CINCINNATI (AP) — Talk about finishing with a flourish.Rookie Heath Fillmyer struck out a career-high nine http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-max-scherzer-jersey , collected his first major league hit and run batted in, and the Kansas City Royals wrapped up their road schedule with a 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.The only run Fillmyer allowed was Jose Peraza’s 14th homer in the first inning. Fillmyer (4-2) retired 11 straight batters in one stretch against a Cincinnati team that has scored three or fewer runs in 13 of its last 14 games.“My curveball was working well against lefties, and I had a real nice slider against righties,” Fillmyer said. “I was able to keep them off-balance.”He allowed four hits and two walks while tying his career high with 7 1/3 innings.“He threw the ball well,” Royals manager Ned Yost said. “He spotted it well and changed speeds well. He did a nice job of executing the game plan. When he makes a mistake lately, they don’t seem to hurt him. He was down in the zone and changed speeds.”Fillmyer also chipped in to the Kansas City offense with a sixth-inning RBI double.“If I missed that one, I was never going to get a hit,” he said. “It was right down the middle. It was nice to get the monkey off my back.”Adalberto Mondesi tripled, scored two runs and stole two bases to spark the Kansas City offense. Whit Merrifield Michael Taylor Jersey , who went into the game tied for the American League lead in hits and leading in stolen bases, extended his season-high hitting streak to 16 games with a third-inning single. He also stole two bases.Alex Gordon tacked on a solo home run to help Kansas City to a third straight win and fourth in its last five games.The Royals finished with a 26-55 road record. They need one win in their last four games to avoid matching their single-season record of 106 losses, set in 2005.The Reds have lost five straight games, all to teams with worse records, and six of their last seven. Cincinnati’s offensive struggles date to the start of a 10-game road trip in Chicago on Sept. 14.“We may have looked flat because we didn’t get a lot of hits and there was no activity, but we have been doing all our preparations before the games and trying to finish strong,” manager Jim Riggleman said. “Since Chicago, we haven’t got good results. We didn’t score a lot of runs in Chicago either, but we had better at-bats.”After lasting six innings in his previous start http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-shawn-kelley-jersey , a win at Miami, Reds starter Cody Reed (1-3) could manage just 3 2/3, giving up six hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.“I wasn’t as sharp,” Reed said. “I didn’t have the back-foot slider to righties that I had the last two games. I rushed myself a little warming up before the game, but I felt fine.”40-40 MANMerrifield is the first player since Houston’s Jose Altuve in 2014 with at least 40 doubles and 40 stolen bases in the same season. The only other Royal with that combination is Johnny Damon in 2000.CHANGEUPRHP Michael Lorenzen (3-2) now is scheduled to start Cincinnati’s game on Saturday against the Pirates. Sunday could be a bullpen day with RHP Sal Romano (8-11) starting, Riggleman said.ELUSIVE WINThe Reds lost their last seven interleague games to finish 10-10 against AL teams. They fell one win short of matching their single-season record for interleague wins. Kansas City finished 6-14 against NL teams.UP NEXTRoyals: RHP Glenn Sparkman (0-3) makes his fourth start in the opener of a season-ending, four-game series against division champion Cleveland.Reds: RHP Anthony DeSclafani (7-7), originally scheduled to start on Saturday, was moved up to start Friday against Pittsburgh in place of RHP Luis Castillo Trea Turner Jersey , who was shut down for the season. The Milwaukee Brewers have upgraded their bullpen with the addition of Joakim Soria in a trade with the Chicago White Sox.Milwaukee Brewers BrewersRHP Joakim Soria has been acquired from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for LHP Kodi Medeiros and RHP Wilber P茅rez. uueKGrrdG7According to Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic, the White Sox also sent $1 million to cover part of the $3.25 million owed to the reliever for the rest of this season.Mark Feinsand of MLB.com first reported news of a deal to trade Soria on Thursday.The 34-year-old is in the midst of one of his best seasons in years, producing a 2.56 ERA in 40 appearances with 16 saves. He also has 49 strikeouts in 38.2 innings.Soria is in the last season of a three-year deal initially signed with the Kansas City Royals in 2016, but he struggled with consistency over the past two years and was traded to Chicago in January as part of a three-team deal.He has been much better in his new location, increasing his strikeout rate and lowering his walk rate while also working in more high-leverage situations.While he isn't quite as effective as he was earlier in his career as a two-time All-Star who earned Cy Young and MVP votes in 2010, he should be another quality piece to a Milwaukee bullpen that was already one of the best in the league.The Brewers entered Thursday with a 3.31 bullpen ERA, which ranks fifth best in the majors, perESPN.While the team is currently 2.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs for first place in the NL Central, this type of move could help secure the first playoff berth for the franchise since 2011.Soriaalso has a $10 million option for 2019 if he remains effective with the Brewers http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-wieters-jersey , but a $1 million buyout if they decline the option.Meanwhile, Chicago adds to one of the top farm systems in baseball.Kodi Medeiroswas considered the Brewers' No. 13 prospect byMLB.com, and he's pitching well in Double-A with 3.14 ERA in 103.1 innings. The 22-year-old left-hander could be a quality starter in the majors within the next couple of years.Wilber Perez is more of an unknown as he's still pitching in the Dominican Republic, but the 20-year-oldrightypossesses quality upside to help complete this deal.