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Cincinnati Reds @ 
Kansas City Royals
2025-05-28 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15430 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 3 mph · 2:26
Kansas City Royals defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Drew Waters singles on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Joe, deflected by second baseman Matt McLain. Maikel Garcia scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Santiago Espinal grounds into a double play, third baseman Nick Loftin to second baseman Jonathan India to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. TJ Friedl out at 2nd. Santiago Espinal out at 1st — worth 18% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Nick Martinez (P): Called third strike.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Noah Cameron L: Hunter Greene SV: Carlos Estevez
Umpires — HP: Carlos Torres · 1B: Cory Blaser · 2B: Alex Tosi · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TJ Friedl | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Santiago Espinal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elly De La Cruz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Hays | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tyler Stephenson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spencer Steer | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Connor Joe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt McLain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Garrett Hampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gavin Lux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Will Benson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan India | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Waters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Loftin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 John Rave | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dairon Blanco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kyle Isbel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hunter Greene | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Mey | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Gibaut | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noah Cameron | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Angel Zerpa | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schreiber | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Estevez | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- TJ Friedl: 7/F7S
- Santiago Espinal: 8/F78D
- Elly De La Cruz: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Jonathan India: S7/L7S
- Bobby Witt: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89
- Maikel Garcia: 9/L9D
Top 2
- Austin Hays: K
- Tyler Stephenson: S9/F9S
- Spencer Steer: 9/F89D
- Connor Joe: 9/F9D
Bot 2
- Drew Waters: 8/F78XD+
- Nick Loftin: S8/L89D
- John Rave: SB2
- John Rave: K
- Dairon Blanco: 3/P3F/FL
Top 3
- Matt McLain: 9/L89D
- Garrett Hampson: 13/BG1S
- TJ Friedl: S8/G4M
- Santiago Espinal: 8/F8D
Bot 3
- Jonathan India: S8/L8
- Bobby Witt: 8/F89D
- Vinnie Pasquantino: CS2(26)
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34
Top 4
- Elly De La Cruz: 5/L56+
- Austin Hays: 63/G6
- Tyler Stephenson: S9/P9LS
- Spencer Steer: S8/L8+.1-2
- Connor Joe: 5(2)/FO/G56S.B-1
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Maikel Garcia: S13/L1S
- Drew Waters: S49/G4.1-H
- Nick Loftin: PO1(13)
- Nick Loftin: K
Top 5
- Matt McLain: 53/G56S
- Garrett Hampson: 8/F78D
- TJ Friedl: K.BX1(23)
Bot 5
- John Rave: D9/L9LS+
- Dairon Blanco: 34/SH/BG23.2-3
- Jonathan India: 3/L34
- Bobby Witt: D9/G3.3-H
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 5/P5SF/FL
Top 6
- Santiago Espinal: 63/G6
- Elly De La Cruz: 63/G6
- Austin Hays: W
- Tyler Stephenson: S7/L7D+.1-2
- Spencer Steer: S7/L7.2-H;1-2
- Connor Joe: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Bot 6
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56S
- Maikel Garcia: S8/L8
- Drew Waters: K
- Nick Loftin: W.1-2
- John Rave: K
Top 7
- Matt McLain: 8/F78XD
- Garrett Hampson: W
- TJ Friedl: S6/G6.1-2
- Santiago Espinal: 54(1)3/GDP/G6S
Bot 7
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Jonathan India: W.1-2
- Bobby Witt: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Witt: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 43/G34
- Salvador Perez: 63/G+
Top 8
- Elly De La Cruz: D9/L89XD+
- Gavin Lux: 63/G6.2-3
- Tyler Stephenson: K
- Spencer Steer: S7/L7LS.3-H
- Will Benson: 5/P1S
Bot 8
- Maikel Garcia: 7/F7S
- Drew Waters: 31/G3
- Nick Loftin: 4/F8S
Top 9
- Matt McLain: K
- Garrett Hampson: 43/G34
- TJ Friedl: K
Notes & reviews
- Reds challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned.
- Reds pitcher Nick Martinez, not in game, and manager Terry Francona ejected by HP umpire Carlos Torres for arguing called third strike.