KC 4, CIN 5 | Feb 24, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, February 24, 2026•Goodyear Ballpark•79°F, Sunny

Royals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Trevor Kuncl

LOSS

Jonathan Heasley

The Reds edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Josh Rojas3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Edwin Arroyo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Waters. Sal Stewart scores. Leo Balcazar to 2nd.

Weather: 79°F, SunnyWind: 4 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:21Att: 2,429Venue: Goodyear Ballpark

Ump Audit

Steven Jaschinski

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88.0%D

16 missed calls

+3.3% KC

+1.12 runs CIN

Win Probability

CIN WinKC Win

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

Game 831847 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Carson RoccaforteCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.200/.000	95.6	-	-
Canyon BrownC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/1.000	90.9	-	-
Brett Squires1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.500/1.000	93.5	-	-
Colton Becker2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	88	-	-
Jack Pineda3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333	97.7	-	-
Blake MitchellDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.400/.000	-	-	-
Drew WatersLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	77.6	-	-
Kameron MisnerRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.286/.000	-	-	-
Connor KaiserSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200/.200/.400	109.2	-	-
Bench
Isaac CollinsLF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	90.5	-	-
Carter JensenC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.167/.167
Totals	32	4	6	4	1	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Rojas (2nd off Abbott, 1 on, 2 out); Caglianone (4th off Williamson, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Rojas; Newman

TB:14

RBI:Rojas 3; Caglianone

GIDP:Caglianone

Team LOB:2

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Sal StewartPH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.500/.750/.500	87	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael Wacha	2.0	3	1	1	3	3	0	43-26	87.7	4.50
Daniel Lynch IVH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	89.5	0.00
Héctor NerisH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19-13	88.7	0.00
Carlos EstévezH	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	2	22-12	83.6	18.00
Hunter PattesonH	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20-10	87.2	4.50
Dennis Colleran Jr.H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-6	93.4	0.00
Andrew PérezH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	13-10	89.7	0.00
Jonathan HeasleyLBS	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	11-11	86.8	27.00
Totals	8.1	11	5	5	6	5	2	147-97	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Wacha 43-26; IV 13-9; Neris 19-13; Estévez 22-12; Patteson 20-10; Jr. 6-6; Pérez 13-10; Heasley 11-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Wacha 1-2; IV 0-2; Neris 0-3; Estévez 1-2; Patteson 1-1; Jr. 1-2; Pérez 1-1; Heasley 1-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew Abbott	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	1	27-17	85.7	9.00

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Dane Myers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Dane Myers walks.

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T3Replay review: Tyler Tolbert challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Tyler Tolbert called out on strikes.

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T3Replay review: Isaac Collins challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Collins called out on strikes.

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T4Wild pitch by Brandon Williamson

Top 2 • KC

2-0

Josh Rojas homers (2) on a line drive to right center field. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 361 ftLA: 21°

Bot 2 • CIN

2-1

TJ Friedl grounds into a force out, first baseman Nick Loftin to shortstop Kevin Newman. Tyler Stephenson scores. Noelvi Marte to 3rd. Dane Myers out at 2nd. TJ Friedl to 1st.

EV: 104.1 mph73 ftLA: 2°

Top 4 • KC

4-1

Josh Rojas doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Kevin Newman scores. Josh Rojas to 3rd. Josh Rojas advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by right fielder Noelvi Marte.

EV: 83.0 mph167 ftLA: 12°

3-1

Jac Caglianone homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 115.2 mph💣 460 ftLA: 24°

Bot 5 • CIN

4-2

Elly De La Cruz homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 107.9 mph💣 432 ftLA: 37°

4-3

Eugenio Suárez homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 97.7 mph💣 392 ftLA: 32°

Bot 9 • CIN

4-4

Edwin Arroyo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Waters. Sal Stewart scores. Leo Balcazar to 2nd.

EV: 84.1 mph29 ftLA: -2°

4-5

Michael Toglia singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kameron Misner. Leo Balcazar scores. Cam Collier to 2nd.

EV: 99.4 mph51 ftLA: 1°

WP:Williamson

Pitches-strikes:Abbott 27-17; Williamson 34-26; Johnson 10-7; Moll 15-7; Marte 13-9; Benschoter 13-9; Kuncl 11-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Abbott 1-3; Williamson 0-2; Johnson 1-1; Moll 1-0; Marte 1-1; Benschoter 1-1; Kuncl 0-2

Bench
TJ FriedlDH	3	0	1	1	1	0	.400/.429/.400	104.1	-	-
Matt McLain2B	3	0	1	0	1	0	.500/.571/.667	98.4	-	-
Elly De La CruzSS	3	1	1	1	0	2	.500/.500/1.333	107.9	-	-
Eugenio Suárez3B	3	1	2	1	0	1	.222/.222/.556	97.7	-	-
Spencer Steer1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	102.2	-	-
Will BensonLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.167/.667	104.5	-	-
Tyler StephensonC	2	1	0	0	1	0	.200/.333/.200	96.1	-	-
Noelvi MarteRF	2	0	1	0	1	0	.200/.333/.400	110.8	-	-
Dane MyersCF	1	0	0	0	2	0	.000/.400/.000	109.9	-	-
Andrew AbbottP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brandon WilliamsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Pierce JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam MollP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yunior MarteP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam BenschoterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor KunclP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-