ARI 5, KC 3

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 6:40 PM – 10:09 PM

Kauffman Stadium

MLB: Every Game

Arizona Diamondbacks @ Kansas City Royals

Final: 5–3 · Kauffman Stadium · 2026-09-08

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	5	9	1
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	7	1

Decisions

W: Blake WalstonL: Anthony Gose

Arizona Diamondbacks Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lars Nootbaar - DH	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	.238	.339	.379
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - DH	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.206	.251	.289
Ketel Marte - 2B	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	.251	.319	.445
Gabriel Moreno - C	5	1	1	0	1	0	4	.300	.378	.465
Geraldo Perdomo - SS	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	.250	.358	.364
Nolan Arenado - 3B	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	.234	.310	.421
Tommy Troy - CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.222	.295	.357
Adrian Del Castillo - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.197	.250	.315
Jordan Lawlar - CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.247	.319	.412
Tim Tawa - RF	5	1	3	2	0	0	3	.247	.304	.403
Ildemaro Vargas - 1B	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	.250	.290	.379
Ryan Waldschmidt - LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.263	.328	.371

a–Grounded out for Nootbaar in the 7th.
b–Grounded out for Troy in the 8th.

Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Corbin Burnes	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	57-35	0.00
Kade Strowd	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	27-11	3.38
Kevin Ginkel	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	3.98
Dennis Santana	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	16-12	5.36
Jonathan Loáisiga	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.43
Juan Morillo	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	14-12	2.33
Blake Walston (W)	2.0	0	1	0	3	2	0	28-14	3.00

Kansas City Royals Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen - C	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	.228	.317	.438
Bobby Witt Jr. - SS	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	.280	.359	.448
Vinnie Pasquantino - 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.242	.330	.389
Salvador Perez - DH	4	0	1	0	1	1	2	.230	.275	.386
Michael Massey - 2B	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	.278	.314	.441
Nick Loftin - 3B	5	1	1	0	0	1	5	.237	.322	.383
Isaac Collins - LF	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	.221	.323	.336
Matthew Lugo - RF	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.250	.333	.250
John Rave - RF	3	1	1	2	0	2	1	.230	.306	.460
Kyle Isbel - CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.225	.273	.337
Tyler Tolbert - PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.369	.422

a–Struck out for Lugo, M in the 7th.
b–Grounded out for Isbel in the 11th.

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Michael Wacha	6.0	3	0	0	4	4	0	93-58	3.25
Jose Cuas	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	2.65
Connor Thomas	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	18-13	10.34
Alex Lange	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	32-18	5.98
Nolan Hoffman	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	5.00
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	16-11	4.12
Anthony Gose (L)	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	12-11	0.00

Game Info

Umpires: Home Plate: Ryan Wills · First Base: Will Little · Second Base: Derek Thomas · Third Base: Lance Barksdale

WP: Burnes; Walston; Lange.

IBB: Witt Jr. (by Walston); Perez, S (by Walston).

Weather: 99 degrees, Clear.

Wind: 6 mph, R To L.

First pitch: 6:40 PM.

T: 3:29.

Att: 13,361.

Venue: Kauffman Stadium.