On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds open an interleague series on the road against the Kansas City Royals.
The Reds are off Monday, and defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Sunday. Cincinnati’s Billy Hamilton made important defensive plays in center field to help lead the Reds to victory. Hamilton threw out a pair of runners and made impressive catches in both the eighth and ninth innings at the wall. If that was not enough Hamilton also had a triple and scored two runs.
Whit Merrifield leads the Royals with a .286 batting average. Mike Moustakas has the team lead in home runs with 13 and RBIs with 42. Kansas City has a team batting average of .248 while opposing hitters are averaging .278 at the plate against Royals pitching. On Tuesday, Kansas City will send Ian Kennedy to the mound. The right-hander this season is 1-6 with an ERA of 5.76, 62 Ks and 25 BBs.
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Cincinnati has not fared well in Kansas City. The Reds have lost each of their last 5 games in Kansas City and each of their last 5 games overall against the Royals. The Reds have also lost 4 of Sal Romano’s last 5 starts. Final Score Prediction, Kansas City Royals win to open interleague series 5-3.