Tyler Stephenson clubbed a two-run homer for certainly one of his three hits, Nick Martinez pitched seven high quality innings and the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Kansas Metropolis Royals 7-4 on Monday.
Stephenson got here in batting .177 however matched the non-public hit whole from his earlier six video games. He had three RBIs for the Reds, who obtained two hits apiece from TJ Friedl, Santiago Espinal and Garrett Hampson.
Martinez (3-5) yielded six hits with out a stroll, and all three runs he allowed got here within the seventh, together with Salvador Perez’s two-run homer. Cincinnati has gained two of three after shedding three straight.
The Reds had their manner with Kansas Metropolis starter Michael Lorenzen (3-6), who allowed six runs, 11 hits and three walks over 5 innings. It marked the primary time this season a Royals starter allowed greater than 5 runs in a contest.
Cincinnati wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. Friedl opened the sport with a double that made it to the proper subject wall and finally got here dwelling on Austin Hays’ sacrifice fly.
The Reds added three extra runs within the third after they banged out 5 hits in opposition to Lorenzen. Gavin Lux and Stephenson every delivered RBI singles and Will Benson got here via with Cincinnati’s second sacrifice fly to proper subject.
In the meantime, Martinez allowed his first baserunners within the fourth through singles to ex-Purple Jonathan India and Vinnie Pasquantino. Nonetheless, he averted any injury after Perez grounded into an inning-ending 4-3 double play.
Within the fifth, the spotlight of Stephenson’s huge day got here when he despatched Lorenzen’s first-pitch sinker, with a person on, nicely over the left subject wall.
The Royals lastly obtained to Martinez within the seventh. After Pasquantino’s second single, Perez clubbed a towering homer to left subject for Kansas Metropolis’s first extra-base hit. Maikel Garcia then doubled and finally scored on Nick Loftin’s sacrifice fly.
Espinal offered some insurance coverage with an RBI double within the eighth.
Kansas Metropolis loaded the luggage within the ninth however plated just one run through Emilio Pagan’s balk. The Royals have totaled 11 runs whereas shedding three of 4.
–Area Stage Media
