Kansas City RoyalsvsCincinnati Reds
KC 3/CIN 4
Things to say
Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 in 10 innings at Great American Ball Park.
01
opener
Reds walked it off in extras, 4-3 over the Royals. Took ten to get it done at Great American. KC just couldn't put them away in the ninth.
02
key player
Whoever drove in the winner in the tenth earned his paycheck — Cincinnati's been waiting for that bat to show up in a tight spot.
03
hot take
Royals manager went to the pen way too early. You give your starter a chance to finish the seventh with a lead like that.
04
deep cut
KC's 23-38 now, and you can feel it — the bullpen WHIP in extras this year is rough. They're not built for ten-inning games.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the Reds can stack a couple more — back at it tomorrow.
The recap
Reds walked it off in extras, 4-3 over the Royals at Great American. KC clawed back to force the tenth, but Cincy's lineup found just enough against a tiring bullpen to push the winner across.
Classic getaway-day grind — nobody left the yard in a hurry, it came down to small ball and whoever blinked last in the pen. Royals drop to 23-38 and the Reds climb back over .500 at 31-29.