MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
06/03/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1497 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-36) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
Cincinnati Reds (33-29) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 7 0
Cincinnati Wins, Topping Kansas City, 3-1
The Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals played a tight game with the hosts claiming a hard-fought win.

Cincinnati got a strong outing from Chris Sale as the Reds defeated the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, at Great American Ball Park. The Cincinnati winning streak has reached 3 games.

Cincinnati third baseman Greg Jones contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fourth. With two down, he hit a changeup to center field for a run-scoring single. It was his 21st hit of the season and put the Reds ahead, 2-1.

"Chris was in control from the top," said Cincinnati manager Kevin Cash.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 2 20
J. Fok C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 1 6
H. Masson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .347 4 23
   b-G. Lópes PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309 1 8
D. García RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 15 40
R. La Arena CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .319 3 12
L. Bejaran 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 0 15
D. Moon 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .269 7 25
W. Burgess DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 1 4
   a-C. Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 6 15
I. Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 0 13
Totals 31 1 6 1 1 11 11      
a - C. Jones inserted as DH in the 7th
b - G. Lópes pinch hit for H. Masson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. La Arena (7, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Masson (16, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Burgess (1, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall , H. Masson 2 , R. La Arena 2 , D. Moon , W. Burgess 4 , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Masson , L. Bejaran , D. Moon
Sac Bunt: F. Wall
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: H. Masson (5) , D. García (4) , L. Bejaran (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Bejaran-Moon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Morris LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .251 1 15
M. Lambright CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .266 6 26
J. Parra RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .286 5 13
B. Anderson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 10 23
J. Cortéz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .242 0 6
O. Arcia 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .327 0 12
T. Polo DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 7 21
G. Jones 3B 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .344 3 9
D. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 2 14
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 2 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Jones (7, 2nd Inning off K. Walker, 0 on, 2 outs) , W. Morris (9, 8th Inning off M. Long, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Morris 3 , M. Lambright , J. Parra 2 , G. Jones 3
2-out RBI: G. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Cortéz 2 , D. Jones 2
GIDP: B. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Morris (9) , M. Lambright (3)
CS: J. Parra (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cortéz-Jones)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Walker L (3-5) 6.1 5 2 2 1 2 0 25 100 3.50   
M. Long 1.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 7 25 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Walker 56
Batters Faced: K. Walker 25, M. Long 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Walker 9-7, M. Long 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Walker 100-66, M. Long 25-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Sale W (6-4) 6.0 5 1 1 1 8 1 24 99 3.87   
B. Brooks H (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 6.43   
D. Hall H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 11 3.20   
D. Parsons SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 8 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 65
Batters Faced: C. Sale 24, B. Brooks 3, D. Hall 3, D. Parsons 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 6-4, B. Brooks 0-2, D. Hall 1-1, D. Parsons 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 99-65, B. Brooks 7-4, D. Hall 11-7, D. Parsons 8-7
WP: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 26974
Special Notes: Rain delay of 31 minutes in the 4th inning.
Wednesday, June 3rd , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60