KC 11, CIN 8 | Mar 20, 2025 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, March 20, 2025•Goodyear Ballpark•76°F, Sunny

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Chris Stratton

LOSS

John Murphy

The Royals defeated the Reds 11-8.

Key Moment

Top 8: Joey Wiemer doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jacob Hurtubise. Brian O'Keefe scores. Austin Charles scores.

Weather: 76°F, SunnyWind: 7 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:05Att: 6,669Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

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93.5%B

13 missed calls

+29.7% KC

+0.48 runs KC

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0	11	11	0
CIN	2	0	0	2	2	0	1

Game 778814 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Joey WiemerCF	2	2	2	2	0	0	.303/.410/.545	109.8	-	-
Spencer NivensDH	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/4.000	-	-	-
Nick PrattoLF	1	1	1	0	1	0	.200/.351/.333	85.1	-	-
Peyton Wilson2B	1	1	1	1	0	0	.263/.364/.684	55.4	-	-
Sam Kulasingam3B	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	88.2	-	-
Diego HernandezRF	1	1	0	0	0	0	.125/.200/.125	96.1	-	-
Brett Squires1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.154/.154/.231	74	-	-
Luca TreshC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214/.313/.357	59.2	-	-
Austin CharlesSS	1	1	0	0	0	0	.143/.143/.286	93	-	-
Bench
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.243/.310/.324	88.9	-	-
Hunter RenfroeDH	5	0	1	1	0	1	.300/.400/.600
Totals	35	11	11	11	8	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Squires; Wiemer; Castro

TB:14

RBI:Tolbert 2; Renfroe; O'Keefe; Wiemer 2; Castro 2; Biggio; Wilson; Velázquez

SB:Tolbert 2; Velázquez

SF:Castro

GIDP:O'Keefe; Velázquez

Team LOB:7

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tyson LewisDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris Bubic	3.2	6	6	6	2	4	1	79-43	87.8	6.48
Andrew Hoffmann	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	90.2	5.87
Taylor Clarke	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-11	90.3	2.25
Carlos Estévez	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	26-17	89	3.00
Chris StrattonW	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	20-12	85.6	5.00
Sam Long	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	25-17	88.4	4.50
Ben Sears	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	12-7	90.6	9.00
Totals	9.0	13	8	8	4	10	2	188-114	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Hoffmann 2-2; Clarke 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 79-43; Hoffmann 11-7; Clarke 15-11; Estévez 26-17; Stratton 20-12; Long 25-17; Sears 12-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 4-3; Hoffmann 0-0; Clarke 2-0; Estévez 0-1; Stratton 3-0; Long 1-1; Sears 0-2

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brent Suter	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-7	81.9	7.50

Bot 1 • CIN

0-2

Elly De La Cruz homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores.

EV: 112.4 mphLA: 21°

Top 4 • KC

2-2

Brian O'Keefe singles on a ground ball to right fielder Santiago Espinal. Harold Castro scores.

EV: 101.7 mph11 ftLA: -12°

1-2

Harold Castro doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Austin Hays. Nelson Velázquez scores.

EV: 94.9 mph308 ftLA: 29°

Bot 4 • CIN

2-4

Jose Trevino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Massey. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Jeimer Candelario scores.

EV: 107.7 mph15 ftLA: -8°

Bot 5 • CIN

2-5

Austin Hays doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Nick Pratto. Elly De La Cruz scores.

EV: 110.1 mph155 ftLA: 8°

2-6

Jeimer Candelario singles on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. Austin Hays scores.

EV: 97.5 mph208 ftLA: 13°

Bot 7 • CIN

2-7

Blake Dunn triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velázquez. Austin Callahan scores.

EV: 95.0 mph231 ftLA: 11°

Top 8 • KC

11-7

Peyton Wilson singles on a line drive to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. Spencer Nivens scores. Nick Pratto to 3rd.

EV: 55.4 mph160 ftLA: 39°

10-7

Hunter Renfroe singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jacob Hurtubise. Joey Wiemer scores.

EV: 110.8 mph40 ftLA: -2°

9-7

Joey Wiemer doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jacob Hurtubise. Brian O'Keefe scores. Austin Charles scores.

EV: 109.8 mph292 ftLA: 15°

7-7

Tyler Tolbert singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jacob Hurtubise. Sam Kulasingam scores. Diego Hernandez scores. Brian O'Keefe to 2nd.

EV: 107.5 mph29 ftLA: -3°

5-7

Harold Castro out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Blake Dunn. Peyton Wilson scores. Sam Kulasingam to 3rd.

EV: 97.3 mphLA: 35°

4-7

Nelson Velázquez walks. Nick Pratto scores. Peyton Wilson to 3rd. Sam Kulasingam to 2nd.

3-7

Cavan Biggio hit by pitch. Joey Wiemer scores. Nick Pratto to 3rd. Peyton Wilson to 2nd.

Bot 9 • CIN

11-8

Blake Dunn homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 99.0 mphLA: 37°

Bench
TJ FriedlDH	4	0	1	0	0	3	.286/.348/.333	101.8	-	-
Matt McLain2B	3	1	1	0	1	1	.277/.306/.447	87.6	-	-
Elly De La CruzSS	3	2	2	2	1	1	.410/.521/.795	112.4	-	-
Austin HaysLF	3	1	2	1	0	0	.270/.325/.595	110.1	-	-
Christian Encarnacion-Strand1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.273/.298/.523	117.7	-	-
Jeimer Candelario3B	2	1	1	1	1	0	.219/.324/.375	105.8	-	-
Santiago EspinalRF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.244/.279/.439	87.4	-	-
Jose TrevinoC	4	0	1	2	0	0	.161/.212/.226	111.2	-	-
Stuart FairchildCF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.161/.257/.226	101.7	-	-
Brent SuterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joe La SorsaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Graham AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan ShawP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John MurphyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Reiver SanmartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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