The game belonged to the pitchers until the extra innings, when Arizona finally broke through and held on against Kansas City’s furious response. The Diamondbacks extended their winning streak with a narrow escape.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Noah Cameron was the game’s anchor for Kansas City, keeping Arizona scoreless through his outing and controlling the game before the late bullpen battle.
Lars Nootbaar’s sacrifice fly brought Corbin Carroll home and gave Arizona the lead in the extra frame. Geraldo Perdomo’s single brought home Ildemaro Vargas and Ryan Waldschmidt, with an error by John Rave adding to the damage. Gabriel Moreno then singled home Perdomo, and Nolan Arenado’s single brought Ketel Marte across.
Kansas City answered when Carter Jensen doubled to bring Isaac Collins home. Salvador Perez followed with a double that brought home Kyle Isbel, Carter Jensen and Bobby Witt, but Arizona’s relief corps prevented the tying run from crossing. Craig Kimbrel absorbed the loss, while Justin Martinez earned the win and Dennis Santana recorded the save.
The extra-inning burst kept Arizona moving forward, while Kansas City was left just short after turning a long scoreless game into a tense finish.
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Kansas City Royals, 5-4.
- Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 with 1 double and 3 RBIs (batting .230 on the season).
- Ketel Marte went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .251 on the season).
- Bobby Witt went 0-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .283 on the season).
- Craig Kimbrel allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and took the loss (0-2) (4.53 ERA).
- Justin Martinez allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, to earn the win (2-0) (0.00 ERA).
- Dennis Santana allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.2 innings, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (2) (5.48 ERA).
Kansas City Royals fell to 64-81; Arizona Diamondbacks improved to 77-67 (3 straight wins).