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Arizona Diamondbacks at Kansas City Royals

MLBMarch 9, 2024Surprise Stadium

D-backsPhoenixAZ7-8

D-backs 5, Royals 6

Final
RoyalsKansas CityKCWon11-4
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
AZ030100100561
KC20211000–6140

W Matt SauerL Tommy HenrySV Jonah Dipoto

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Alek Thomas grounds out, second baseman Adam Frazier to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  2.  Emmanuel Rivera flies out to right fielder Drew Waters.
  3.  Pavin Smith flies out to center fielder Dairon Blanco.

Bot 1st

  1.  Adam Frazier grounds out to first baseman Pavin Smith.
  2.  Bobby Witt Jr. lines out to right fielder Albert Almora Jr.
  3.  Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.KC 63%
  4.  Vinnie Pasquantino homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.KC 73%
  5.  Nelson Velázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Albert Almora Jr.
  6.  Drew Waters singles on a ground ball to second baseman Kevin Newman. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd.
  7.  Freddy Fermin flies out to center fielder Alek Thomas.

Top 2nd

  1.  Andrés Chaparro grounds out, third baseman Mike Brosseau to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  2.  Jace Peterson walks.
  3.  Kevin Newman strikes out swinging.
  4.  Kyle Garlick walks. Jace Peterson to 2nd.
  5.  Albert Almora Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Brosseau. Jace Peterson to 3rd. Kyle Garlick to 2nd.
  6.  Tucker Barnhart singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Brosseau. Jace Peterson scores. Kyle Garlick to 3rd. Albert Almora Jr. to 2nd.KC 59%
  7.  Alek Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Kyle Garlick scores. Albert Almora Jr. scores. Tucker Barnhart to 2nd.AZ 61%
  8.  Emmanuel Rivera flies out to right fielder Drew Waters.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Mike Brosseau strikes out swinging.
  2.  Dairon Blanco singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jace Peterson.
  3.  Adam Frazier singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alek Thomas.
  4.  Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, third baseman Emmanuel Rivera to second baseman Kevin Newman. Adam Frazier out at 2nd.

Top 3rd

  1.  Pavin Smith strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andrés Chaparro grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  3.  Jace Peterson strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Albert Almora Jr.
  2.  Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Garlick.
  3.  Nelson Velázquez doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.KC 55%
  4.  Drew Waters strikes out swinging.AZ 56%
  5.  Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Nelson Velázquez scores.KC 66%
  6.  Mike Brosseau flies out to right fielder Albert Almora Jr.

Top 4th

  1.  Kevin Newman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 50%
  2.  Kyle Garlick grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  3.  Albert Almora Jr. called out on strikes.
  4.  Tucker Barnhart strikes out swinging.

Bot 4th

  1.  Dairon Blanco grounds out, shortstop Jace Peterson to first baseman Pavin Smith.
  2.  Adam Frazier grounds out, second baseman Kevin Newman to pitcher Tommy Henry.
  3.  Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 66%
  4.  Salvador Perez flies out to shortstop Jace Peterson.

Top 5th

  1.  Alek Thomas grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  2.  Emmanuel Rivera grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Salvador Perez.
  3.  Pavin Smith singles on a line drive to center fielder Dairon Blanco.
  4.  Andrés Chaparro pops out to second baseman Adam Frazier.

Bot 5th

  1.  Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nelson Velázquez singles on a ground ball to third baseman Emmanuel Rivera. Nelson Velázquez to 2nd. Nelson Velázquez advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by third baseman Emmanuel Rivera.
  3.  Drew Waters grounds out, second baseman Kevin Newman to first baseman Pavin Smith. Nelson Velázquez to 3rd.
  4.  Freddy Fermin doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Garlick. Nelson Velázquez scores.KC 82%
  5.  Mike Brosseau grounds out, pitcher Andrew Saalfrank to first baseman Pavin Smith.

Top 6th

  1.  Jace Peterson lines out to first baseman Logan Porter.
  2.  Kevin Newman flies out to center fielder Diego Hernandez.
  3.  Kyle Garlick grounds out, shortstop Cam Devanney to first baseman Logan Porter.

Bot 6th

  1.  Diego Hernandez grounds out, shortstop Jace Peterson to first baseman Pavin Smith.
  2.  Devin Mann strikes out swinging.
  3.  Cam Devanney grounds out, shortstop Jace Peterson to first baseman Pavin Smith.

Top 7th

  1.  Albert Almora Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 68%
  2.  Tucker Barnhart strikes out swinging.
  3.  Tim Tawa strikes out swinging.
  4.  Ivan Melendez called out on strikes.

Bot 7th

  1.  Logan Porter grounds out, pitcher Bryce Jarvis to first baseman Kevin Sim.
  2.  Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Kevin Graham.
  3.  Nate Eaton singles on a line drive to right fielder Kevin Graham. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd.
  4.  Tyler Gentry flies out to center fielder Brett Johnson.KC 72%

Top 8th

  1.  Kevin Sim strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jose Fernandez lines out to second baseman Devin Mann.
  3.  Cristofer Torin called out on strikes.

Bot 8th

  1.  Sandy León grounds out, second baseman Sheng-Ping Chen to first baseman Kevin Sim.
  2.  CJ Alexander strikes out swinging.
  3.  Diego Hernandez grounds out to first baseman Kevin Sim.

Top 9th

  1.  Sheng-Ping Chen called out on strikes.KC 82%
  2.  Kevin Graham walks.KC 75%
  3.  Brett Johnson lines out to center fielder Diego Hernandez.KC 82%
  4.  Christian Cerda grounds out, third baseman CJ Alexander to first baseman Logan Porter.

Bot 1st

  1.  AZ 0, KC 1Salvador Perez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.KC 63%
  2.  AZ 0, KC 2Vinnie Pasquantino homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.KC 73%

Top 2nd

  1.  AZ 1, KC 2Tucker Barnhart singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Brosseau. Jace Peterson scores. Kyle Garlick to 3rd. Albert Almora Jr. to 2nd.KC 59%
  2.  AZ 3, KC 2Alek Thomas singles on a line drive to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Kyle Garlick scores. Albert Almora Jr. scores. Tucker Barnhart to 2nd.AZ 61%

Bot 3rd

  1.  AZ 3, KC 4Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Nelson Velázquez scores.KC 66%

Top 4th

  1.  AZ 4, KC 4Kevin Newman homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 50%

Bot 4th

  1.  AZ 4, KC 5Bobby Witt Jr. homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 66%

Bot 5th

  1.  AZ 4, KC 6Freddy Fermin doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Garlick. Nelson Velázquez scores.KC 82%

Top 7th

  1.  AZ 5, KC 6Albert Almora Jr. homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.KC 68%

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · AZ 3–4 KC

Freddy Fermin singles on a line drive to center fielder Alek Thomas. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Nelson Velázquez scores.

See it in the scoring summary
KC 66%KC +22 pts

Game leaders

D-backsPhoenix

RoyalsKansas City

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Alek Thomas CF3012000.300
Tim Tawa LF1000001.333
Emmanuel Rivera 3B3000000.143
Ivan Melendez 3B1000001.000
Pavin Smith 1B3010001.318
Kevin Sim 1B1000001.500
Andrés Chaparro DH3000000.261
Jose Fernandez DH1000000.000
Jace Peterson SS2100011.231
Cristofer Torin SS1000001.000
Kevin Newman 2B3111101.182
Sheng-Ping Chen 2B1000001.500
Kyle Garlick LF2100010.267
Kevin Graham RF0000010.333
Albert Almora Jr. RF3221101.286
Brett Johnson CF1000000.300
Tucker Barnhart C3011002.333
Christian Cerda C1000000.000
Totals335652311

HR: Newman, Jr..RBI: Thomas 2, Newman, Jr., Barnhart.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Tommy Henry L3.2105502316.55
Emailin Montilla0.10000010.00
Andrew Saalfrank1.02110173.60
Bryce Jarvis2.0200011018.00
Justin Martinez1.00000153.60

Video

0:21Vinnie Pasquantino's solo home run0:23Michael Wacha strikes out three against D-backs0:21Bobby Witt Jr.'s go-ahead home run0:19Kevin Newman's game-tying home run
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