Reds @ Royals – Wed, May 28

Game Status: Final – Score: 3-2 Royals

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Reds Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Friedl – CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .301 .381 .413
2 Espinal – 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 .328 .325
3 De La Cruz, E – SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 .329 .444
4 Hays – DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .303 .346 .555
Wynns, A – PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .442 .700
a-Lux – DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 .381 .406
5 Stephenson, T – C 4 0 3 0 0 1 1 .243 .341 .432
6 Steer – 1B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .231 .299 .344
7 Joe – RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .216 .275 .270
b-Benson – RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .322 .608
8 McLain, M – 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 .278 .306
9 Hampson – LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .184 .354 .184
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 5 12
Reds
a-Grounded out for Wynns, A in the 8th. b-Popped out for Joe in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B: De La Cruz, E (9, Zerpa). TB: De La Cruz, E 2; Friedl 2; Steer 3; Stephenson, T 3. RBI: Steer 2 (17). 2-out RBI: Steer 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Joe 2. GIDP: Espinal. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: Pickoffs: Greene, H (Waters at 1st base).
Royals Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 India – 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .239 .336 .309
2 Witt Jr. – SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .290 .349 .480
3 Pasquantino – 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .251 .301 .397
4 Perez, S – C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .260 .348
5 Garcia, M – DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .312 .373 .465
6 Waters – LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .279 .315 .390
7 Loftin – 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .222 .273 .333
8 Rave – RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 .111 .200 .222
9 Blanco – LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500
a-Isbel – CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 .279 .415
Totals 28 3 8 3 4 5 15
Royals
a-Walked for Blanco in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Rave (1, Greene, H); Witt Jr. (21, Greene, H). TB: Garcia, M 2; India 2; Loftin; Rave 2; Waters; Witt Jr. 2. RBI: Waters (10); Witt Jr. 2 (30). 2-out RBI: Witt Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Perez, S; Blanco; Rave; Garcia, M; Pasquantino. SAC: Blanco. SF: Witt Jr. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: DP: (Loftin-India-Pasquantino).
Reds Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Greene, H (L, 4-3) 5.0 7 2 2 1 3 0 88-56 2.63
Barlow, S 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23-14 4.18
Mey 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 19-7 4.15
Gibaut 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-5 6.14
Totals 8.0 8 3 3 4 5 0
Royals Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Cameron (W, 2-1) 6.1 6 1 1 2 2 0 92-59 1.05
Zerpa (H, 2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14-9 5.40
Schreiber (H, 5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10-6 3.68
Estévez (S, 15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16-12 1.85
Totals 9.0 9 2 2 2 5 0
Game Info
WP: Mey.
Pitches-strikes: Greene, H 88-56; Barlow, S 23-14; Mey 19-7; Gibaut 7-5; Cameron 92-59; Zerpa 14-9; Schreiber 10-6; Estévez 16-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Greene, H 3-3; Barlow, S 1-0; Mey 2-1; Gibaut 1-2; Cameron 8-7; Zerpa 1-0; Schreiber 1-0; Estévez 1-0.
Batters faced: Greene, H 21; Barlow, S 5; Mey 5; Gibaut 3; Cameron 27; Zerpa 3; Schreiber 3; Estévez 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Zerpa 1-0; Schreiber 1-1; Estévez 1-0.
Ejections: Reds pitcher Nick Martinez ejected by HP umpire Carlos Torres (9th); Reds manager Terry Francona ejected by HP umpire Carlos Torres (9th).
Umpires: HP: Carlos Torres. 1B: Cory Blaser. 2B: Alex Tosi. 3B: Ron Kulpa.
Weather: 72 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, Calm.
First pitch: 6:41 PM.
T: 2:26.
Att: 15,430.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.
May 28, 2025
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 4 Drew Waters singles on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Joe, deflected by second baseman Matt McLain. Maikel Garcia scores. 1-0 KC
Bottom 5 Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (21) on a ground ball to right fielder Connor Joe. John Rave scores. 2-0 KC
Top 6 Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Austin Hays scores. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. 2-1 KC
Bottom 7 Bobby Witt Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Connor Joe. Kyle Isbel scores. Jonathan India to 3rd. 3-1 KC
Top 8 Spencer Steer singles on a line drive to left fielder Drew Waters. Elly De La Cruz scores. 3-2 KC
Team Highlight
KC Drew Waters' RBI single (00:00:27)
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s RBI double (00:00:16)
KC John Rave's first MLB hit (00:00:28)
KC Bobby Witt Jr.'s sacrifice fly (00:00:22)
CIN Elly De La Cruz's double (00:00:18)
CIN Spencer Steer singles, Elly De La Cruz scores (00:00:16)
KC Carlos Estévez strikes out TJ Friedl to end game (00:00:19)
CIN Terry Francona and Nick Martinez ejection (00:00:56)
KC Jonathan India's amazing play (00:00:26)
CIN Condensed Game: CIN@KC – 5/28/25 (00:11:52)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Reds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 9 0 8
Royals 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 8 0 7

Decisions

Division Scoreboard

LAD 4 @ CLE 7 – Final

SF 3 @ DET 4 – Final

MIN 0 @ TB 5 – Final

CWS 9 @ NYM 4 – Final

Next Royals Game: Fri, May 30, 07:10 PM CDT vs. Tigers (1 day)

Last Updated: 05/28/2025 10:09:24 PM CDT

24 comments

  5. 30 wins! Let’s hope Erceg is alright since we haven’t seen him in a while. Noah Cameron is nails and Rave with his first hit, good to go into the off day with a win!

  11. When Rave hits and scores – we win!
    Also let’s keep Cameron up here please.

  13. Did it seem like they played an extra long clip of Kansas City on the radio broadcast after the win tonight? Either way, we needed that. Both the win and that song. I’ve missed it this week. Go Royals.

  15. I have been consistently “Cameron belongs in Omaha so that we have an emergency starter ready for injuries” but he is making it harder and harder to hold that view

  17. Cameron had another impressive game and Rave got his first hit; it was a good win. Go Royals.

  18. the part of the game where the announcers mentioned the “2 run barrier” was one of the most unintentionally sad commentaries

  19. We sure love preventing sweeps! Wins are great but still…

    1 for 11 with risp ain’t gonna cut it boysssss

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    Lo Cain approves but is very worried about the Tigers coming to town

  22. I’ve shit on India a lot but I’ll give credit where credit is due. Great game from him tonight.

    Cameron continues to roll. Need to start winning series though

  23. I was there, 3rd base side behind the dugout. Ump had been super inconsistent with the bottom of the zone call prior to the Tito ejection. It had gone our way a few times and their way a couple of times no rhyme or reason to the calls they were all in the same spot but called different every inning. I don’t blame Tito for being pissed even though on replay it was clearly a strike. Cool to see Tito get ejected, that’s a rarity. I’ve see that ump more than once this season and it’s always the short umps that call low strikes. Great when it’s in your favor.

  24. Inb4: Royals trade Kyle Wright, plus an triple AAA relief pitchers for an bat

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