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Diamondbacks at Royals: September 9, 2026

The Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium on September 9, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 9, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Jordan Lawlar and Nolan Arenado (Diamondbacks, 2 each); Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals, 2). Most strikeouts: Michael Soroka (Diamondbacks, 4); Daniel Lynch IV (Royals, 3).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Arizona Diamondbacks0001100002
Kansas City Royals0110300005

Team comparison

Team statsARIKC
Hits97
Errors10

What stood out

  • Hits: Diamondbacks 9, Royals 7.
  • Errors: Diamondbacks 1, Royals 0.
  • The Royals' biggest edge came in the 5th inning (3-1).

Player lines

  • Adrian Del Castillo (ARI DH): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Gabriel Moreno (ARI C): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Geraldo Perdomo (ARI SS): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Ildemaro Vargas (ARI 1B): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • James McCann (ARI C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jordan Lawlar (ARI CF): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 2 TB
  • Ketel Marte (ARI 2B): 5 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Lars Nootbaar (ARI LF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (ARI LF): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Michael Soroka (ARI SP): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 58 PIT
  • Nolan Arenado (ARI 3B): 3 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Tim Tawa (ARI 1B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Zac Gallen (ARI SP): 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 68 PIT
  • Anthony Gose (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Bobby Witt Jr. (KC SS): 4 AB, 2 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 5 TB
  • Carter Jensen (KC C): 3 AB, 1 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Craig Kimbrel (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 13 PIT
  • Daniel Lynch IV (KC RP): 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 81 PIT
  • Isaac Collins (KC LF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • John Rave (KC RF): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB, 1 TB
  • Jose Cuas (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 20 PIT
  • Kyle Isbel (KC CF): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Michael Massey (KC 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Nate Pearson (KC RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 19 PIT
  • Nick Loftin (KC 3B): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Salvador Perez (KC DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Vinnie Pasquantino (KC 1B): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

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

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