Kansas City Royals at Cincinnati Reds
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Blake Dunn's walk-off single in 10th lifts Reds past Royals 4-3
Steer homered twice and Will Benson hit a tying solo shot in the ninth for the Reds, who only had four hits in the game.
The Royals led 3-2 when pinch-hitter Benson homered off Royals closer Lucas Erceg.
The Royals had runners on first and third with one out in the 10th, but Jac Caglianone lined out to short and Brock Burke (2-2) struck out Kyle Isbel to end the threat.
Royals left-hander Noah Cameron allowed one hit — Steer's solo home run in the fifth — and struck out eight with no walks in seven innings.
Kansas City had lost eight of Cameron's 10 starts this season but he was dominant on Tuesday, tying career highs with seven innings pitched and eight strikeouts.
Cameron, who took a no-hitter into the seventh in his major league debut on April 30, retired the first 13 batters he faced on Tuesday with four strikeouts.
With one out in the fifth, Steer hit a solo home run for the Reds' first hit. Cameron struck out three batters in the fifth and retired seven straight following Steer's homer.
John Schreiber (0-3) took the loss.
Reds left-hander Andrew Abbott, who had a 1.85 ERA over his previous six starts, allowed three earned runs on five hits in six innings.
All three runs, four of the five hits and two of four walks allowed by Abbott came in the fourth inning.
The Royals loaded the bases twice in the fourth. The first run scored from third on Caglianone’s groundout. Two more runs scored on Michael Massey’s two-out single.
Steer homered again in the eighth off Matt Strahm to cut the Reds' deficit to 3-2. It was Steer's fourth career multihome run game.
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Dunn singled to right, Steer scored. |
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10th Inning | Friedl struck out swinging. |
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10th Inning | Schreiber relieved Erceg |
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10th Inning | Friedl hit for Stephenson |
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10th Inning | Isbel struck out swinging. |
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10th Inning | Caglianone lined out to shortstop. |
Statistics
KC |
CIN |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 4 |
| 3 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 8 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 21 | Runners Left On Base | 3 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 187 | Pitches | 134 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 3 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 13 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 2.4 |
| .143 | Batting Average | .125 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .333 |
| .143 | Slugging Percentage | .406 |
| .314 | Secondary Average | .344 |
| .318 | On Base Percentage | .176 |
| .461 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .583 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 2.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.3 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 29.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.7 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.25 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .281 |
| 0.73 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.18 |
| .182 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
| .171 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .219 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 67.8 | MLB Rating | 74.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 25,824 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 35 | 27 | .565 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 32 | 29 | .525 | 2.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 29 | 33 | .468 | 6 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 24 | 38 | .387 | 11 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 23 | 38 | .377 | 11.5 | L1 |
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 37 | 21 | .638 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 33 | 28 | .541 | 5.5 | W4 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 31 | 28 | .525 | 6.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 32 | 29 | .525 | 6.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 31 | 29 | .517 | 7 | W1 |


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