Reds and Royals Turn on a Sixth-Inning Switch at Surprise Stadium

The Cincinnati Reds moved to 7-6 while the Kansas City Royals went to 7-7, and the Royals posted a 6-2 result at 3:05 PM EDT at Surprise Stadium.

First inning

The Royals opened scoring with 1 run on 1 hit, while the Reds had 0 runs and 0 hits in the top half.

Second inning

The Reds produced 1 hit and left traffic, while the Royals added 2 hits but did not score.

Third inning

The Reds recorded 2 hits without a run, and the Royals also logged 2 hits without a run.

Fourth inning

The Reds got on the board with 1 run on 2 hits, and the Royals answered with 1 hit but no run.

Fifth inning

The Reds went without a hit and without a run, and the Royals also went without a hit and without a run.

Sixth inning

The Royals created separation with 5 runs on 5 hits, and the Reds came up empty in the inning as Cincinnati’s pitching line finished with a 6.75 earned run average and a 2.25 walks plus hits per inning pitched.

Kansas City’s surge coincided with Reds fielding that ended at 3 errors and a 0.914 fielding percentage, while the Royals finished with 0 errors.

The Reds vs Royals match summary also reflected Cincinnati allowing 13 hits, including 1 home run, as the staff’s opponent batting average sat at 0.382.

Seventh inning

The Reds posted 0 runs and 0 hits, and the Royals added 1 hit without scoring.

Eighth inning

The Reds again went without a hit and without a run, and the Royals added 1 hit without a run.

Ninth inning

The Reds scored 1 run on 3 hits to finish with 8 hits overall, and Cincinnati ended the day with 2 runs while going 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position in the post-game report Reds.

Spencer Steer followed up his previous-game 0.667 average and 1.667 on-base plus slugging mark, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand brought in 1 run in his previous game with a 1.000 on-base plus slugging as the Reds vs Royals full match report centered on a late push that came up short.

Elly De La Cruz carried a 0.333 on-base percentage from his previous game into a lineup that finished with a 0.324 on-base percentage and 0.688 on-base plus slugging, while the Reds coach post-game reaction came after Cincinnati left 8 runners on base.

The Reds next game is scheduled for 4:05 PM EDT on 2026-03-08 at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona, and the broadcast is set for CINR.

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