Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Kansas City Royals

Sep 9, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
ARI	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	1	9
KC	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	-	5	7	0	3

loss:

M. Soroka(8-5)win: Kansas City Royals logo

D. Lynch IV(5-5)save: Kansas City Royals logo

N. Pearson(4)

Game Recap

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- Another night, another infusion of veteran right-handed pitching for the Diamondbacks....

Scoring Summary

ARIKC

2John Rave steals (6) 3rd base. John Rave scores. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. Throwing error by catcher James McCann. [1 run] 01
3Carter Jensen homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 02
4Nolan Arenado homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 12
5Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jordan Lawlar scores. [1 run] 22
5Bobby Witt Jr. homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen scores. [3 runs] 25

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Ildemaro Vargas2B	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	.251
Gabriel MorenoPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.299
2Ketel MarteDH	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	5	.251
3Geraldo PerdomoSS	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250
4Nolan Arenado3B	2	3	1	1	0	1	1	2	.236
5Tim Tawa1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.247
6Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.207
7James McCannC	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.290
Adrian Del CastilloPH-C	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.196
8Jordan LawlarCF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.258
9Lars NootbaarRF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.236
TOTAL	9	33	2	2	6	4	1	23	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Zac GallenRHP	3.1	4	2	1	1	2	1	68	6.22
Derek LawRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1.23
Michael SorokaRHP	4.0	3	3	3	4	1	1	58	3.53


TOTAL	8.0	7	5	4	5	3	2	137	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Carter JensenC	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.229
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.282
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	.240
4Salvador PerezDH	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.228
5Michael Massey2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.278
6Nick Loftin3B	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.235
7John RaveRF	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.233
8Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.226
9Isaac CollinsLF	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.221


TOTAL	7	29	5	4	5	3	2	7	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	5.0	4	2	2	3	2	1	81	3.52
Jose CuasRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	2.50
Anthony GoseLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0.00
Craig KimbrelRHP	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.43
Nate PearsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	2.03
TOTAL	9.0	9	2	2	6	4	1	146	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningARIKC

TOP 1
WALK — Ildemaro Vargas walks.
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FLYOUT — Ketel Marte flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins. [1 out]
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DOUBLE — Geraldo Perdomo doubles (19) on a ground ball to left fielder Isaac Collins. Ildemaro Vargas to 3rd.
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FIELDERS CHOICE OUT — Nolan Arenado reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Nick Loftin to catcher Carter Jensen. Ildemaro Vargas out at home. Geraldo Perdomo to 3rd. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Tim Tawa grounds out, pitcher Daniel Lynch IV to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Carter Jensen lines out sharply to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. [1 out]
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LINEOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Lars Nootbaar. [2 outs]
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WALK — Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
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FLYOUT — Salvador Perez flies out sharply to center fielder Jordan Lawlar. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

ARI

2Runs5

9Hits7

1Errors0

.273Batting Avg.241

33At Bats29

2Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs2

2Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases1

6Strikeouts5

9Left on Base3

13Total Bases13

Game Details

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 7:40 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 15,369 (40.5%)

weather: 77 degrees, cloudy

spread: ARI -120

over/under: 8.5