MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/29/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2940 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-77) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Cincinnati Reds (75-84) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 X 5 7 0
Cincinnati Edges Kansas City, 5-4
Cincinnati beat Kansas City at Great American Ball Park, eking out a 5-4 win. The win was due in large part to center fielder Randy Arozarena. He went 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Eury Perez got credit for the win, improving to 9-6. He allowed 3 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings. Clay Holmes earned his 33rd save in 37 tries.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, the Reds grabbed the lead when Matt McLain rapped a two-out single. Cincinnati was trailing 3-2, when McLain hit a 2-run single off Frank Mozzicato to put his team in front, 4-3.

"Win or lose, we always try to grind it out and stay even-keeled," Arozarena said in reaction to the win.

The Reds go to 75-84, putting them third in the National League Central Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McNeil RF 5 0 2 1 0 2 5 .337 6 22
G. Cross LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .280 21 73
C. Wallace 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .298 27 92
   c-N. Gorman PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203 21 55
J. Ramirez DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .296 30 89
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .271 10 65
   d-V. Pasquantino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 18 78
C. Mead 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .275 5 15
K. Villavicencio 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .261 2 50
S. Michelson C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .212 11 45
D. Fletcher CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .283 9 50
   a-K. Bryant PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 3 5
   b-J. Adell CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184 11 47
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 13 20      
a - K. Bryant pinch hit for D. Fletcher in the 6th
b - J. Adell substituted for K. Bryant in the 6th
c - N. Gorman pinch hit for C. Wallace in the 9th
d - V. Pasquantino pinch hit for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Gorman (21, 9th Inning off C. Holmes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McNeil 2 , N. Gorman 4 , B. Witt Jr. , V. Pasquantino , C. Mead , K. Villavicencio , S. Michelson , J. Adell
2-out RBI: J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McNeil , G. Cross , C. Wallace 2
Sac Fly: K. Villavicencio
Hit by Pitch: S. Michelson , K. Bryant
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Mead (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Witt Jr.-Villavicencio-Mead, Wallace-Villavicencio-Mead)
OF assists: 1 (Fletcher(Bazzana at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bazzana LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .308 17 68
M. McLain DH 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .283 13 60
C. Martin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291 5 32
E. De La Cruz 3B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .230 18 72
S. Steer 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .278 8 69
J. Fraley RF, CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .242 21 62
J. Lawlar SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .238 4 20
R. Arozarena CF 3 2 1 2 1 0 3 .233 13 60
   a-A. Hays CF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 9 50
T. Stephenson C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .270 9 46
Totals 28 5 7 5 7 7 20      
a - A. Hays substituted for R. Arozarena in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Arozarena (13, 6th Inning off A. Vesia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. McLain , C. Martin , E. De La Cruz , S. Steer , J. Fraley , R. Arozarena 4 , T. Stephenson
2-out RBI: T. Bazzana , M. McLain , R. Arozarena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Steer , R. Arozarena
GIDP: S. Steer , R. Arozarena
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McLain (36)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Mozzicato L (6-14) 4.1 5 4 4 6 5 0 94 4.99   
A. Kittredge 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.61   
A. Vesia 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.35   
B. Joyce 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 33 5.10   
C. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Mozzicato 36
Batters Faced: F. Mozzicato 22, A. Kittredge 1, A. Vesia 3, B. Joyce 7, C. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Mozzicato 3-3, A. Kittredge 1-0, A. Vesia 0-2, B. Joyce 1-2, C. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Mozzicato 94-49, A. Kittredge 2-2, A. Vesia 8-6, B. Joyce 33-19, C. Hernandez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Kittredge 1-0 , C. Hernandez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Perez W (9-6) 5.1 5 3 3 4 8 0 101 3.50   
K. Snead H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 28 2.77   
A. Nardi H (9) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 3.92   
C. Holmes SV (33) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Perez 50
Batters Faced: E. Perez 26, K. Snead 6, A. Nardi 5, C. Holmes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Perez 5-3, K. Snead 0-1, A. Nardi 2-0, C. Holmes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Perez 101-61, K. Snead 28-19, A. Nardi 17-12, C. Holmes 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Snead 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Perez , K. Snead
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Arozarena
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 27587
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