Kansas City Royals @ Cincinnati Reds — Feb 24, 2026

MLB, Preseason Goodyear Ballpark, Goodyear·February 24, 2026
Kansas City Royals KC 2-3, 2-1 Away
4
Final
5
Cincinnati Reds CIN 1-2, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
KC 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
CIN 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5
Leaders
Hits
K.
K. Newman 3B KC
2 H
E.
E. Suárez 3B CIN
2 H
Home Runs
J.
J. Caglianone RF KC
1 HR
E.
E. D. L. Cruz SS CIN
1 HR
RBI
J.
J. Rojas 3B KC
3 RBI
T.
T. Friedl CF CIN
1 RBI
Batting
Royals
Reds
AB — At Bats · R — Runs · H — Hits · RBI — Runs Batted In · HR — Home Runs · BB — Walks · SO — Strikeouts · LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Royals
IP — Innings Pitched · H — Hits Allowed · R — Runs · ER — Earned Runs · BB — Walks · K — Strikeouts · HR — Home Runs Allowed · PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 9th 0 - 2 4 - 5
RBI Michael Toglia Michael Toglia singles to right field. Cam Collier to second. Leo Balcazar scores.
4 - 5
4 - 4
Edwin Arroyo Edwin Arroyo singles to shallow center field. Leo Balcazar to second. Sal Stewart scores. RBI
Bot 5th 0 - 2 4 - 3
4 - 3
Eugenio Suárez Eugenio Suárez homers to center field. HR RBI
4 - 2
Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz homers to center field. HR RBI
Top 4th 2 - 0 4 - 1
2B RBI E Josh Rojas Josh Rojas doubles to right field, advances to 3rd. Kevin Newman scores. Fielding error by Noelvi Marte.
4 - 1
HR RBI Jac Caglianone Jac Caglianone homers to center field.
3 - 1
Bot 2nd 0 - 1 2 - 1
2 - 1
TJ Friedl TJ Friedl hits into a force out to shallow infield. Dane Myers out at second. Noelvi Marte to third. Tyler Stephenson scores. RBI
Top 2nd 2 - 0 2 - 0
HR RBI 2 Josh Rojas Josh Rojas homers to right field. Michael Massey scores.
2 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: KC +3 Times Tied: 1
Team Statistics
Royals
Reds
Batting
6 Hits 11
4 Runs 5
2 Home Runs 2
4 RBI 5
11 Strikeouts 5
1 Walks 6
2 Doubles 2
0 Triples 0
4 Left on Base 22
Pitching
5 Runs Allowed 4
5 Earned Runs 4
11 Hits Allowed 6
5 Strikeouts 11
6 Walks 1
2 HR Allowed 2
41 Batters Faced 33
Fielding
25 Put Outs 27
6 Assists 6
Head-to-Head
Royals leads 3-0
Final
KC Royals
8
CIN Reds
1
Final
KC Royals
13
CIN Reds
1
Final
KC Royals
7
CIN Reds
1
Goodyear Ballpark
Goodyear, US · 10,311 capacity
League
MLB, Preseason
Season
MLB Spring Training 2026
Date
February 24, 2026
Time
8:05 pm