Major League Baseball

FINAL
Cincinnati Reds 5
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Kansas City Royals 4
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KC1120000004
Kauffman Stadium · 16,931 att.

Match Report

Reds hold off Royals 5-4 to give Brandon Williamson first big league win

— Brandon Williamson gave up a run in the first, another in the second and two more in the third Tuesday night, and everything could have easily come undone for the 25-year-old left-hander and the rest of the Cincinnati Reds.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

CIN

  • Matt McLain 2B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • TJ Friedl CF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Elly De La Cruz SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Spencer Steer 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

KC

  • Salvador Perez DH H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Nick Pratto 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Edward Olivares RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

CIN wins series 3-0

Injuries

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

Cincinnati Reds

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

Lineups

Confirmed

KC

  1. Nick Pratto1B41
  2. Salvador PerezC13
  3. Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
  4. MJ MelendezRF1
  5. Maikel Garcia3B11
  6. Edward OlivaresDH34
  7. Matt Duffy2B9
  8. Drew WatersCF8
  9. Dairon BlancoLF97

Substitutes

  1. Michael Massey2B19

CIN

  1. TJ FriedlCF29
  2. Matt McLainDH9
  3. Jonathan India2B6
  4. Elly De La CruzSS44
  5. Spencer Steer1B7
  6. Tyler StephensonC37
  7. Will BensonRF30
  8. Kevin Newman3B27
  9. Stuart FairchildLF17

Substitutes

  1. TJ HopkinsRF88

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32807 8th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41283 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    37979 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41184 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41184 7th Inning
  14. Foul Out 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41094 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 6th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 5th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 5th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 5th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 5th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42431 4th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 4th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 3rd Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    42431 3rd Inning
  28. Play Result 5-4

    Witt Jr. homered to left center (412 feet), Pratto scored.

    42431 3rd Inning
  29. Home Run 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42431 3rd Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42431 3rd Inning
  31. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42431 3rd Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42431 3rd Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    42431 2nd Inning
  34. Play Result 5-2

    Duffy doubled to center, Olivares scored.

    42431 2nd Inning
  35. Double 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    42431 2nd Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  37. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42431 2nd Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42431 2nd Inning
  40. Play Result 5-1

    Fairchild scored on Lyles wild pitch, McLain to second, Friedl to third.

    31061 2nd Inning
  41. Wild Pitch 5-1

    Fairchild scored on Lyles wild pitch, McLain to second on wild pitch by Lyles, Friedl to third on wild pitch by Lyles.

    31061 2nd Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
    31061 2nd Inning
  43. Play Result 4-1

    Friedl singled to right, Newman scored, Fairchild to second.

    31061 2nd Inning
  44. Single 4-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31061 2nd Inning
  45. Strike Looking 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31061 2nd Inning
  46. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    31061 2nd Inning
  47. Play Result 3-1

    Fairchild singled to left, Benson scored, Newman to third.

    31061 2nd Inning
  48. Single 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31061 2nd Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    31061 2nd Inning
  50. Play Result 2-1

    Newman doubled to left, Stephenson scored, Benson to third.

    31061 2nd Inning
  51. Double 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31061 2nd Inning
  52. Ball 1-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31061 2nd Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
    31061 2nd Inning
  54. Play Result 1-1

    Steer singled to left, De La Cruz scored.

    31061 2nd Inning
  55. Single 1-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball In Play

    31061 2nd Inning
  56. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    31061 2nd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31061 2nd Inning
  58. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    31061 2nd Inning
  59. Ball 0-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    31061 2nd Inning
  60. Strike Swinging 0-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    31061 2nd Inning
  1. End Inning 5-4

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    4905920 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 5-4

    Blanco struck out swinging.

    4905920 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    4905920 9th Inning
  5. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4905920 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  7. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4905920 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Dairon Blanco

    4905920 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    4905920 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 5-4

    Waters flied out to center.

    4905920 9th Inning
  12. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  13. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    4905920 9th Inning
  14. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4905920 9th Inning
  15. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4905920 9th Inning
  17. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Drew Waters

    4905920 9th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    4905920 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 5-4

    Massey popped out to second.

    4905920 9th Inning
  20. Pop Out 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    4905920 9th Inning
  21. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4905920 9th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    4905920 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Alexis Diaz pitches to Michael Massey

    4905920 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 5-4

    Díaz relieved Sims

    4905920 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 5-4

    Hopkins in right field.

    9th Inning
  26. Start Inning 5-4

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Inning 5-4

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41283 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 5-4

    Newman grounded out to shortstop.

    41283 9th Inning
  30. Ground Out 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41283 9th Inning
  31. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41283 9th Inning
  32. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41283 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Austin Cox pitches to Kevin Newman

    41283 9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
    41283 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 5-4

    Hopkins flied out to right.

    41283 9th Inning
  36. Fly Out 5-4

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    41283 9th Inning
  37. Ball 5-4

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    41283 9th Inning
  38. Strike Looking 5-4

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    41283 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4

    Austin Cox pitches to T.J. Hopkins

    41283 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 5-4

    Hopkins hit for Benson

    9th Inning

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