CIN 2, KC 6 | Mar 7, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, March 7, 2026•Surprise Stadium•75°F, Sunny

CIN

Reds

Royals

Final

WIN

Helcris Olivárez

LOSS

Caleb Ferguson

The Royals defeated the Reds 6-2.

★Elias Díaz3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 4: Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Spencer Steer scores.

Weather: 75°F, SunnyWind: 11 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:30Att: 6,582Venue: Surprise Stadium

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95.3%A

8 missed calls

+9.9% CIN

+0.12 runs CIN

Win Probability

KC WinCIN Win

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

Game 831897 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jay Allen IICF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	95.7	-	-
Francisco Urbaez2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000/.500/.000	81.1	-	-
Garrett HampsonSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.063/.111/.250	100.1	-	-
P.J. Higgins1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182/.308/.273	85.3	-	-
Will BanfieldC	1	1	1	0	0	0	.400/.455/.800	109.1	-	-
Alfredo DunoPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.333/.000	83.9	-	-
Carlos JorgeLF	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000/.000/.000	101.7	-	-
Tyson Lewis3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.333	84.4	-	-
Shane SasakiRF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/2.000	88.6	-	-
Bench
TJ FriedlCF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.304/.250	99.7	-	-
Matt McLain2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.550/.609/1.200
Totals	33	2	8	2	4	7	-	-	-	-

2B:Sasaki; Encarnacion-Strand; Banfield; Steer

TB:12

RBI:Jorge; Encarnacion-Strand

GIDP:Trevino 2

Team LOB:8

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Colton Becker2B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000/.200/.000	-	-	-

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nick Lodolo	3.0	6	1	1	2	4	1	58-32	89.8	1.80
Sam Benschoter	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	85.4	0.00
Pierce Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	92.9	0.00
Caleb FergusonL	0.2	5	5	5	2	0	0	28-13	88.2	27.00
Trevor Kuncl	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	13-8	85.3	0.00
Hagen Danner	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	93.4	3.60
Anthony Misiewicz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18-11	85.2	3.00
Totals	8.0	13	6	6	5	8	1	148-82	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Benschoter 2-0; Kuncl 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Lodolo 58-32; Benschoter 6-3; Johnson 10-6; Ferguson 28-13; Kuncl 13-8; Danner 15-9; Misiewicz 18-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Lodolo 3-1; Benschoter 2-0; Johnson 0-2; Ferguson 0-2; Kuncl 0-0; Danner 1-1; Misiewicz 0-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kris Bubic	3.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	52-34	88.9	1.80

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Jonathan India homers (1) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 108.0 mph💣 392 ftLA: 18°

Top 4 • CIN

1-1

Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Tolbert. Spencer Steer scores.

EV: 82.7 mph125 ftLA: 11°

Bot 6 • KC

1-2

Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Josh Rojas scores. Kevin Newman to 3rd. Elias Díaz to 2nd.

EV: 94.7 mph2 ftLA: -44°

1-3

Drew Waters out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jay Allen II. Kevin Newman scores. Elias Díaz to 3rd.

EV: 96.0 mph358 ftLA: 36°

1-4

Tyler Tolbert singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman P.J. Higgins. Elias Díaz scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Fielding error by pitcher Caleb Ferguson.

EV: 27.8 mph39 ftLA: 19°

1-5

Colton Becker walks. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd. Tyler Tolbert steals (2) 3rd base. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.

1-6

Lane Thomas singles on a line drive to right fielder Rece Hinds. Tyler Tolbert scores. Colton Becker to 2nd.

EV: 91.8 mph186 ftLA: 12°

Top 9 • CIN

2-6

Carlos Jorge grounds out, second baseman Colton Becker to first baseman Sam Kulasingam. Will Banfield scores.

EV: 101.7 mph11 ftLA: -9°

WP:Bubic 2; Way

Pitches-strikes:Bubic 52-34; Sanchez 33-21; Olivárez 10-6; Panzini 9-7; Patteson 14-6; Way 17-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Bubic 2-3; Sanchez 1-2; Olivárez 2-0; Panzini 0-3; Patteson 2-1; Way 2-0

Bench
Jonathan India2B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.308/.526/.615	108	-	-
Lane ThomasRF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.286/.286/.571	98.2	-	-
Brandon Drury1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.188/.350/.188	111.1	-	-
Josh Rojas3B	1	1	0	0	2	0	.353/.450/.882	74.2	-	-
Kevin NewmanSS	3	1	2	0	0	0	.273/.304/.409	96.5	-	-
Elias DíazC	3	1	3	0	0	0	.800/.800/.800	94.3	-	-
Kyle IsbelCF	2	1	1	1	1	1	.200/.368/.200	94.7	-	-
Drew WatersDH	2	0	0	1	0	1	.200/.316/.400	96	-	-
Tyler TolbertLF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.267/.313/.333	92.8	-	-
Kris BubicP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Aaron SanchezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Helcris OlivárezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shane PanziniP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hunter PattesonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Beck WayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Kansas City Royals

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Kansas City Royals

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