Lane Thomas hits grand slam in 1st inning, leads Royals to a 9-2 win over the Reds

— Lane Thomas hit a grand slam in the first inning and Luinder Avila pitched a career-high five innings as the Kansas City Royals snapped a six-game skid with a 9-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night.
Jun 1, 2026, 10:08 pm - AP
KC
CIN
123456789RHE
4000211019130
100000001261
L. Avila
win

L. Avila1-2

5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 4 BB
L. Richardson
loss

L. Richardson0-1

1.0 IP, 1 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCCIN
1stThomas homered to left center (409 feet), Jensen scored, Witt Jr. scored and Caglianone scored.40
1stBleday homered to right center (380 feet).41
5thCaglianone homered to center (419 feet), Witt Jr. scored.61
6thPasquantino singled to right, Loftin scored, Witt Jr. to third.71
7thMassey homered to right center (390 feet).81
9thLoftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Thomas scored.91
9thMcLain doubled to left, Arroyo scored.92
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