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Arizona Diamondbacks at Kansas City Royals

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Regular Season Final

Final score

The Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5–2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 86-76
at Kansas City Royals 5 69-93

Line score

Team
Arizona Diamondbacks 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Kansas City Royals 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 7 0
  • W: Daniel Lynch IV (5-5)
  • L: Michael Soroka (8-5)
  • S: Nate Pearson

Home runs

  • Arizona Diamondbacks: Nolan Arenado (23)
  • Kansas City Royals: Carter Jensen (23), Bobby Witt Jr. (18)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 2nd Kansas City Royals Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Kansas City Royals Carter Jensen homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–2
Top 4th Arizona Diamondbacks Nolan Arenado homers (23) on a fly ball to left field. 1–2
Top 5th Arizona Diamondbacks Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jordan Lawlar scores. 2–2
Bottom 5th Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen scores. 2–5

Box score

Arizona Diamondbacks

Batter
Ildemaro Vargas 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .251
Gabriel Moreno PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .299
Ketel Marte DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 .251
Geraldo Perdomo SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Nolan Arenado 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .236
Tim Tawa 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .207
James McCann C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .290
Adrian Del Castillo C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .196
Jordan Lawlar CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258
Lars Nootbaar RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .236
Totals 33 2 9 2 4 6
Pitcher
Zac Gallen 3.1 4 2 1 2 1 1 68 6.22
Derek Law 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.23
Michael Soroka (L, 8-5) 4.0 3 3 3 1 4 1 58 3.53

Kansas City Royals

Batter
Carter Jensen C 3 2 1 1 1 0 .229
Bobby Witt Jr. SS 4 1 2 3 0 0 .282
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .240
Salvador Perez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .228
Michael Massey 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .278
Nick Loftin 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .235
John Rave RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .233
Kyle Isbel CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .226
Isaac Collins LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .221
Totals 29 5 7 4 3 5
Pitcher
Daniel Lynch IV (W, 5-5) 5.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 81 3.52
Jose Cuas (H, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.50
Anthony Gose (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00
Craig Kimbrel (H, 3) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.43
Nate Pearson (S, 4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 2.03

Game info

Weather
77 degrees, Cloudy
Wind
5 mph, R To L
First pitch
7:30 PM
Time of game
2:31 (:50 delay)
Attendance
15,369
Umpires
Home Plate: Will Little, First Base: Derek Thomas, Second Base: Lance Barksdale, Third Base: Ryan Wills

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final (10) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Kansas City Royals 3 Final (11) Game page
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Kansas City Royals 5 Final Game page

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