Joey Votto doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning Tuesday night, and the Cincinnati Reds blew another late lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

The Royals tied it 5-5 in the eighth on Ryan McBroom’s pinch-hit, two-run homer off Amir Garrett, but they couldn’t keep their four-game winning streak going.

With a designated runner on second base in the 10th, Josh Staumont (0-1) walked Nick Castellanos and Votto doubled off the wall in center, just over the glove of Brett Phillips.

Lucas Sims (1-0) gave up a walk in the 10th with a designated runner on second base but escaped the threat.

Matt Davidson and Jesse Winker hit consecutive homers off left-hander Kris Bubic in his first road start as Cincinnati pulled ahead 5-3, but Cincinnati’s leaky bullpen let another lead slip away.

Luis Castillo limited the Royals’ offense to three runs – one earned – in six innings. The Royals loaded the bases three times in all but managed only one run out of all those chances.

Bubic failed again to get a win in his third big league start. The 40th overall pick in the 2018 draft jumped from Single-A to the majors gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.

The Royals repeatedly wasted bases-loaded chances and failed to take full advantage of three Reds errors.

Kansas City left the bases loaded in the second when Alex Gordon lined out. The Royals managed only one run out of a bases-loaded chance in the third, on Ryan O’Hearn’s single.

The Royals loaded the bases again with one out in the seventh, but Cincinnati turned a double play.

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The finale of the quick two-game set is tonight.
Brad Keller (1-0) is scheduled to start for the Royals, while Wade Miley is expected to come off the injured list and start for Cincy. Pregame begins at 5 o’clock, with first pitch at 5:40. You can hear the broadcast from the Royals’ Radio Network on KMMO AM 1300.