Diamondbacks at Royals: September 8, 2026

The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 (11 innings) at Kauffman Stadium on September 8, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final (11 innings) · Played September 8, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Tim Tawa (Diamondbacks, 3); Michael Massey (Royals, 2). Most strikeouts: Dennis Santana (Diamondbacks, 3); Michael Wacha (Royals, 4).

Line score

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Arizona Diamondbacks000000011125
Kansas City Royals000000002103

Team comparison

Team statsARIKC
Hits97
Errors11

What stood out

  • Hits: Diamondbacks 9, Royals 7.
  • The Diamondbacks' biggest edge came in the 11th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Adrian Del Castillo (ARI DH): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Dennis Santana (ARI RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Gabriel Moreno (ARI C): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Geraldo Perdomo (ARI SS): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ildemaro Vargas (ARI 1B): 5 AB, 0 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jonathan Loaisiga (ARI RP): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Jordan Lawlar (ARI CF): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Juan Morillo (ARI RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 14 PIT
  • Ketel Marte (ARI 2B): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Kevin Ginkel (ARI RP): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Lars Nootbaar (ARI LF): 3 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (ARI LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Nolan Arenado (ARI 3B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan Waldschmidt (ARI CF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Tim Tawa (ARI 1B): 5 AB, 3 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Tommy Troy (ARI LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Alex Lange (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 32 PIT
  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 12 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 1 SB, 0 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Connor Thomas (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 14 PIT
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 2 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 3 TB
  • Michael Wacha (KC SP): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 0 HR, 93 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Nolan Hoffman (KC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 6 PIT
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Steven Cruz (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 16 PIT
  • Tyler Tolbert (KC SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB

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Head-to-head

Full Royals vs Diamondbacks head-to-head (6 meetings).

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