Major League Baseball

FINAL Thursday, March 4, 2021
Kansas City Royals 5
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Cincinnati Reds 3
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Goodyear Ballpark · 1,869 att.

Top Performers

KC

  • Edward Olivares H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Emmanuel Rivera H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Bubba Starling H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Nick Pratto H-AB 1-1 · AB 1 · R 1

CIN

  • Eugenio Suarez H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Alfredo Rodriguez H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Tucker Barnhart H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Joey Votto H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 1

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning End of the 9th inning
  2. · 9th Inning
  3. · 9th Inning India struck out swinging.
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  6. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  7. · 9th Inning Jake Newberry pitches to Jonathan India
  8. · 9th Inning

Head to Head

KC leads series 1-0

Injuries

Cincinnati Reds

  • Tony Santillan Out
  • Julian Garcia Out
  • Spencer Steer 60-Day-IL
  • Dane Myers Out
  • Blake Dunn 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

CIN

  1. 3Jesse WinkerLF
  2. 37Joey Votto1B
  3. 28Eugenio Suarez3B
  4. 18Mike Moustakas2B
  5. 18Tucker BarnhartC
  6. 0Alex Blandino1B
  7. 46Tyler NaquinCF
  8. 54Jose BarreroDH
  9. 43Mark PaytonRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Dwight Smith Jr.RF
  2. 69Alfredo RodriguezSS
  3. 6Jonathan India3B
  4. 78Kyle Holder2B
  5. 74Rocky GaleC
  6. 82Narciso Crook1B
  7. 29TJ FriedlCF
  8. 90Errol RobinsonLF

KC

  1. 28Kyle IsbelRF
  2. 23Andrew BenintendiLF
  3. 12Jorge SolerDH
  4. 29Ryan O'Hearn1B
  5. 26Hanser Alberto2B
  6. 34Edward OlivaresLF
  7. 26Emmanuel Rivera3B
  8. 85Lucius FoxSS
  9. 38Sebastian RiveroC

Substitutes

  1. 19Erick MejiaRF
  2. 11Bubba StarlingCF
  3. 7Bobby Witt Jr.DH
  4. 41Nick Pratto1B
  5. 96Anderson MillerLF
  6. 71Gabriel Cancel2B
  7. 82Kelvin Gutierrez3B
  8. 30Jeison GuzmanSS
  9. 63Nick DiniC

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