Arizona DiamondbacksDiamondbacks78-68
5Final/11Sep 8, 2026
Kansas City RoyalsRoyals64-82
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
ARI−106
KC−114
Run line
ARI −1.5+152
KC +1.5−184
Total O/U
Over 9−110
Under 9−110
- Run line: Diamondbacks −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 9 (8 runs).
Recap
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 11 innings at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Sep 8, 2026 to move to 78-68.
The Diamondbacks have won 4 straight.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
W: Walston (1-0) · L: Gose (1-1)
Scoring plays
Top 8
- ARISacrifice flyPerdomo hit sacrifice fly to right, Marte scored.1-0
Top 9
- ARIHome runTawa homered to left center (413 feet).2-0
Bottom 9
- KCHome runRave homered to right center (409 feet), Loftin scored.2-2
Top 10
- ARISingleTawa singled to center, Moreno scored, Arenado to second.3-2
Bottom 10
- KCSacrifice flyPasquantino hit sacrifice fly to right, Isbel scored.3-3
Top 11
- ARIDoubleGurriel Jr. doubled to center, Vargas scored on error, Gurriel Jr. safe at third on fielding error by center fielder Isbel.4-3
- ARISacrifice flyMarte hit sacrifice fly to left, Gurriel Jr. scored.5-3
Team stats
ARIKC
- Hits
- 9
- 7
- Home Runs
- 1
- 1
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 3
- Walks
- 7
- 7
- Strikeouts
- 5
- 8
- Runners Left On Base
- 24
- 25
- Errors
- 1
- 1
Player stats
Diamondbacks · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .238 | .339 | .379 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. DH | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .206 | .251 | .289 |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | .251 | .319 | .445 |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .300 | .378 | .465 |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .358 | .364 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .234 | .310 | .421 |
| Tommy Troy CF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .222 | .295 | .357 |
| Adrian Del Castillo PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .197 | .250 | .315 |
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .319 | .412 |
| Tim Tawa RF | 3-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .247 | .304 | .403 |
| Ildemaro Vargas 1B | 0-5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .290 | .379 |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .263 | .328 | .371 |
Diamondbacks · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Burnes P | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57-35 | 0.00 | 57 |
| Kade Strowd P | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27-11 | 3.38 | 27 |
| Kevin Ginkel P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.98 | 16 |
| Dennis Santana P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-12 | 5.36 | 16 |
| Jonathan Loaisiga P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.43 | 12 |
| Juan Morillo P | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14-12 | 2.33 | 14 |
| Blake Walston P | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28-14 | 3.00 | 28 |
Royals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | .228 | .317 | .438 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .280 | .359 | .448 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .242 | .330 | .389 |
| Salvador Perez DH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .230 | .275 | .386 |
| Michael Massey 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .278 | .314 | .441 |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .237 | .322 | .383 |
| Isaac Collins LF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .221 | .323 | .336 |
| Matthew Lugo RF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .250 | .333 | .250 |
| John Rave RF | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .230 | .306 | .460 |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .225 | .273 | .337 |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .369 | .422 |
Royals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha P | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 93-58 | 3.25 | 93 |
| Jose Cuas P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.65 | 14 |
| Connor Thomas P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 10.34 | 18 |
| Alex Lange P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32-18 | 5.98 | 32 |
| Nolan Hoffman P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 5.00 | 6 |
| Steven Cruz P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.12 | 16 |
| Anthony Gose P | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-11 | 0.00 | 12 |
Game info
VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance13,361
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Ryan Wills · First Base Umpire: Will Little · Second Base Umpire: Derek Thomas · Third Base Umpire: Lance Barksdale
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- Next game: W 5-2 vs ARIWed Sep 9
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- L 3-4 vs TORSat Sep 5
- L 2-9 vs TORFri Sep 4
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