeguminaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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