Royals @ Reds · Jun 1, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Game 60 · Mon, Jun 1, 2026

Great American Ball Park Regular Season

Kansas City Royals Royals 9

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NIGHT game

2 Cincinnati Reds Reds

Away starter

Luinder Avila

Home starter

Lyon Richardson

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Thomas' 1st-inning grand slam helps Royals flip calendar in style

CINCINNATI – For a month, a lot went wrong for the Royals. On the first day of a new month, almost everything went their way. And the Royals took a collective deep breath after breaking through with a much-needed win. Lane Thomas belted his third career grand slam and Jac

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Lane Thomas' grand slam powers Royals' offense in win00:03:19

Lane Thomas hits a grand slam as part of three Royals home runs in a huge offensive win, defeating the Reds 9-2

Condensed Game: KC@CIN - 6/1/2600:10:35

Condensed Game: Lane Thomas and the Royals take on JJ Bleday and the Reds on June 1, 2026

Lane Thomas' grand slam (2)00:00:28

Lane Thomas unleashes a grand slam to left-center field, giving the Royals a 4-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning

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Royals @ Reds · 9–2

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