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Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds

2015-08-19 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 18078 · 73°F, overcast · Wind 9 mph from RF · 3:38

Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Ben Zobrist doubles (24) on a ground ball to right fielder Jay Bruce. Alcides Escobar scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Jay Bruce pops into a double play, pitcher Luke Hochevar to catcher Drew Butera. Jason Bourgeois out at home — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11
CIN	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9

W: Luke Hochevar L: Keyvius Sampson SV: Wade Davis

Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Gabe Morales · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Mark Carlson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	3	2	1	0	2	0
Ben Zobrist	5	2	4	1	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	5	0	1	2	0	1
Eric Hosmer	3	0	1	1	2	1
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	0	0	1
Alex Rios	4	0	1	0	0	0
Drew Butera	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jeremy Guthrie	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Paulo Orlando	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Bourgeois	3	1	1	0	2	0
Eugenio Suarez	4	0	2	1	1	1
Joey Votto	5	1	1	1	0	2
Brandon Phillips	3	1	2	1	0	0
Jay Bruce	4	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Frazier	3	0	1	0	1	1
Tucker Barnhart	4	0	1	0	0	2
Skip Schumaker	3	0	0	0	0	2
Keyvius Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Villarreal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brennan Boesch	2	0	1	0	0	1
Ivan De Jesus	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marlon Byrd	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeremy Guthrie	4.1	7	3	4
Luke Hochevar	1.2	0	0	2
Ryan Madson	1.0	0	0	2
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	1	1	1
Wade Davis	1.0	1	1	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Keyvius Sampson	3.1	9	2	2
Pedro Villarreal	2.2	2	1	3
Sam LeCure	2.0	0	0	2
Jumbo Diaz	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: W
Ben Zobrist: D9/G3.1-H
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6.2-3
Eric Hosmer: S9/L9M+.3-H
Mike Moustakas: 5/F5F-
Alex Rios: S7/L78S.1-2
Drew Butera: K

Bot 1

Jason Bourgeois: S8/G6M+
Eugenio Suarez: PO1(13)
Eugenio Suarez: 8/F8RM
Joey Votto: HR/F8RXD+
Brandon Phillips: HR/F7LD+
Jay Bruce: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Jeremy Guthrie: 63/G6-
Jarrod Dyson: K
Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M
Ben Zobrist: D8/L6D+.1-3
Lorenzo Cain: S8/L8RS+.3-H;2-H
Eric Hosmer: 43/G34

Bot 2

Todd Frazier: K
Tucker Barnhart: S8/L8RM
Skip Schumaker: K
Keyvius Sampson: K

Top 3

Mike Moustakas: S9/L9S
Alex Rios: 64(1)/FO/G6
Drew Butera: 7/F78M
Jeremy Guthrie: S7/G56.1-2
Jarrod Dyson: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 3

Jason Bourgeois: W
Eugenio Suarez: D8/L8RD+.1-H
Joey Votto: 8/F8RD+.2-3
Brandon Phillips: 4/F3-
Jay Bruce: 7/F7S

Top 4

Alcides Escobar: W
Ben Zobrist: S9/G34+.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Eric Hosmer: IW
Mike Moustakas: K
Alex Rios: 5(2)/FO/G56.1-2

Bot 4

Todd Frazier: W
Tucker Barnhart: K
Skip Schumaker: WP.1-2
Skip Schumaker: 7/F7D
Pedro Villarreal: 13/G15S-

Top 5

Drew Butera: 9/F9LM
Jeremy Guthrie: 63/G6-
Jarrod Dyson: S7/G56+
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4S-

Bot 5

Jason Bourgeois: W
Eugenio Suarez: S8/G6M+.1-2
Joey Votto: 7/MREV/F7D+
Brandon Phillips: S1/L15.2-3;1-2
Jay Bruce: 1/IF/P23-/DP.3XH(12)

Top 6

Ben Zobrist: S9/G34+
Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: K
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8RM

Bot 6

Todd Frazier: 43/G4
Tucker Barnhart: K
Skip Schumaker: K

Top 7

Alex Rios: 43/G4+
Drew Butera: K
Paulo Orlando: 8/F8LD+

Bot 7

Brennan Boesch: K
Jason Bourgeois: 3/F3SF-
Eugenio Suarez: K

Top 8

Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Alcides Escobar: 2/G2R-
Ben Zobrist: K

Bot 8

Joey Votto: K
Ivan De Jesus: W
Jay Bruce: 7/F7S
Todd Frazier: S8/G6M+.1-2
Tucker Barnhart: 43/G4

Top 9

Lorenzo Cain: 4/L4D-
Eric Hosmer: W
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LXD+
Alex Rios: OA.1X2(24)

Bot 9

Marlon Byrd: 43/G4
Brennan Boesch: S7/L56D-
Jason Bourgeois: 9/F9M
Eugenio Suarez: W.1-2
Joey Votto: K

Notes & reviews

replay,5,vottj001,CIN,carlm901,CIN09,,N,M,CIN,D $Joey Votto's fly to the LF wall was ruled a catch; Reds manager Bryan Price challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay as a catch by Jarrod Dyson
Jay Bruce's popup fell between Luke Hochevar and Eric Hosmer but was ruled an infield fly; Jason Bourgeois did not realize Bruce was out and ran
Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips left the game due to an injured arm

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