Tyler Stephenson clubbed a two-run homer for one in all 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 private hit complete from his earlier six video games. He had three RBIs for the Reds, who received two hits apiece from TJ Friedl, Santiago Espinal and Garrett Hampson.
Martinez (3-5) yielded six hits and not using 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 dropping three straight.
The Reds had their method 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 correct discipline wall and ultimately got here residence on Austin Hays’ sacrifice fly.
The Reds added three extra runs within the third once they banged out 5 hits in opposition to Lorenzen. Gavin Lux and Stephenson every delivered RBI singles and Will Benson got here by means of with Cincinnati’s second sacrifice fly to proper discipline.
In the meantime, Martinez allowed his first baserunners within the fourth by way of singles to ex-Purple Jonathan India and Vinnie Pasquantino. Nevertheless, he prevented any injury after Perez grounded into an inning-ending 4-3 double play.
Within the fifth, the spotlight of Stephenson’s large day got here when he despatched Lorenzen’s first-pitch sinker, with a person on, effectively over the left discipline wall.
The Royals lastly received to Martinez within the seventh. After Pasquantino’s second single, Perez clubbed a towering homer to left discipline for Kansas Metropolis’s first extra-base hit. Maikel Garcia then doubled and ultimately scored on Nick Loftin’s sacrifice fly.
Espinal supplied some insurance coverage with an RBI double within the eighth.
Kansas Metropolis loaded the luggage within the ninth however plated just one run by way of Emilio Pagan’s balk. The Royals have totaled 11 runs whereas dropping three of 4.
–Discipline Stage Media