Kansas City Royals vs. Cincinnati Reds

Jun 1, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

L. Richardson(0-1)win: Kansas City Royals logo

L. Avila(1-2)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Cincinnati Reds game highlights

CINCINNATI – For a month, a lot went wrong for the Royals. On the first day of a new month, almost everything went their way. And the Royals took a collective deep breath after breaking through with a much-needed win. Lane Thomas belted his third career grand slam and Jac...

Scoring Summary

KCCIN

1Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [4 runs] 40
1JJ Bleday homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 41
5Jac Caglianone homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs] 61
6Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Steer. Nick Loftin scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run] 71
7Michael Massey homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 81
9Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Will Benson. Lane Thomas scores. [1 run] [1 out] 91
9Matt McLain doubles (10) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Edwin Arroyo scores. [1 run] 92

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.223
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	.287
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.213
4Jac CaglianoneDH	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	3	.242
5Isaac CollinsLF	1	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	.216
6Lane ThomasRF	3	5	2	4	0	0	1	2	.226
7Michael Massey2B	3	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250
8Nick Loftin3B	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.214
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.243

TOTAL	13	38	9	9	7	5	3	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Luinder AvilaRHP	5.0	2	1	1	5	4	1	86	4.44
John SchreiberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	11	2.74
Alex LangeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	4.50
Mason BlackRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	15	2.08
Eli MorganRHP	1.0	2	1	1	3	1	0	25	5.51
TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	12	6	1	146	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Blake DunnCF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.269
Will BensonPH-CF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179
2JJ BledayLF	1	4	1	1	3	1	1	3	.301
3Sal Stewart3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.261
4Eugenio SuarezDH	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.227
5Nathaniel Lowe1B	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.258
6Spencer SteerRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.272
7Tyler StephensonC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.193
8Edwin Arroyo2B	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	3	.250
9Matt McLainSS	1	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.198
TOTAL	6	32	2	2	12	6	1	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Lyon RichardsonRHP	1.0	1	4	4	2	2	1	30	27.00
Caleb FergusonLHP	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	34	0.00
Brandon LeibrandtLHP	6.0	10	5	5	3	3	2	99	7.50


TOTAL	9.0	13	9	9	7	5	3	163	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCCIN

TOP 1
WALK — Carter Jensen walks.
00
HIT BY PITCH — Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch. Carter Jensen to 2nd.
00
POP OUT — Vinnie Pasquantino pops out to second baseman Edwin Arroyo on the infield fly rule. [1 out]
00
WALK — Jac Caglianone walks. Carter Jensen to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Isaac Collins strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Lane Thomas hits a grand slam (2) to left center field. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Jac Caglianone scores. [4 runs]
40
STRIKEOUT — Michael Massey strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
40
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Blake Dunn flies out to right fielder Lane Thomas. [1 out]
40
HOME RUN — JJ Bleday homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
41
POP OUT — Sal Stewart pops out to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory. [2 outs]
41
POP OUT — Eugenio Suarez pops out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [3 outs]
41

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Team Stats

CIN

9Runs2

13Hits6

0Errors1

.342Batting Avg.188

38At Bats32

5Extra-base Hits2

3Home Runs1

9Runs-Batted-In2

5Walks6

0Stolen Bases0

7Strikeouts12

9Left on Base9

24Total Bases10

Game Details

Monday, June 1, 2026 · 7:10 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 19,409 (45.9%)

weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: CIN -131

over/under: 9.5