Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks
September 7, 2026 • 2:10 PM • Kauffman Stadium
Status
Final
Kansas City Royals
KC
4
Arizona Diamondbacks
AZ
5
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsKansas City Royals
64-81 (.441)
Div
#5
WC
#10
GB
12.0
Arizona Diamondbacks
77-68 (.531)
Div
#2
WC
#3
GB
10.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | Kansas City Royals | Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .718 | .720 |
| HR | 170 | 166 |
| Runs | 690 | 739 |
| ERA | 4.77 | 4.18 |
| WHIP | 1.41 | 1.28 |
| Strikeouts | 1173 | 1140 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Geraldo Perdomo (SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ketel Marte (2B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabriel Moreno (C) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado (3B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (DH) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corbin Carroll (DH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ildemaro Vargas (1B) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tawa (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lars Nootbaar (RF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Lawlar (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Del Castillo (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Troy (CF) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Waldschmidt (LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek Law (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cabrera (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Clarke (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brandyn Garcia (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Martinez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gerardo Carrillo (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Santana (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carter Jensen (C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (1B) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador Perez (DH) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Tolbert (PR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Massey (2B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Loftin (3B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Rave (RF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lugo (LF) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Collins (LF) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Isbel (CF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Cameron (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nate Pearson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven Cruz (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Kimbrel (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Derek Law | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cabrera | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Clarke | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandyn Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Martinez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerardo Carrillo | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Santana | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Noah Cameron | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nate Pearson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Kimbrel | 1.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 10 • Sac Fly • 0-1
Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corbin Carroll scores.
top 10 • Single • 0-3
Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Ryan Waldschmidt scores. Geraldo Perdomo to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder John Rave.
top 10 • Single • 0-4
Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Geraldo Perdomo scores. Ketel Marte to 3rd.
top 10 • Single • 0-5
Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ketel Marte scores. Gabriel Moreno to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Double • 1-5
Carter Jensen doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Double • 4-5
Salvador Perez doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Tommy Troy. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 10 • Strikeout • 4-5
Nick Loftin called out on strikes.
bottom 10 • Flyout • 4-5
Michael Massey flies out to center fielder Tommy Troy. Tyler Tolbert to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Double • 4-5
Salvador Perez doubles (23) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Tommy Troy. Kyle Isbel scores. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.
bottom 10 • Strikeout • 1-5
Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
bottom 10 • Hit By Pitch • 1-5
Bobby Witt Jr. hit by pitch.
bottom 10 • Double • 1-5
Carter Jensen doubles (29) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. Isaac Collins scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Walk • 0-5
Kyle Isbel walks.
top 10 • Strikeout • 0-5
Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging.
top 10 • Single • 0-5
Nolan Arenado singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ketel Marte scores. Gabriel Moreno to 2nd.
top 10 • Single • 0-4
Gabriel Moreno singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Geraldo Perdomo scores. Ketel Marte to 3rd.
top 10 • Intent Walk • 0-3
Craig Kimbrel intentionally walks Ketel Marte.
top 10 • Single • 0-3
Geraldo Perdomo singles on a line drive to right fielder John Rave. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Ryan Waldschmidt scores. Geraldo Perdomo to 2nd. Fielding error by right fielder John Rave.
top 10 • Single • 0-1
Ryan Waldschmidt singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Ildemaro Vargas to 2nd.
top 10 • Flyout • 0-1
Adrian Del Castillo flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins in foul territory.
top 10 • Sac Fly • 0-1
Lars Nootbaar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corbin Carroll scores.
top 10 • Single • 0-0
Ildemaro Vargas singles on a bunt ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Corbin Carroll to 3rd.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 0-0
Isaac Collins strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Walk • 0-0
John Rave walks.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 0-0
Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 0-0
Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Ketel Marte to first baseman Ildemaro Vargas.
top 9 • Strikeout • 0-0
Corbin Carroll strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Double Play • 0-0
Nolan Arenado lines into an unassisted double play, third baseman Nick Loftin. Ketel Marte out at 3rd.
top 9 • Single • 0-0
Gabriel Moreno singles on a ground ball to right fielder John Rave. Ketel Marte to 3rd.
top 9 • Single • 0-0
Ketel Marte singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 0-0
Salvador Perez lines out to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
bottom 8 • Single • 0-0
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 0-0
Carter Jensen called out on strikes.
top 8 • Flyout • 0-0
Geraldo Perdomo flies out to right fielder John Rave.
top 8 • Pop Out • 0-0
Ryan Waldschmidt pops out to second baseman Michael Massey.