Kansas City Royals vs. Cincinnati Reds

Jun 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

T. Santillan(1-3)win: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Lynch IV(2-0)save: Kansas City Royals logo

A. Lange(1)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds game highlights

CINCINNATI – The Royals found their resilience to go with a few desperately needed bullpen answers Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park. Nick Loftin belted his first home run of the season in a three-run ninth as the Royals claimed the rubber game of the three-game series with a...

Scoring Summary

KCCIN

1Vinnie Pasquantino homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs] 20
5Blake Dunn homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Matt McLain scores. [2 runs] 22
9Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Tyler Tolbert scores. [1 run] 32
9Nick Loftin homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael Massey scores. [2 runs] 52

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	.215
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	.283
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	.214
4Salvador PerezDH	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.207
5Jac CaglianoneRF	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.243
Tyler TolbertPR-RF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
6Isaac CollinsLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.212
7Michael Massey2B	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.258
8Nick Loftin3B	1	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	.218
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.238
Lane ThomasPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216

TOTAL	9	36	5	5	13	3	2	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Stephen KolekRHP	7.0	6	2	2	8	2	1	96	3.32
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	1.85
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	4.33


TOTAL	9.0	8	2	2	11	3	1	135	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Blake DunnCF	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	.276
2JJ BledayLF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.289
3Sal Stewart1B	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.258
4Nathaniel LoweDH	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.250
Dane MyersPH-DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247
5Eugenio Suarez3B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.214
6Spencer Steer2B	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278
7Will BensonRF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.191
8Tyler StephensonC	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.187
Edwin ArroyoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.125
9Matt McLainSS	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	.198
Noelvi MartePH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.138
TOTAL	8	34	2	2	11	3	1	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chase BurnsRHP	6.0	4	2	2	9	1	1	98	2.05
Caleb FergusonLHP	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	0.00
Tejay AntoneRHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	4.35
Tony SantillanRHP	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1	22	6.65
Zach McCambleyRHP	0.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	15	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	9	5	5	13	3	2	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCIN

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. [1 out]
00
WALK — Bobby Witt Jr. walks.
00
HOME RUN — Vinnie Pasquantino homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
20
FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Blake Dunn. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Blake Dunn grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek. [1 out]
20
SINGLE — JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
20
STRIKEOUT — Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20

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Team Stats

CIN

5Runs2

9Hits8

0Errors1

.250Batting Avg.235

36At Bats34

2Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs1

5Runs-Batted-In2

3Walks3

1Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts11

8Left on Base8

15Total Bases14

Game Details

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 15,959 (37.7%)

weather: 79 degrees, clear

spread: CIN -162

over/under: 8