Kansas City Royals
September 9, 2026
Final
AZ
78-69
5
KC
65-82
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 7 | 0 |
W
Daniel Lynch IV (5-5)
L
Michael Soroka (8-5)
SV
Nate Pearson (4)
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ildemaro Vargas 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .251 | .673 |
| Gabriel Moreno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 | .841 |
| Ketel Marte DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .251 | .761 |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .723 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .742 |
| Tim Tawa 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .705 |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .207 | .539 |
| James McCann C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .290 | .764 |
| Adrian Del Castillo C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .196 | .562 |
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .743 |
| Lars Nootbaar RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .715 |
BATTING
2B: Perdomo (19, Lynch IV).
HR: Arenado (23, 4th inning off Lynch IV, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Arenado 5; Gurriel Jr.; Lawlar 2; Marte, K; Perdomo 2; Tawa; Vargas, I.
RBI: Arenado (69); Marte, K (70).
2-out RBI: Marte, K.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tawa; Lawlar 2.
SAC: Nootbaar.
GIDP: Marte, K; Tawa.
Team RISP: 1-for-9.
Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING
E: McCann (2, throw).
DP: (Vargas, I-Perdomo-Tawa).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Gallen | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.22 |
| Derek Law | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| Michael Soroka | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.53 |
PITCHING
ABS Challenge: Loftin 2 (Strike-Overturned to Ball, Strike-Confirmed); McCann (Ball-Confirmed); Jensen (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Gallen 68-42; Law, D 11-6; Soroka 58-34; Lynch IV 81-50; Cuas 20-10; Gose 13-8; Kimbrel 13-9; Pearson 19-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gallen 2-2; Law, D 1-0; Soroka 3-2; Lynch IV 5-4; Cuas 2-0; Gose 0-1; Kimbrel 1-0; Pearson 1-0.
Batters faced: Gallen 15; Law, D 1; Soroka 16; Lynch IV 21; Cuas 5; Gose 4; Kimbrel 4; Pearson 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Law, D 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Will Little. 1B: Derek Thomas. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Ryan Wills.
Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:30 PM.
T: 2:31 (:50 delay).
Att: 15,369.
Venue: Kauffman Stadium.