Reds @ Royals – Tue, May 27
Game Status: Final – Score: 7-2 Reds
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| Reds Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friedl – CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .381 | .413 |
| 2 | Espinal – 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .277 | .335 | .333 |
| 3 | De La Cruz, E – SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 | .331 | .443 |
| 4 | Hays – LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .308 | .346 | .564 |
| 5 | Stephenson, T – DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 | .321 | .414 |
| 6 | Steer – 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .290 | .335 |
| 7 | Lux – 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .383 | .409 |
| a-McLain, M – 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .183 | .284 | .314 | |
| 8 | Trevino – C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | .330 | .491 |
| 9 | Benson – RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .260 | .328 | .620 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
| Reds |
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| a-Grounded into a forceout for Lux in the 8th. |
| BATTING: 2B: Espinal (9, Cruz). HR: Stephenson, T (3, 2nd inning off Lynch IV, 0 on, 1 out); De La Cruz, E 2 (11, 4th inning off Bowlan, 0 on, 0 out, 6th inning off Clarke, T, 0 on, 0 out). TB: De La Cruz, E 8; Espinal 3; Friedl 3; Lux; Stephenson, T 4; Trevino. RBI: De La Cruz, E 2 (40); Espinal (12); McLain, M (18); Steer (15); Stephenson, T (10). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hays; Trevino. GIDP: Espinal. Team RISP: 0-for-6. Team LOB: 6. |
| FIELDING: DP: (De La Cruz, E-McLain, M-Steer). |
| Royals Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India – DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .329 | .303 |
| 2 | Witt Jr. – SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .289 | .351 | .477 |
| 3 | Pasquantino – 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .302 | .403 |
| 4 | Perez, S – C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 | .265 | .355 |
| 5 | Garcia, M – 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .371 | .465 |
| 6 | Waters – LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 | .317 | .394 |
| 7 | Rave – RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 8 | Massey – 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .228 | .272 |
| 9 | Isbel – CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 | .274 | .415 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| Royals |
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| BATTING: TB: Garcia, M; India 2; Isbel; Massey 2; Perez, S; Waters. RBI: India (13); Isbel (15). 2-out RBI: Isbel; India. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Isbel; Witt Jr.; Perez, S; Rave. GIDP: Perez, S. Team RISP: 2-for-6. Team LOB: 7. |
| FIELDING: E: Schreiber (1, throw). Outfield assists: Waters (Lux at 2nd base). DP: (Garcia, M-Massey-Pasquantino). |
| Reds Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singer (W, 6-3) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-62 | 4.60 |
| Santillan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.67 |
| Gibaut | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 6.59 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Royals Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynch IV | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42-25 | 1.75 |
| Bowlan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17-11 | 2.57 |
| Sisk | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 1.69 |
| Clarke, T (L, 1-1) | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27-18 | 0.82 |
| Schreiber | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30-16 | 3.80 |
| Zerpa | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 5.14 |
| Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 1.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Game Info |
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| WP: Sisk. |
| IBB: De La Cruz, E (by Schreiber). |
| HBP: Pasquantino (by Santillan). |
| Pitches-strikes: Singer 99-62; Santillan 8-6; Gibaut 15-12; Lynch IV 42-25; Bowlan 17-11; Sisk 23-11; Clarke, T 27-18; Schreiber 30-16; Zerpa 9-8; Cruz 18-13. |
| Groundouts-flyouts: Singer 4-8; Santillan 1-0; Gibaut 1-1; Lynch IV 0-1; Bowlan 0-1; Sisk 0-0; Clarke, T 1-3; Schreiber 0-0; Zerpa 2-0; Cruz 0-1. |
| Batters faced: Singer 29; Santillan 3; Gibaut 4; Lynch IV 10; Bowlan 5; Sisk 4; Clarke, T 8; Schreiber 6; Zerpa 2; Cruz 5. |
| Inherited runners-scored: Bowlan 1-0; Clarke, T 3-0; Zerpa 3-1. |
| Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Carlos Torres. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Alex Tosi. |
| Weather: 63 degrees, Partly Cloudy. |
| Wind: 6 mph, In From LF. |
| First pitch: 6:40 PM. |
| T: 2:27. |
| Att: 17,383. |
| Venue: Kauffman Stadium. |
| May 27, 2025 |
| Inning | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Top 2 | Tyler Stephenson homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. | 1-0 CIN |
| Bottom 2 | Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Maikel Garcia scores. Michael Massey to 3rd. | 1-1 |
| Bottom 2 | Jonathan India singles on a ground ball to center fielder TJ Friedl. Michael Massey scores. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. | 2-1 KC |
| Top 4 | Elly De La Cruz homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. | 2-2 |
| Top 6 | Elly De La Cruz homers (11) on a fly ball to right center field. | 3-2 CIN |
| Top 8 | Santiago Espinal singles on a ground ball to pitcher John Schreiber. TJ Friedl scores. Santiago Espinal to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher John Schreiber. | 4-2 CIN |
| Top 8 | Spencer Steer walks. Santiago Espinal scores. Elly De La Cruz to 3rd. Tyler Stephenson to 2nd. | 5-2 CIN |
| Top 8 | Matt McLain grounds into a force out, second baseman Michael Massey to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Elly De La Cruz scores. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd. Spencer Steer out at 2nd. Matt McLain to 1st. | 6-2 CIN |
| Top 9 | Santiago Espinal doubles (9) on a ground ball to left fielder Drew Waters. TJ Friedl scores. | 7-2 CIN |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reds | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | |
| Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Decisions
- Winner: Brady Singer (6-3, 4.60)
- Loser: Taylor Clarke (1-1, 0.82)
Division Scoreboard
LAD 9 @ CLE 5 – Final
SF 1 @ DET 3 – Final
MIN 4 @ TB 2 – Final
CWS 4 @ NYM 6 – Final
Next Royals Game: Wed, May 28, 06:40 PM CDT vs. Reds
Last Updated: 05/27/2025 09:44:21 PM CDT
35 comments
This was absolutely not optimal.
Also, this means we’ve fallen out of the very-early AL playoff picture.
We now trail the Astros / Asterisks / Trashcans / ******s by half a game for a Wild Card spot.
team needs a shakeup badly
Awful game. Take the game tmr, avoid the sweep. Let’s go Royals.
That wasn’t enjoyable.
Fire Zumwalt tonight
At least 15 games under .500 by the break. Mark it down
We are not going to make the playoffs:(
https://i.redd.it/f5p5umirlf3f1.gif
where 95% of the lineup going to
Just going to quote myself from the game thread:
We’re currently floundering against mid-ass, .500 teams and it’s getting hard to watch. I try to temper my takes by considering weeks and months at a time, but I’m starting to sour on the team, which makes sense because watching the Royals into June is a rare experience.
I’m still excited to go see them in a few weeks, but I’m not sure we have the stuff this year to compete for the WC. We’re losing too many games, too convincingly to the type of competition we should expect to break even with if we’re going to sneak back into the post-season again this year.
There’s still time. Baseball is fickle and the season is long. But I’m downgrading my forecast from WC competitive down to the line to Dark Horse that’s going to need a major break.
I can’t fucking wait for the front office to do fucking nothing before the all star break and bring literally no one in
Started the season 8-14. Then got lava hot. And since the lava streak we’re 5-16.
13-30 team outside of our lava streak. Gonnnnna need to find some middle ground somewhere
I don’t get it. Why can’t they manage to hit baseballs left in the zone?
I am regretting my FanDuel subscription.
I hope that feeling changes in a few weeks. 😞
I hate that I had at on in the background. It literally gave me PTSD from 2 years ago. It’s like I was watching Nate Eaton and Jackie Bradley Jr. get regular at-bats again.
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results“ is a popular phrase often used to describe a situation where someone repeats ineffective actions or behaviors without learning from previous outcomes.
Not much needs to be said here. Pitching is good, but the slip ups mean we guaranteed lose because most of the roster, even Bobby right now is doing poorly offensively. Maybe it’s a coaching issue, maybe a talent issue. Who knows. Go Royals.
The real question is who gets to play tomorrow!?!
Out of a wild card spot. Sad.
Same shit, different day with these guys. We got 2 early and the bats vanished. Bullpen games are always tough, but yeesh. Especially Schreiber, that was painful to watch. Gotta do something to shake shit up. I love Salvy, but he’s just an inning killer at this point. I don’t know what the answer is, but I don’t get paid to figure it out. Maybe tomorrow
This team is ass. JJ Picollo is a clown for running it back with this lineup.
That being said, it was pretty obvious this would be the team we got this year. Only reason they made the playoffs last year is because they beat up on the worst team of all time
There is no way to sugarcoat it; that sucked. Our pitching struggled, and our offense could not dig us out of the hole. Hopefully, we can bounce back tomorrow. Go Royals.
Not a lot to be excited about right now.
And here I thought shitty pitching was going to finally wake our bats up. Turns out it actually just makes us all around ass.
Alec Zumwalt:
Imagine Ryan O’Hearn in this lineup
It seem to me by this time in a season we would have a solid lineup and a normal rotation coming out of the pen. We seem to looking for the magic sauce
I was pessimistic coming into the season and I feel validated. This offense is horrendous. I think Salvy is basically washed, Fermin needs to play more. But this offense has zero power. Hard to score runs with no power and can’t string hits together with any sort of consistency.
We did not fall. We succumbed. We were overrun.
No need to rush Cags. Let him keep eating down there getting his confidence super high while leaning a new position
Went to the game, at least I got to see my favorite non Royal hit a couple home runs. That silver lining aint too silver though.
Too many bullpen games with starters out. Moves on Renfroe and Biggionto get bats up were positive. If you’re the Hitting Coach with these results, you should be nervous. If you’re the Manager with the fundamental base running problems, you should be working overtime to fix it AND kicking your Hitting Coach in the ass. I think we’re all waiting to see that.
BWJ is playing worse than last year, Vinnie and Salvy are playing far worse than last year, and the back of the lineup is even more terrible than last year. Garcia is the only bat that got better.
Oh well. Get em tomorrow!
