September 8, 2026 · AL Cent
Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals
vs
Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T8 | Geraldo Perdomo | Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Ketel Marte scores. | AZ 1, KC 0 |
| T9 | Tim Tawa | Tim Tawa homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. | AZ 2, KC 0 |
| B9 | John Rave | John Rave homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Nick Loftin scores. | AZ 2, KC 2 |
| T10 | Tim Tawa | Tim Tawa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Gabriel Moreno scores. Nolan Arenado to 2nd. | AZ 3, KC 2 |
| B10 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tim Tawa. Kyle Isbel scores. | AZ 3, KC 3 |
| T11 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ildemaro Vargas scores. | AZ 4, KC 3 |
| T11 | Ketel Marte | Ketel Marte out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores. | AZ 5, KC 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Diamondbacks
AWAY
5
Corbin Burnes started for Diamondbacks, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Juan Morillo took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Corbin Burnes
Starter
3.0
57
0
2
Pitch-by-pitch: what Corbin Burnes threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 54% 4.4 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 32 56% 3 5 11 10 3 Curveball 12 21% 1 1 1 8 1 Changeup 6 11% 1 0 0 3 2 Sinker 4 7% 0 2 0 0 2 Slider 3 5% 0 0 1 1 1 - Kade Strowd Middle 1.2 27 0 0
- Kevin Ginkel Middle 1.1 16 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Dennis Santana Middle 1.0 16 0 3
- Jonathan Loáisiga Middle 1.0 12 0 0 HLD
- Juan Morillo Setup 1.0 14 2 1 BS
- Blake Walston Middle 2.0 28 1 2 W
Royals
HOME
3
Michael Wacha started for Royals, leaving with the game tied 0–0. Out of the bullpen, Anthony Gose took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Michael Wacha
Starter
6.0
93
0
4
Pitch-by-pitch: what Michael Wacha threw
CSW 26% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.9 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Changeup 24 26% 3 2 6 10 3 Four-Seam Fastball 22 24% 0 6 6 5 5 Cutter 17 18% 1 5 0 6 5 Sinker 14 15% 0 2 2 7 3 Curveball 10 11% 2 3 3 2 0 Slider 6 6% 0 0 1 5 0 - Jose Cuas Middle 0.2 14 0 0
- Connor Thomas Middle 1.0 18 1 0 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Alex Lange Middle 1.0 32 1 1 inherited 1, stranded 1
- Nolan Hoffman Middle 0.1 6 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Steven Cruz Middle 1.0 16 1 0
- Anthony Gose Middle 1.0 12 2 0 L
Where the game turned
1 run
- Jr. 3B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · AZ
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .206 | .251 | .294 | .545 | 3B |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .251 | .319 | .445 | .764 | |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .378 | .465 | .843 | |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .358 | .364 | .722 | |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .234 | .310 | .421 | .731 | |
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .319 | .412 | .731 | |
| Tim Tawa RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .304 | .403 | .707 | HR (10) |
| Ildemaro Vargas 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .290 | .379 | .669 | |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .263 | .328 | .371 | .699 | |
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .339 | .379 | .718 | |
| Tommy Troy CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .295 | .357 | .652 | |
| Adrian Del Castillo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .250 | .315 | .565 |
HOME · KC
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .228 | .317 | .438 | .755 | |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 | .359 | .448 | .807 | SB |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .330 | .389 | .719 | 2B |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 | .275 | .386 | .661 | |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 | .314 | .441 | .755 | 2B |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .322 | .383 | .705 | 2B |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 | .323 | .336 | .659 | |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .230 | .306 | .460 | .766 | HR (5) |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .369 | .422 | .791 | |
| Matthew Lugo RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .273 | .337 | .610 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · AZ
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Burnes | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0.00 | |
| Kade Strowd | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.38 | |
| Kevin Ginkel | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.98 | |
| Dennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5.36 | |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.43 | HLD |
| Juan Morillo | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2.33 | BS |
| Blake Walston | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3.00 | W |
HOME · KC
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 3.25 | |
| Jose Cuas | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.65 | |
| Connor Thomas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10.34 | |
| Alex Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 5.98 | |
| Nolan Hoffman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.00 | |
| Steven Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.12 | |
| Anthony Gose | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.42 | L |
Manager comparison
AWAY · AZ
Lineup 4.2 R
Bunts 4.8 R
IBBs 4.0 R
HOME · KC
Lineup 4.6 R
Bunts 3.1 R
IBBs 2.5 R
Recent form
AWAY · AZ
4-6
W2
-3 run diff
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HOME · KC
3-7
L4
-11 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with AZ listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.