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Diamondbacks
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 30, 2017
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Arizona Diamondbacks, played on September 30, 2017 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 30, 2017 |
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Visiting Team |
Arizona Diamondbacks
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 30, 2017 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Arizona Diamondbacks |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Taijuan Walker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Junis |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 32,727 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chad Fairchild 1B: David Rackley 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Alfonso Marquez |
Arizona Diamondbacks Lineup
Name | Position |
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David Peralta | Left Fielder |
Ketel Marte | Shortstop |
Paul Goldschmidt | First Baseman |
J.D. Martinez | Right Fielder |
Jake Lamb | Third Baseman |
A.J. Pollock | DH |
Daniel Descalso | Second Baseman |
Reymond Fuentes | Center Fielder |
Jeff Mathis | Catcher |
Tony Lovullo | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
Lorenzo Cain | Center Fielder |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Mike Moustakas | Third Baseman |
Jorge Bonifacio | Right Fielder |
Brandon Moss | DH |
Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Cam Gallagher | Catcher |
Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Diamondbacks
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 30, 2017
Top 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Junis
Peralta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Peralta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marte vs. Junis
Marte hits a fly ball into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Goldschmidt vs. Junis
Goldschmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Peralta moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Junis
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Walker
Merrifield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Descalso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Walker
Cain strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Walker
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Junis
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pollock vs. Junis
Pollock hits a line drive into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Junis
Descalso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moustakas vs. Walker
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Walker
Bonifacio strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Walker
Moss strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Junis
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hosmer scoops it up and throws to first, with Junis covering, for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mathis vs. Junis
Mathis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. Junis
Peralta strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Marte vs. Junis
Marte hits a line drive into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Walker
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Walker
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Walker
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Merrifield vs. Walker
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goldschmidt vs. Junis
Goldschmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Junis
Martinez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Junis
Lamb is hit by the pitch. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pollock vs. Junis
Pollock strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Descalso vs. Junis
Descalso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Walker
Cain takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Walker
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cain moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moustakas vs. Walker
There goes Cain. The throw from Mathis and he is safe. Cain steals third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Moustakas vs. Walker
Moustakas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Descalso fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cain scores. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonifacio vs. Walker
Bonifacio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Junis
Cheslor Cuthbert now playing first base.
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mathis vs. Junis
Mathis strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. Junis
There goes Fuentes. The throw from Gallagher and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Peralta vs. Junis
Peralta hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bonifacio. Peralta reaches second base with a double. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Marte vs. Junis
Marte hits a line drive into center field. Cain settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Peralta moves to third. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Goldschmidt vs. Junis
Goldschmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Junis
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moustakas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Walker
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Descalso scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Walker
Escobar hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Fuentes. Escobar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Walker
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Walker
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Peralta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Junis
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pollock vs. Junis
Ramon Torres now playing third base.
Pollock hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Descalso vs. Junis
Descalso hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Junis
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Bradley
Chris Herrmann now catching. Archie Bradley now pitching.
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cain vs. Bradley
There goes Merrifield. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Merrifield steals second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Cain vs. Bradley
Merrifield is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cain vs. Bradley
Cain hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cuthbert vs. Bradley
Paulo Orlando pinch runs for Lorenzo Cain.
Cuthbert strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Bradley
Torres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orlando moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Bonifacio vs. Bradley
Bonifacio hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Bradley
Moss strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Buchter
Paulo Orlando now playing center field. Ryan Buchter now pitching.
Herrmann hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Negron vs. Buchter
Raul Mondesi now playing shortstop. Kristopher Negron pinch hits for David Peralta.
Negron strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Buchter
Marte bunts towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Goldschmidt vs. Moylan
Peter Moylan now pitching.
Goldschmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Bradley
Kristopher Negron now playing left field.
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bradley
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Godley
Zack Godley now pitching.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Godley scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallagher for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Godley
Merrifield hits a fly ball into right field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Martinez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Soria
Lamb hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pollock vs. Soria
Pollock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Descalso vs. Soria
Descalso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonifacio who is chasing the ball. Descalso reaches third base with a triple. Pollock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Soria
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cuthbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orlando vs. Godley
Adam Rosales now playing third base. Kristopher Negron now playing first base. Gregor Blanco now playing left field. Jeremy Hazelbaker now playing
Orlando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rosales fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cuthbert vs. Godley
Cuthbert strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cuthbert out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Godley
Torres strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Minor
Mike Minor now pitching. Christian Walker pinch hits for Chris Herrmann.
Walker hits a line drive off the glove of Torres, and into shallow left field. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Negron vs. Minor
Ildemaro Vargas pinch runs for Christian Walker.
Negron bunts towards the mound. Minor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marte vs. Minor
Marte hits a fly ball into right field. Bonifacio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Diamondbacks, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Drury vs. Minor
Brandon Drury pinch hits for Gregor Blanco.
Drury strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/30/2017 -- Arizona at Kansas City (N) Arizona AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Peralta D, lf 3 0 2 1 Merrifield W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Negron K, ph-lf-1b 2 0 0 0 Cain L, cf 2 1 1 0 Marte K, ss 5 0 1 0 Orlando P, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Goldschmidt P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hosmer E, 1b 2 0 1 0 Blanco G, lf 0 0 0 0 Cuthbert C, 1b 2 0 0 0 Drury B, ph 1 0 0 0 Moustakas M, 3b 2 0 0 0 Martinez J, rf 4 0 1 0 Torres R, 3b 2 1 1 0 Hazelbaker J, rf 0 0 0 0 Bonifacio J, rf 3 1 1 3 Lamb J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Moss B, dh 3 0 0 0 Rosales A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Escobar A, ss 2 0 2 0 Pollock A, dh 3 2 1 1 Mondesi R, ss 1 0 0 0 Descalso D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Gordon A, lf 2 0 0 0 Fuentes R, cf 3 1 0 0 Gallagher C, c 3 0 0 0 Mathis J, c 2 0 1 0 Herrmann C, c 1 0 0 0 Walker C, ph 1 0 1 0 Vargas I, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 3 8 3 29 4 7 3 Arizona 000 011 010 -- 3 Kansas City 000 103 00x -- 4 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO Walker T 5.0 3 1 1 1 6 Bradley A (L) 1.1 4 3 3 1 3 Godley Z 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Junis J (W) 6.0 5 2 2 2 5 Buchter R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Moylan P 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Soria J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 Minor M (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- Arizona 1 LOB -- Arizona 9, Kansas City 3 2B -- Peralta D 2, Escobar A, Walker C 3B -- Descalso D HR -- Pollock A, Bonifacio J SB -- Cain L, Fuentes R, Merrifield W CS -- Merrifield W HBP -- by Junis J (Lamb J) T -- 2:44 A -- 32727
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