KC @ CIN — SportsStats

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 · Great American Ball Park

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Final

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	9	0
CIN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	1

WP Daniel Lynch (6-6) LP Tony Santillan (3-4) SV Alex Lange (10)

Stars of the game

1st star Chase Burns

2nd star Stephen Kolek

3rd star Blake Dunn

Season matchup

CIN

KC leads 13 of 19 categories

KC	Metric	CIN
Offense
4.26 22nd	Runs scored per game	4.11 27th
.718 16th	Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.699 25th
170 21st	Team Home Runs	213 4th
.248 8th	Team Batting Average	.229 30th
20.4 12th	Total position-player WAR	9.6 28th
Pitching
5.00 26th	Runs allowed per game	5.10 28th
4.77 27th	Team Earned Run Average	4.83 28th
1.41 27th	Team Walks + Hits per Inning	1.44 28th
1173 28th	Team Strikeouts	1293 23rd
8.7 25th	Rotation WAR	7.5 26th
-1.4 29th	Bullpen WAR	1.2 28th
Roster
13.3 6th	Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	9.7 23rd
16.2% 18th	Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	20.8% 25th
65.2% 12th	Share of position-player WAR from the top three	101.0% 2nd
28.4 16th	Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	27.9 20th
Results
.426 26th	Winning percentage	.463 24th
-120 27th	Run differential	-160 28th
.427 27th	Pythagorean winning percentage	.403 28th
.447 21st	Winning percentage in one-run games	.605 3rd
.506 18th	Home winning percentage	.469 24th
.346 27th	Road winning percentage	.457 18th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Kansas City Royals

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Carter Jensen C	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.239	.790
2 Bobby Witt SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.281	.800
3 Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	4	1	2	1	2	1	0	.249	.760
4 Salvador Perez DH	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.229	.656
5 Jac Caglianone RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.289	.834
Tyler Tolbert RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.740
6 Isaac Collins LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.213	.641
7 Michael Massey 2B	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	.274	.735
8 Nick Loftin 3B	4	1	1	1	2	0	1	.240	.710
9 Kyle Isbel CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.591
Lane Thomas CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.227	.710
Team	36	5	9	2	5	3	13	.250	.724

HR:: Pasquantino, Loftin
SB:: Witt

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Stephen Kolek	7.0	6	2	2	2	8	1	96-57	4.50	1.24
Daniel Lynch W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15-10	4.08	1.15
Alex Lange SV	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	24-13	6.75	1.63
Team	9.0	8	2	2	3	11	1	135-80	2.00	1.22

Cincinnati Reds

Batting	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OPS
1 Blake Dunn CF	5	1	2	1	2	0	0	.282	.723
2 JJ Bleday LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.217	.740
3 Sal Stewart 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.263	.787
4 Nathaniel Lowe DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.258	.784
Dane Myers DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257	.721
5 Eugenio Suárez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.212	.740
6 Spencer Steer 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.238	.739
7 Will Benson RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.188	.643
8 Tyler Stephenson C	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241	.727
Edwin Arroyo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.223	.529
9 Matt McLain SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.185	.608
Noelvi Marte PH	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.189	.550
Team	34	2	8	1	2	3	11	.235	.709

2B:: Stewart, Myers, Steer
HR:: Dunn
GIDP:: Stephenson

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	P-S	ERA	WHIP
Chase Burns	6.0	4	2	2	1	9	1	98-61	2.86	1.17
Caleb Ferguson	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15-11	4.68	1.61
Tejay Antone	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	3.11	1.09
Tony Santillan L	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	1	22-13	6.42	1.67
Zach McCambley	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	15-9	4.05	1.43
Team	9.0	9	5	5	3	13	2	164-104	5.00	1.33

Win% = CIN win prob.

Bot 9th · CIN batting

5–2

Flyout. Blake Dunn flies out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

5–2

Walk. Noelvi Marte walks.

5–2

Strikeout. Edwin Arroyo called out on strikes.

5–2

Strikeout. Will Benson strikes out swinging.

5–2

Double. Spencer Steer doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins.

10%

Top 9th · KC batting

5–2

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

5–2

Intent Walk. Zach McCambley intentionally walks Vinnie Pasquantino.

5–2

Single. Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Lane Thomas to 3rd.

5–2

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

5–2

Walk. Lane Thomas walks.

5–2

Home Run. Nick Loftin homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Michael Massey scores.

4% ▼13

3–2

Single. Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Tyler Tolbert scores.

16% ▼27

2–2

Sac Bunt. Isaac Collins out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to second baseman Spencer Steer. Tyler Tolbert to 2nd.

44%

2–2

Single. Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson.

42% ▼8

Bot 8th · CIN batting

2–2

Groundout. Eugenio Suárez grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

50% ▼8

2–2

Double. Dane Myers doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.

58%

2–2

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip.

53%

2–2

Lineout. JJ Bleday lines out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

56%

Top 8th · KC batting

2–2

Strikeout. Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.

61%

2–2

Single. Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday.

56%

2–2

Pop Out. Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to catcher Tyler Stephenson in foul territory.

58%

2–2

Strikeout. Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

55%

Bot 7th · CIN batting

2–2

Lineout. Blake Dunn lines out to second baseman Michael Massey.

50%

2–2

Groundout. Matt McLain grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

52%

2–2

Pop Out. Tyler Stephenson pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino in foul territory.

55%

Top 7th · KC batting

2–2

Lineout. Lane Thomas lines out to center fielder Blake Dunn.

59%

2–2

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart.

57%

2–2

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Spencer Steer to first baseman Sal Stewart.

54%

Bot 6th · CIN batting

2–2

Flyout. Will Benson flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

50%

2–2

Walk. Spencer Steer walks. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.

57%

2–2

Flyout. Eugenio Suárez flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

54%

2–2

Fielders Choice Out. Nathaniel Lowe reaches on a fielder's choice out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to third baseman Nick Loftin. Sal Stewart out at 3rd.

58% ▼9

2–2

Double. Sal Stewart doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

67% ▲9

Top 6th · KC batting

2–2

Strikeout. Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.

58%

2–2

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.

52%

2–2

Field Error. Salvador Perez reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Spencer Steer.

50%

2–2

Lineout. Vinnie Pasquantino lines out sharply to center fielder Blake Dunn.

53%

Bot 5th · CIN batting

2–2

Strikeout. JJ Bleday called out on strikes.

50%

2–2

Home Run. Blake Dunn homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. Matt McLain scores.

52% ▲26

2–0

Single. Matt McLain singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

25%

2–0

Grounded Into DP. Tyler Stephenson grounds into a double play, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Will Benson out at 2nd. Tyler Stephenson out at 1st.

24% ▼11

2–0

Single. Will Benson singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Nick Loftin.

34%

Top 5th · KC batting

2–0

Flyout. Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

29%

2–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen called out on strikes.

28%

2–0

Flyout. Kyle Isbel flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

27%

Bot 4th · CIN batting

2–0

Groundout. Spencer Steer grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

25%

2–0

Groundout. Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Nick Loftin to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

26%

2–0

Lineout. Nathaniel Lowe lines out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

28%

Top 4th · KC batting

2–0

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out to center fielder Blake Dunn.

31%

2–0

Strikeout. Michael Massey strikes out swinging.

28%

2–0

Strikeout. Isaac Collins called out on strikes.

24%

2–0

Single. Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Blake Dunn. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

20%

2–0

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday.

24%

Bot 3rd · CIN batting

2–0

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip.

27%

2–0

Strikeout. JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.

33% ▼8

2–0

Single. Blake Dunn singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone, deflected by pitcher Stephen Kolek. Tyler Stephenson to 3rd.

41% ▲8

2–0

Strikeout. Matt McLain strikes out swinging.

33%

2–0

Walk. Tyler Stephenson walks.

37%

Top 3rd · KC batting

2–0

Flyout. Vinnie Pasquantino flies out to center fielder Blake Dunn.

33%

2–0

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

32%

2–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

31%

Bot 2nd · CIN batting

2–0

Strikeout. Will Benson strikes out swinging.

29%

2–0

Groundout. Spencer Steer grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

30%

2–0

Strikeout. Eugenio Suárez strikes out on a foul tip.

32%

Top 2nd · KC batting

2–0

Flyout. Kyle Isbel flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

34%

2–0

Strikeout. Nick Loftin strikes out swinging.

32%

2–0

Single. Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson.

30%

2–0

Flyout. Isaac Collins flies out to right fielder Will Benson.

32%

Bot 1st · CIN batting

2–0

Strikeout. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.

30%

2–0

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out swinging.

33%

2–0

Single. JJ Bleday singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel.

36%

2–0

Groundout. Blake Dunn grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Stephen Kolek.

33%

Top 1st · KC batting

2–0

Strikeout. Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.

35%

2–0

Flyout. Salvador Perez flies out to center fielder Blake Dunn.

34%

2–0

Home Run. Vinnie Pasquantino homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

33% ▼17

0–0

Walk. Bobby Witt Jr. walks.

50%

0–0

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.

52%