Arizona Diamondbacks at Kansas City Royals

ARI

Arizona Diamondbacks

77-69 · W4

Final

Kansas City Royals

63-83 · L2

Kansas City Royals beat Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium. Daniel Lynch IV earned the win; Michael Soroka took the loss. Nate Pearson recorded the save.

Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Kansas City Royals 5 MLB game recap for September 9, 2026

Pre-game preview

Kansas City beat Arizona 5-2 at Kauffman Stadium, turning a one-run edge into a cushion with Bobby Witt Jr.'s three-run shot in the fifth. The margin held. Daniel Lynch IV logged five innings for the Royals, recording three strikeouts on 81 pitches and allowing two earned runs. His ERA now sits at 3.52. Nate Pearson closed it out for the save. Michael Soroka took the loss. Carter Jensen opened the scoring with a solo shot to right center in the third. Nolan Arenado answered for Arizona in the fourth with a homer to left, his 23rd of the year. Ketel Marte followed with an RBI single in the fifth that plated Jordan Lawlar and knotted the game at two. Witt ended the deadlock two batters later, lifting a fly ball to left center that scored Isaac Collins and Jensen and gave Kansas City a 5-2 advantage it would not surrender. The K model missed on both starters. Gallen registered one strikeout. Lynch IV posted three. The NRFI model had a neutral lean, and scoring came across in the first inning, making it a loss for the no-run backers.

Bobby Witt Jr. went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, providing the deciding blow in the fifth inning.

Daniel Lynch IV worked five innings and struck out three on 81 pitches, earning the win with two earned runs allowed.

The K model undershot both starters, with Gallen recording one strikeout and Lynch IV three.

The NRFI model leaned neutral but missed when scoring arrived in the first inning.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ARI	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	1
KC	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	-	5	7	0

Scoring Summary

▼ 2nd

Isaac Collins grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa.

0-1

▼ 3rd

Carter Jensen homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field.

0-2

▲ 4th

Nolan Arenado homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.

1-2

▲ 5th

Ketel Marte singles on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jordan Lawlar scores.

2-2

▼ 5th

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Isaac Collins scores. Carter Jensen scores.

2-5

Key Performers

Bobby Witt Jr.

2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Nolan Arenado

ARI

2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Carter Jensen

1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R

Ketel Marte

ARI

1-5, 1 RBI

Batting

ARI	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Jordan Lawlar CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	-
Tim Tawa 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	-
Adrian Del Castillo C	1	0	0	0	0	1	-
Nolan Arenado 3B	3	1	2	1	1	0	-
Lars Nootbaar RF	2	0	0	0	1	0	-
Ketel Marte DH	5	0	1	1	0	0	-
Ildemaro Vargas 2B	2	0	1	0	2	0	-
Geraldo Perdomo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	-
Gabriel Moreno PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	-
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	-
James McCann C	3	0	0	0	0	2	-
Totals	33	2	9	2	4	6

KC	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
Carter Jensen C	3	2	1	1	1	0	-
Isaac Collins LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	-
Salvador Perez DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	-
Nick Loftin 3B	2	0	0	0	1	1	-
John Rave RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	-
Michael Massey 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	-
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	-
Kyle Isbel CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	-
Bobby Witt Jr. SS	4	1	2	3	0	0	-
Totals	29	5	7	4	3	5

Pitching

ARI	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Gallen	3.1	4	2	1	2	1	68-42	6.22
Law, D	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	11-6	1.23
Soroka (L, 8-5)	4.0	3	3	3	1	4	58-34	3.53
Totals	8.0	7	5	4	3	5

KC	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Lynch IV (W, 5-5)	5.0	4	2	2	2	3	81-50	3.52
Cuas (H, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-10	2.50
Gose (H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	13-8	0.00
Kimbrel (H, 3)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	13-9	4.43
Pearson (S, 4)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	19-10	2.03
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	4	6

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