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Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds
2020-08-12 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · 86°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph · 3:40
Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Freddy Galvis. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Christian Colon grounds into a double play, third baseman Maikel Franco to second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Nick Castellanos out at 2nd. Christian Colon out at 1st — worth 55% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Brad Keller L: Wade Miley SV: Trevor Rosenthal
Umpires — HP: Chris Conroy · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Ryan McBroom | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Maikel Franco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shogo Akiyama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Nick Castellanos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Joey Votto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Eugenio Suarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jesse Winker | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Nick Senzel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Freddy Galvis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Farmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tucker Barnhart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh VanMeter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Christian Colon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Ian Kennedy | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Trevor Rosenthal | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wade Miley | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Tyler Mahle | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tejay Antone | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Nate Jones | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: D8/L89D
- Jorge Soler: PB.2-3
- Jorge Soler: K
- Salvador Perez: FC6/G56.3-H;B-1
- Hunter Dozier: W.1-2
- Ryan McBroom: S9/L9S.2-3;1-2
- Maikel Franco: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 31/G34
Bot 1
- Shogo Akiyama: S8/G4M
- Nick Castellanos: K
- Joey Votto: W.1-2
- Eugenio Suarez: 8/F8XD.2-3
- Jesse Winker: W.1-2
- Nick Senzel: 9/F9LS
Top 2
- Adalberto Mondesi: 63/G6S
- Nicky Lopez: 31/G34
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 2
- Freddy Galvis: K
- Kyle Farmer: 43/G6MD+
- Tucker Barnhart: 3/G3
Top 3
- Salvador Perez: HR/F78XD
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Ryan McBroom: K
- Maikel Franco: K
- Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G34D
Bot 3
- Shogo Akiyama: W
- Nick Castellanos: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Joey Votto: 63/G4D
Top 4
- Adalberto Mondesi: HP
- Nicky Lopez: WP.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: WP.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 4
- Eugenio Suarez: 4/L6MD
- Jesse Winker: 4/L4D
- Nick Senzel: 8/L8XD
Top 5
- Salvador Perez: S7/G56+
- Hunter Dozier: 3/P3F/FL
- Ryan McBroom: W.1-2
- Maikel Franco: W.2-3;1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/SF/F89XD+.3-H;2-3
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Bot 5
- Freddy Galvis: S1/BG1S
- Kyle Farmer: HP.1-2
- Tucker Barnhart: 5/P5SF/FL
- Shogo Akiyama: 6(1)3/GDP/G2
Top 6
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Jorge Soler: 6/P56
- Salvador Perez: D8/L89XD.1-H
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 6
- Nick Castellanos: K
- Joey Votto: 4/L34D
- Eugenio Suarez: 9/F9D
Top 7
- Ryan McBroom: K
- Maikel Franco: 63/G6M
- Ryan O'Hearn: K
Bot 7
- Jesse Winker: HR/L9D
- Nick Senzel: W
- Freddy Galvis: HR/F9D.1-H
- Josh VanMeter: HR/L9D
- Tucker Barnhart: K
- Shogo Akiyama: 6/P6MD
- Nick Castellanos: K
Top 8
- Adalberto Mondesi: 7/F78XD
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 8
- Joey Votto: W
- Eugenio Suarez: K
- Jesse Winker: S8/G6M.1-3
- Nick Senzel: SB2
- Nick Senzel: K
- Freddy Galvis: K
Top 9
- Jorge Soler: 9/F89S
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 9
- Josh VanMeter: W
- Tucker Barnhart: 56(1)/FO/BG1S.B-1
- Shogo Akiyama: W.1-2
- Nick Castellanos: W.2-3;1-2
- Christian Colon: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Notes & reviews
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- HP umpire Conroy suffers broken finger when hit by foul ball; he left game, 2b umpire Nelson went behind plate
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- Injury Delay.
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- Umpire Conroy returns to game
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- Tucker Barnhart ground bunts into a force out, third baseman Maikel Franco to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Michael Lorenzen out at 2nd. Tucker Ba.
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