Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 5
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, June 11, 2010
Where: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike DiMuro, 1B -
Tim Welke, 2B -
Jim Reynolds, 3B -
Bill Welke
Attendance:
25847
By SportsDirect Inc.
Yuniesky Betancourt had three hits and drove in four runs to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday in the first game of a three-game interleague series.
Betancourt singled in the game-winning run to center in the 11th to plate Billy Butler and give the Royals a 6-5 lead.
Victor Marte (1-0) allowed two hits in the 10th to pick up the win. Joakim Soria worked around two hits in the 11th to earn his 15th save of the season.
Cincinnati led 4-0 before Kansas City rallied to take a 5-4 lead with three runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
Betancourt had an RBI double and scored in the fifth and added a two-run home run in the sixth to give the Royals the lead.
Micah Owings (3-2) allowed one run, a hit and two walks in the 11th to take the loss.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Kansas City |
|
Cincinnati |
|
Luke Hochevar
|
Player |
Bronson Arroyo
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
4 |
|
6 |
Hits |
6 |
|
9.00 |
ERA |
6.43 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Kansas City
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.184 |
11 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Cincinnati
|
14 |
1 |
18 |
.333 |
26 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |