MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/01/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1468 - MONDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-34) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Cincinnati Reds (31-29) 0 0 2 8 0 1 0 2 X 13 18 0
Reds Whack Royals, 13-2
Good production from left fielder Tito Polo helped the Cincinnati Reds topple the Kansas City Royals, 13-2. Polo was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4 for the Reds. Jorge Fernández notched his 1st save in 1 chances. Cincinnati is now 31-29, Kansas City 26-34.

Polo contributed in the bottom of the third. With runners on 2nd and 3rd, he hit a 2-run single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Cincinnati get the win.

Said losing manager Jim Tracy: "Give the Reds credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261 2 20
J. Fok DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .321 1 6
H. Masson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .331 4 23
G. Lópes RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .286 1 7
C. Jones 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 6 15
D. Moon 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 7 25
   a-J. Reeves PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 7
   c-W. Payan C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 3 12
   d-D. García PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 15 39
R. La Arena CF 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 .314 2 10
S. Núñez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .153 0 5
   b-W. Burgess PR, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
I. Rodriguez SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .185 0 13
Totals 28 2 4 2 3 10 10      
a - J. Reeves pinch hit for D. Moon in the 7th
b - W. Burgess pinch ran for S. Núñez in the 7th
c - W. Payan substituted for J. Reeves in the 7th
d - D. García pinch hit for W. Payan in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Fok , G. Lópes , C. Jones , D. Moon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Lópes
GIDP: H. Masson
Sac Fly: R. La Arena
Hit by Pitch: S. Núñez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: H. Masson (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Arcia 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .330 0 12
   a-L. Garcia PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .206 3 14
J. Adams C 5 2 3 1 1 1 3 .255 4 26
T. Polo LF 5 2 3 4 0 1 2 .242 7 21
B. Anderson DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .281 10 23
G. Jones CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .333 2 6
J. Llerena 1B 4 3 2 0 1 0 1 .241 1 12
J. Juárez 3B 4 1 4 1 1 0 0 .260 3 25
J. Clark RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .272 0 20
J. Cortéz SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .257 0 6
Totals 42 13 18 12 4 6 20      
a - L. Garcia pinch hit for O. Arcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Adams (18, 3rd Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Juárez (14, 4th Inning off G. Llanes, 2 on, 2 outs) , G. Jones 2 (6, 4th Inning off G. Llanes, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Garza, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Polo (6, 6th Inning off G. Llanes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Polo (7, 4th Inning off C. Rodgers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Arcia , J. Adams 4 , T. Polo 7 , G. Jones 4 , J. Llerena 2 , J. Juárez 5 , J. Clark 2 , J. Cortéz
2-out RBI: J. Adams , T. Polo , G. Jones , J. Juárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Adams , J. Clark 2
Hit by Pitch: G. Jones
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Cortéz-Llerena)
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Wall at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Rodgers L (3-6) 3.2 9 7 7 1 3 1 21 73 6.97   
G. Llanes 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 10 35 6.00   
J. Garza 2.0 4 2 2 2 1 0 13 55 4.43   
J. Vergara 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodgers 15
Batters Faced: C. Rodgers 21, G. Llanes 10, J. Garza 13, J. Vergara 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodgers 3-5, G. Llanes 2-3, J. Garza 3-2, J. Vergara 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodgers 73-47, G. Llanes 35-19, J. Garza 55-34, J. Vergara 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Garza 1-1 , J. Vergara 3-1
WP: G. Llanes
Hit Batsmen: J. Garza
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
B. Gooderston W (6-6) 6.0 4 2 2 2 5 0 23 98 4.16   
J. Fernández SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 5 0 10 46 3.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gooderston 59
Batters Faced: B. Gooderston 23, J. Fernández 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gooderston 7-5, J. Fernández 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gooderston 98-58, J. Fernández 46-26
WP: B. Gooderston
Hit Batsmen: J. Fernández
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tito Polo
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 28283
Special Notes: C Sergio Núñez was injured being hit by a pitch.
Monday, June 1st , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60