Reds @ Royals – Mon, May 26
Game Status: Final – Score: 7-4 Reds
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| Reds Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friedl – CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .372 | .406 |
| 2 | Steer – 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .222 | .286 | .339 |
| 3 | De La Cruz, E – DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .251 | .325 | .414 |
| 4 | Hays – LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .321 | .361 | .589 |
| 5 | Lux – 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .384 | .410 |
| a-Espinal – 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .325 | |
| 6 | Stephenson, T – C | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .209 | .312 | .373 |
| 7 | Benson – RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .277 | .333 | .660 |
| 8 | McLain, M – 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .185 | .285 | .315 |
| 9 | Hampson – SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .364 | .200 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| Reds |
|---|
| a-Singled for Lux in the 6th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Friedl (10, Lorenzen); Espinal (8, Sisk). 3B: Hays (3, Sisk). HR: Stephenson, T (2, 5th inning off Lorenzen, 1 on, 0 out). TB: De La Cruz, E; Espinal 3; Friedl 3; Hampson 2; Hays 3; Lux; McLain, M; Steer; Stephenson, T 6. RBI: Benson (14); Espinal (11); Hays (25); Lux (21); Stephenson, T 3 (9). 2-out RBI: Espinal. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Steer; Hampson; Stephenson, T; Friedl; Benson. SF: Benson; Hays. Team RISP: 3-for-10. Team LOB: 11. |
| FIELDING: DP: (McLain, M-Steer). |
| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India – DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .325 | .298 |
| 2 | Witt Jr. – SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | .353 | .484 |
| 3 | Pasquantino – 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .303 | .408 |
| 4 | Perez, S – C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .226 | .265 | .357 |
| 5 | Garcia, M – 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 | .373 | .469 |
| 6 | Rave – RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
| 7 | Loftin – LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .333 |
| a-Waters – PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .281 | .319 | .398 | |
| 8 | Massey – 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .206 | .222 | .267 |
| 9 | Isbel – CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .275 | .421 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Royals |
|---|
| a-Struck out for Loftin in the 9th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Garcia, M (14, Martinez, N). HR: Perez, S (4, 7th inning off Martinez, N, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Garcia, M 2; India; Massey; Pasquantino 3; Perez, S 4. RBI: Loftin (1); Perez, S 2 (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Massey 2. SAC: Rave. SF: Loftin. GIDP: Perez, S. Team RISP: 0-for-4. Team LOB: 4. |
| FIELDING: E: Garcia, M (2, throw). |
| Reds Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez, N (W, 3-5) | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 79-59 | 3.48 |
| Santillan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.77 |
| Pagán | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-10 | 3.96 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzen (L, 3-6) | 5.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 102-56 | 4.33 |
| Zerpa | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 5.31 |
| Sisk | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33-20 | 1.80 |
| Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Game Info |
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| WP: Lorenzen. |
| Balk: Pagán. |
| HBP: Perez, S (by Pagán). |
| Pitches-strikes: Martinez, N 79-59; Santillan 9-7; Pagán 22-10; Lorenzen 102-56; Zerpa 15-11; Sisk 33-20; Cruz 15-10. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Martinez, N 6-6; Santillan 1-0; Pagán 0-1; Lorenzen 4-6; Zerpa 3-0; Sisk 1-1; Cruz 0-0. |
| Batters faced: Martinez, N 26; Santillan 3; Pagán 6; Lorenzen 29; Zerpa 5; Sisk 8; Cruz 3. |
| Umpires: HP: Alex Tosi. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Carlos Torres. 3B: Cory Blaser. |
| Weather: 64 degrees, Drizzle. |
| Wind: 13 mph, R To L. |
| First pitch: 3:12 PM. |
| T: 2:33. |
| Att: 18,002. |
| Venue: Kauffman Stadium. |
| May 26, 2025 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 1 | Austin Hays out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. TJ Friedl scores. | 1-0 CIN |
| Top 3 | Gavin Lux singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Elly De La Cruz scores. Austin Hays to 3rd. | 2-0 CIN |
| Top 3 | Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder John Rave. Austin Hays scores. Gavin Lux to 3rd. | 3-0 CIN |
| Top 3 | Will Benson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Gavin Lux scores. | 4-0 CIN |
| Top 5 | Tyler Stephenson homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Gavin Lux scores. | 6-0 CIN |
| Bottom 7 | Salvador Perez homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. | 6-2 CIN |
| Bottom 7 | Nick Loftin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder TJ Friedl. Maikel Garcia scores. | 6-3 CIN |
| Top 8 | Santiago Espinal doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Austin Hays scores. | 7-3 CIN |
| Bottom 9 | Michael Massey flies out to center fielder TJ Friedl. | 7-4 CIN |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 11 | |
| Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Decisions
- Winner: Nick Martinez (3-5, 3.48)
- Loser: Michael Lorenzen (3-6, 4.33)
Division Scoreboard
SF 1 @ DET 3 – Final
CWS 1 @ NYM 2 – Final
LAD 4 @ CLE 1 – Top 6, 1 Out
MIN 0 @ TB 0 – End 3
Next Royals Game: Tue, May 27, 06:40 PM CDT vs. Reds
Last Updated: 05/26/2025 06:48:37 PM CDT
16 comments
Bob is slumping and Massey is still on the roster. Boo.
I’m ngl I’m just happy we made it semi close, not a good game all around but they certainly tried with those last few innings. We go next against singer
Always gotta try to be the hero and hit a home run and not just try to get something in the outfield…not surprised in the slightest
If I were Massey I would have just hit a three run home run instead of flying out.
Outright horrendous plate approaches today
Vinnie’s baserunning continues to get into the head of the pitcher. I think that’s the 3rd advance he has gotten in about a week on balks.
Some positives: We didn’t ENTIRELY lay down and die. Team still has some issues, especially with going 3 up 3 down way too much but the rally in the 7th and the ALMOST rally in the 9th showed we can still fight back, just have some issues to iron out.
Think Massey needs a trip to Omaha. His glove is good but moments like those show we need a bat far more.
We made it exciting there in the last few innings, but that doesn’t erase the fact that this offense is junk. Lorenzen had a really rough one and the bats didn’t pick him up. Bullpen kept us in it to a point, just too many wasted plate appearances in the first half of the game. Rave had a really nice bunt and almost got a hit out of it, and drew the walk in the 9th, so that was nice
Vinnie and Salvy are starting to hit, so I think we’ve got better days to look forward to. Once Bobby breaks out of his slump I think the team should do pretty well.
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It’s crazy we wanted Renfroe gone so bad while Massey was quietly becoming the worst hitter in baseball. They both shoulda been gone same day.
Nicky Lopez India in the leadoff spot
Well, pinch hitting for Loftin and then letting Massey bat was… a decision.
Well that sucked. That was a rough outing from Lorenzen. On to the next game. Go Royals.
Pasquatch 3 hits Salvy getting better. Relief pitchers 1 run in 4 innings. Lorenzan a bad outing.