Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Arizona Diamondbacks at Kansas City Royals
ARI
Arizona Diamondbacks
76-69 · W3
KC
Kansas City Royals
63-82 · L1
Arizona Diamondbacks beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 at Kauffman Stadium. Blake Walston earned the win; Anthony Gose took the loss.
Arizona beat Kansas City 5-3 in 11 innings at Kauffman Stadium. Blake Walston earned the win, Anthony Gose took the loss. Michael Wacha blanked Arizona through six innings, scattering hits across 93 pitches and striking out four. His ERA now sits at 3.25. Wacha's four strikeouts matched the model's output. The K model had Burnes at two strikeouts, which proved accurate. The NRFI model leaned no run in the first, but the first inning featured scoring. Tim Tawa drove Arizona's offense with a 3-for-5 night that included a solo home run in the ninth and an RBI single in the tenth. He finished with two RBI and a run scored. John Rave answered Tawa's ninth-inning homer with a two-run shot in the bottom of the frame to pull Kansas City within one. Ketel Marte delivered the deciding blow in the 11th, a sacrifice fly that scored Lourdes Gurriel Jr., who had just tripled home Ildemaro Vargas.
Tim Tawa went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, and an extra-inning RBI single that put Arizona ahead after Kansas City had tied the game in the ninth.
Michael Wacha threw six scoreless innings and struck out four, matching the K model projection, but Kansas City's bullpen could not hold a lead in extra frames.
The NRFI model leaned toward no run in the first inning, but scoring occurred, and both Burnes and Wacha matched their respective strikeout projections.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 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 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Geraldo Perdomo out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder John Rave. Ketel Marte scores.
Tim Tawa homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field.
John Rave homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field. Nick Loftin scores.
Tim Tawa singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Gabriel Moreno scores. Nolan Arenado to 2nd.
Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tim Tawa. Kyle Isbel scores.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ildemaro Vargas scores.
Ketel Marte out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Isaac Collins. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. scores.
Key Performers
Tim Tawa
ARI
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
John Rave
KC
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Ketel Marte
ARI
1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
ARI
1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| ARI | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Lawlar CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tim Tawa RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adrian Del Castillo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nolan Arenado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tommy Troy CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Lars Nootbaar DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Waldschmidt LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Ketel Marte 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ildemaro Vargas 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Geraldo Perdomo SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Gabriel Moreno C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Lourdes Gurriel Jr. DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Jensen C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Tolbert PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaac Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Salvador Perez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Nick Loftin 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| John Rave RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matthew Lugo RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Michael Massey 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Vinnie Pasquantino 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Isbel CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
Pitching
| ARI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnes | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57-35 | 0.00 |
| Strowd | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-11 | 3.38 |
| Ginkel | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.98 |
| Santana, D | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16-12 | 5.36 |
| Loáisiga (H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.43 |
| Morillo, J (BS, 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14-12 | 2.33 |
| Walston (W, 1-0)(BS, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28-14 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wacha | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 93-58 | 3.25 |
| Cuas | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 2.65 |
| Thomas | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 10.34 |
| Lange | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32-18 | 5.98 |
| Hoffman, N | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 5.00 |
| Cruz | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.12 |
| Gose (L, 1-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-11 | 1.42 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 |