Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Diamondbacks

78-69

2-5

Final

Royals

65-82

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ARI	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
KC	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	X	5

Who won: Royals 5-2

The Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium. The Diamondbacks win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Diamondbacks 3-1 in the 5th inning. Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Nolan Arenado went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Diamondbacks.

ARI

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter JensenC	1-3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	15	.229	.318	.443
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2-4	4	1	2	3	1	0	0	6	.282	.360	.454
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	.240	.329	.385
Salvador PerezDH	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.228	.273	.383
Michael Massey2B	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	17	.278	.313	.439
Nick Loftin3B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	.235	.322	.381
John RaveRF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	17	.233	.307	.456
Kyle IsbelCF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	.226	.274	.337
Isaac CollinsLF	1-3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	.221	.323	.336

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Daniel Lynch IVRP	5.0	4	2	2	2	3	1	81-50	3.52	81
Bench
Jose CuasRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-10	2.50	20
Anthony GoseRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	0.00	13
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	13-9	4.43	13
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	19-10	2.03	19

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals

Who won: Royals 5-2

More from this season series: ARI wins series 2-1

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