KC 9, CIN 2 | Jun 1, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Monday, June 1, 2026•Great American Ball Park•74°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Luinder Avila

LOSS

Lyon Richardson

The Royals cruised past the Reds 9-2 in a dominant performance.

★Michael Massey3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Lane Thomas3-for-5, 4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 1: Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 6 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:43Att: 19,409Venue: Great American Ball Park

Ump Audit

Willie Traynor

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96.1%A

7 missed calls

+4.8% CIN

+0.33 runs CIN

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

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

Game 824510 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carter JensenC	4	1	0	0	1	1	.223/.305/.389	98.8	.187	.349
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	2	1	0	1	0	.287/.355/.477	100.3	.366	.596
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	4	0	2	1	1	0	.213/.303/.336	94.8	.481	.452
Jac CaglianoneDH	4	2	2	2	1	1	.242/.310/.401	108.1	.513	.840
Isaac CollinsLF	5	0	1	0	0	3	.216/.332/.315	90.1	.437	.404
Lane ThomasRF	5	2	3	4	0	0	.226/.354/.321	106.3	.504	.679
Michael Massey2B	5	1	3	1	0	1	.250/.274/.457	104.8	.417	.679
Nick Loftin3B	3	1	1	1	1	0	.214/.326/.314	93.7	.233	.186
Kyle IsbelCF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.243/.294/.365	104.6	.328	.307
Bench
Luinder AvilaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	9	13	9	5	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Thomas (1st off Richardson, 3 on, 2 out); Caglianone (5th off Leibrandt, 1 on, 1 out); Massey (7th off Leibrandt, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Thomas; Jr.

TB:24

RBI:Loftin; Massey; Pasquantino; Thomas 4; Caglianone 2

SF:Loftin

GIDP:Isbel

Team LOB:9

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Will BensonCF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.179/.317/.310	64.7	.509

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Luinder AvilaW	5.0	2	1	1	4	5	1	86-45	91.7	4.44
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11-5	91.2	2.74
Alex Lange	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-8	91.6	4.50
Mason Black	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	90.5	2.08
Eli Morgan	1.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	25-16	84.6	5.51
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	6	12	1	146-84	-	-

WP:Avila

Pitches-strikes:Avila 86-45; Schreiber 11-5; Lange 9-8; Black 15-10; Morgan 25-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Avila 5-5; Schreiber 1-0; Lange 0-1; Black 0-2; Morgan 0-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Lyon RichardsonL	1.0	1	4	4	2	2	1	30-13	90.7	27.00

Game Notes

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B6Replay review: Reds challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Spencer Steer grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Nathaniel Lowe out at 2nd. Spencer Steer out at 1st.

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B2Wild pitch by Luinder Avila

Top 1 • KC

4-0

Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 106.3 mph💣 409 ftLA: 28°

Bot 1 • CIN

4-1

JJ Bleday homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 98.3 mph💣 380 ftLA: 34°

Top 5 • KC

6-1

Jac Caglianone homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 108.1 mph💣 419 ftLA: 25°

Top 6 • KC

7-1

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. Nick Loftin scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd.

EV: 94.8 mph171 ftLA: 9°

Top 7 • KC

8-1

Michael Massey homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 101.1 mph💣 390 ftLA: 26°

Top 9 • KC

9-1

Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Will Benson. Lane Thomas scores.

EV: 88.3 mph323 ftLA: 25°

Bot 9 • CIN

9-2

Matt McLain doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Edwin Arroyo scores.

EV: 99.4 mph287 ftLA: 19°

Bench
Blake DunnCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.269/.329/.388	96	.269	.257
Lyon RichardsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Caleb FergusonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon LeibrandtP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-