Kansas City Royals
September 8, 2026
Final/11
AZ
78-68
3
KC
64-82
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
W
Blake Walston (1-0)
L
Anthony Gose (1-1)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .718 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .206 | .540 |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .764 |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .843 |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .722 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .234 | .731 |
| Tommy Troy CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .652 |
| Adrian Del Castillo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .565 |
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .731 |
| Tim Tawa RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .707 |
| Ildemaro Vargas 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .669 |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .263 | .699 |
BATTING
2B: Gurriel Jr. (9, Gose).
HR: Tawa (10, 9th inning off Lange, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Gurriel Jr. 2; Marte, K; Moreno; Nootbaar 2; Tawa 6; Troy.
RBI: Gurriel Jr. (22); Marte, K (69); Perdomo (50); Tawa 2 (37).
2-out RBI: Tawa.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vargas, I 3; Moreno 2; Perdomo.
SAC: Perdomo; Waldschmidt.
SF: Marte, K; Perdomo.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 12.
FIELDING
E: Moreno (3, throw).
DP: 2 (Marte, K-Vargas, I; Vargas, I-Perdomo).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin Burnes | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kade Strowd | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Kevin Ginkel | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 |
| Dennis Santana | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.36 |
| Jonathan Loáisiga | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Juan Morillo | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Blake Walston | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
PITCHING
WP: Burnes; Walston; Lange.
IBB: Witt Jr. (by Walston); Perez, S (by Walston).
ABS Challenge: Jensen (Ball-Confirmed); Arenado (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Burnes 57-35; Strowd 27-11; Ginkel 16-10; Santana, D 16-12; Loáisiga 12-8; Morillo, J 14-12; Walston 28-14; Wacha 93-58; Cuas 14-11; Thomas 18-13; Lange 32-18; Hoffman, N 6-5; Cruz 16-11; Gose 12-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burnes 0-5; Strowd 1-0; Ginkel 1-1; Santana, D 0-0; Loáisiga 2-1; Morillo, J 2-0; Walston 3-0; Wacha 3-2; Cuas 0-0; Thomas 1-2; Lange 1-0; Hoffman, N 1-0; Cruz 2-0; Gose 1-2.
Batters faced: Burnes 13; Strowd 7; Ginkel 4; Santana, D 4; Loáisiga 3; Morillo, J 5; Walston 9; Wacha 24; Cuas 3; Thomas 5; Lange 6; Hoffman, N 1; Cruz 5; Gose 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Ginkel 2-0; Thomas 1-0; Lange 1-0; Hoffman, N 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ryan Wills. 1B: Will Little. 2B: Derek Thomas. 3B: Lance Barksdale.
Weather: 99 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 6 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 6:40 PM.
T: 3:29.
Att: 13,361.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.