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Cincinnati Reds @ Kansas City Royals

2021-07-06 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14491 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:32

Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–6. Cincinnati Reds opened the scoring in the 3rd — Jonathan India doubles (11) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Ryan O'Hearn, deflected by center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Shogo Akiyama scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Salvador Perez singles on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Aristides Aquino. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to left fielder Aristides Aquino. Hunter Dozier scores. Michael A. Taylor scores. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Nicky Lopez advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by left fielder Aristides Aquino — worth 54% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Richard Lovelady L: Heath Hembree SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Scott Barry · 1B: Jeremie Rehak · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jonathan India	2	1	1	1	1	0
Tyler Stephenson	5	1	3	0	0	1
Nick Castellanos	5	1	1	0	0	2
Joey Votto	4	0	1	2	1	1
Eugenio Suarez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Aristides Aquino	4	0	0	0	0	3
Tyler Naquin	4	1	1	0	0	3
Kyle Farmer	4	1	3	2	0	1
Shogo Akiyama	3	1	0	0	1	1
Mike Freeman	1	0	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	0	0	0	1	2
Andrew Benintendi	5	1	1	2	0	2
Salvador Perez	5	0	2	1	0	1
Carlos Santana	3	0	1	0	1	1
Ryan O'Hearn	3	1	1	0	1	0
Hunter Dozier	3	1	0	0	0	1
Michael Taylor	4	2	1	1	0	0
Hanser Alberto	3	1	0	0	0	1
Nicky Lopez	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jorge Soler	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Castillo	7.0	3	1	4
Cionel Perez	0.2	2	0	2
Brad Brach	0.1	0	1	1
Heath Hembree	0.1	1	1	1
Amir Garrett	0.1	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Bubic	4.1	8	3	4
Carlos Hernandez	3.2	3	0	6
Josh Staumont	0.2	0	1	2
Richard Lovelady	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jonathan India: W
Tyler Stephenson: S9/G4.1-2
Nick Castellanos: 14(1)/FO/G1-.2-3;B-1
Joey Votto: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
Andrew Benintendi: 1/L4MS
Salvador Perez: 8/L89XD+

Top 2

Eugenio Suarez: 63/G6D
Aristides Aquino: K
Tyler Naquin: K

Bot 2

Carlos Santana: S4/G4+
Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F7D
Hunter Dozier: FC4/G4D.1-2(E4/TH);B-1
Michael Taylor: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+

Top 3

Kyle Farmer: S7/L7+
Shogo Akiyama: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
Jonathan India: D89/F89XD+.1-H
Tyler Stephenson: S9/L9.2-3
Nick Castellanos: K
Joey Votto: T7/L7LD.3-H;1-H
Eugenio Suarez: 7/F78XD+

Bot 3

Hanser Alberto: 31/G34
Nicky Lopez: 43/G34S
Whit Merrifield: K

Top 4

Aristides Aquino: K
Tyler Naquin: S8/L8+
Kyle Farmer: HR/F78XD.1-H
Shogo Akiyama: W
Jonathan India: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 4

Andrew Benintendi: K
Salvador Perez: K
Carlos Santana: W
Ryan O'Hearn: S7/L78+.1-2
Hunter Dozier: K

Top 5

Tyler Stephenson: S39/G4
Nick Castellanos: 6/L6-
Joey Votto: W.1-2
Eugenio Suarez: 9/F9D.2-3
Aristides Aquino: 9/F89XD+

Bot 5

Michael Taylor: HR/F7D
Hanser Alberto: 43/G4D
Nicky Lopez: 43/G34D+
Whit Merrifield: 63/G6

Top 6

Tyler Naquin: K
Kyle Farmer: D7/L7LD+
Shogo Akiyama: K
Mike Freeman: 3/G3

Bot 6

Andrew Benintendi: 43/G4
Salvador Perez: 4/L6M-
Carlos Santana: 63/G4D

Top 7

Tyler Stephenson: 9/F9L
Nick Castellanos: D7/L8XD+
Joey Votto: WP.2-3
Joey Votto: K
Eugenio Suarez: S7/L78.3-H
Aristides Aquino: K

Bot 7

Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F78XD+
Hunter Dozier: 9/L9S
Michael Taylor: 43/G4D

Top 8

Tyler Naquin: K
Kyle Farmer: K
Shogo Akiyama: 53/G56+

Bot 8

Hanser Alberto: K+PB.B-1
Nicky Lopez: 5/P5F/FL
Whit Merrifield: K
Andrew Benintendi: HR/F89XD.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Salvador Perez: S9/L89D+
Carlos Santana: K

Top 9

Mike Freeman: W
Tyler Stephenson: K
Nick Castellanos: K
Joey Votto: WP.1-2
Joey Votto: 7/F7

Bot 9

Ryan O'Hearn: W
Hunter Dozier: HP.1-2
Michael Taylor: FC5/G56S+.2-H(E5/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
Jorge Soler: K
Nicky Lopez: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H(UR);B-3(E7/TH)
Whit Merrifield: W
Andrew Benintendi: DI.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: K
Salvador Perez: S7/F7D+.3-H(TUR);2-3

Notes & reviews

Run originally scored as earned, changed to unearned on 07-07-2021
Originally scored as error on grounder, changed to fielder's choice error on 07-07-2021, making run unearned

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