Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Friedl vs. Lyles
  
  Friedl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  McLain vs. Lyles
  
  McLain strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  India vs. Lyles
  
  India hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Pratto vs. Williamson
  
  Pratto hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. India reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Williamson
  
  Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  vs. Williamson
  
  hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williamson fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Williamson. Perez moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Melendez vs. Williamson
  
  Melendez hits a fly ball into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Perez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Garcia vs. Williamson
  
  Williamson spins and fires to second and has trapped. There's the throw to Newman who tags for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  De La Cruz vs. Lyles
  
  De La Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Steer vs. Lyles
  
  There goes De La Cruz. The throw from Perez, and Duffy drops the ball. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Steer vs. Lyles
  
  Steer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. De La Cruz scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stephenson vs. Lyles
  
  Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garcia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Benson vs. Lyles
  
  Benson takes first base on ball four. Stephenson moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Newman vs. Lyles
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Blanco. Newman reaches second base with a double. Stephenson scores. Benson moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Fairchild vs. Lyles
  
  Fairchild hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benson scores. Newman moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Friedl vs. Lyles
  
  Friedl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman scores. Fairchild moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
  McLain vs. Lyles
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
  McLain vs. Lyles
  
  McLain takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
  India vs. Lyles
  
  India hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  De La Cruz vs. Lyles
  
  There's a wild pitch. Fairchild scores. Friedl moves to third. McLain moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  De La Cruz vs. Lyles
  
  De La Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Williamson
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Williamson
  
  Olivares hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Friedl. Olivares reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Duffy vs. Williamson
  
  Duffy hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Friedl. Duffy reaches second base with a double. Olivares scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Waters vs. Williamson
  
  Waters hits a line drive towards first. Steer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Blanco vs. Williamson
  
  Blanco hits a line drive into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Steer vs. Lyles
  
  Steer hits a line drive into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Stephenson vs. Lyles
  
  Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Benson vs. Lyles
  
  Benson hits a fly ball into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Pratto vs. Williamson
  
  Pratto hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Williamson
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Friedl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  vs. Williamson
  
  hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Melendez vs. Williamson
  
  Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Garcia vs. Williamson
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Lyles
  
  Newman hits a line drive into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Fairchild vs. Lyles
  
  Fairchild hits a fly ball into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Friedl vs. Lyles
  
  Friedl hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Duffy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Williamson
  
  Olivares hits a line drive into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Duffy vs. Williamson
  
  Duffy hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Waters vs. Williamson
  
  Waters strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McLain vs. Lyles
  
  McLain hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Duffy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  India vs. Lyles
  
  India hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  De La Cruz vs. Lyles
  
  De La Cruz strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Blanco vs. Williamson
  
  Blanco hits a popup beyond second. India can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pratto vs. Williamson
  
  Pratto hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. India fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Williamson
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De La Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Steer vs. Lyles
  
  Steer strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stephenson vs. Lyles
  
  Stephenson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Benson vs. Lyles
  
  Benson hits a line drive into center field. Waters settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  vs. Duarte
  
  Daniel Duarte now pitching.
  
  hits a popup, foul, towards first. Steer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Melendez vs. Duarte
  
  Melendez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. India settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Duarte
  
  Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Kowar
  
  Jackson Kowar now pitching.
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Fairchild vs. Kowar
  
  Fairchild hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Friedl vs. Kowar
  
  Friedl takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  McLain vs. Kowar
  
  McLain strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Olivares vs. Gibaut
  
  Ian Gibaut now pitching.
  
  Olivares hits a line drive into right field. Benson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Massey vs. Gibaut
  
  Michael Massey pinch hits for Matt Duffy.
  
  Massey takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Waters vs. Gibaut
  
  Waters is hit by the pitch. Massey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Blanco vs. Gibaut
  
  Blanco takes first base on ball four. Massey moves to third. Waters moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Pratto vs. Sims
  
  Lucas Sims now pitching.
  
  Pratto strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Perez vs. Sims
  
  Perez strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  India vs. Cox
  
  Michael Massey now playing second base. Austin Cox now pitching.
  
  India takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  De La Cruz vs. Cox
  
  De La Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Steer vs. Cox
  
  Steer hits a fly ball into left field. Blanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  vs. Sims
  
  strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Melendez vs. Sims
  
  Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Steer scoops it up and throws to first, with Sims covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Garcia vs. Sims
  
  Garcia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Olivares vs. Sims
  
  Olivares hits a popup towards short. De La Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Stephenson vs. Cox
  
  Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Hopkins vs. Cox
  
  T.J. Hopkins pinch hits for Will Benson.
  
  Hopkins hits a fly ball into right field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Cox
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Massey vs. Diaz
  
  T.J. Hopkins now playing right field. Alexis Diaz now pitching.
  
  Massey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. India settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Waters vs. Diaz
  
  Waters hits a fly ball into center field. Friedl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Blanco vs. Diaz
  
  Blanco strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 6/13/2023 -- CIN at KCA (N)

  CIN                AB  R  H RBI    KCA                AB  R  H RBI
TJ Friedl, cf         3  0  2  1   Nick Pratto, 1b       4  1  1  0   
Matt McLain, dh       3  0  0  0   Salvador Perez, c     4  1  1  0   
Jonathan India, 2b    3  0  0  0   Bobby Witt Jr., ss    4  1  1  2   
Elly De La Cruz, ss   3  1  0  0   MJ Melendez, rf       3  0  1  1   
Spencer Steer, 1b     4  0  1  1   Maikel Garcia, 3b     4  0  1  0   
Tyler Stephenson, c   4  1  0  0   Edward Olivares, dh   4  1  1  0   
Will Benson, rf       2  1  0  0   Matt Duffy, 2b        2  0  1  1   
TJ Hopkins, ph-rf     1  0  0  0   Michael Masse, ph-2b  1  0  0  0   
Kevin Newman, 3b      4  1  1  1   Drew Waters, cf       3  0  0  0   
Stuart Fairchild, lf  3  1  1  1   Dairon Blanco, lf     3  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  5  5  4                        32  4  8  4

CIN              050 000 000 --  5
KCA              112 000 000 --  4

  CIN                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brandon Williamson (W)  5.0  7  4  3  0  1
Daniel Duarte         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Ian Gibaut            0.1  0  0  0  2  0
Lucas Sims            1.2  1  0  0  0  3
Alexis Diaz (S)       1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  KCA                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jordan Lyles (L)      6.0  5  5  5  3  4
Jackson Kowar         1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Austin Cox            2.0  0  0  0  1  0

E -- Brandon Williamson, Matt Duffy
DP -- CIN 2, KCA 2
LOB -- CIN 3, KCA 5
2B -- Kevin Newman, Edward Olivares, Matt Duffy
HR -- Bobby Witt Jr.
SB -- Elly De La Cruz, TJ Friedl, Stuart Fairchild
CS -- Bobby Witt Jr.
SF -- MJ Melendez
HBP -- by Ian Gibaut (Drew Waters)
WP -- Jordan Lyles
T -- 2:30
A -- 16931

    

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