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Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Kansas City Royals 3: final score and stats

Arizona Diamondbacks beat Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 to Kansas City Royals 3, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Kansas City Royals vs Arizona Diamondbacks.

MLBTuesday, September 8, 2026

Arizona Diamondbacks78-685

Final

Kansas City Royals64-823

DateSep 8, 2026

Start time7:40 PM ET

VenueKauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TVMLB.TV

Attendance13,361

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	OT1	OT2	R
Arizona Diamondbacks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	5
Kansas City Royals	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3

Top performers

Arizona Diamondbacks

Batting AverageTim Tawa · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R

Home RunsTim Tawa · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R

Runs Batted InTim Tawa · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R

MLB RatingTim Tawa · 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R

Kansas City Royals

Batting AverageMichael Massey · 2-4, 2B, BB, K

Home RunsJohn Rave · 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 K

Runs Batted InJohn Rave · 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 K

MLB RatingJohn Rave · 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 K

Team comparison

Arizona DiamondbacksKansas City Royals

Runs per game

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Runs allowed per game

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78-68Record64-82

3rd in NL WestStanding5th in AL Cent

0-0Road record / home record0-0

Last 5

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Injury report

Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Cristian Mena RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Andrew Saalfrank RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Corbin Carroll RF · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Kansas City Royals

Mitch Spence RP · Undisclosed - Not Specified

Out

Nick Mears RP · Shoulder - Surgery

Out

Ryan Bergert SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Cole Ragans SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Luinder Avila SP · Elbow - Surgery

Out

Box score

Arizona Diamondbacks

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Lars Nootbaar	2-3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	12	.238	.339	.379
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	13	.206	.251	.289
Ketel Marte	1-3	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	28	.251	.319	.445
Gabriel Moreno	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	19	.300	.378	.465
Geraldo Perdomo	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	14	.250	.358	.364
Nolan Arenado	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	27	.234	.310	.421
Tommy Troy	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	15	.222	.295	.357
Adrian Del Castillo	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.197	.250	.315
Jordan Lawlar	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.247	.319	.412
Tim Tawa	3-5	5	1	3	2	1	0	0	19	.247	.304	.403
Ildemaro Vargas	0-5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	.250	.290	.379
Ryan Waldschmidt	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	23	.263	.328	.371
Team	9-37	37	5	9	5	1	7	5	191

Arizona Diamondbacks

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Corbin Burnes	3.0	2	0	0	2	2	0	57-35	0.00	57
Kade Strowd	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	27-11	3.38	27
Kevin Ginkel	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-10	3.98	16
Dennis Santana	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	16-12	5.36	16
Jonathan Loaisiga	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-8	2.43	12
Juan Morillo	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	14-12	2.33	14
Blake Walston	2.0	0	1	0	3	2	0	28-14	3.00	28
Team	11.0	7	3	2	7	8	1	170-102		170

Kansas City Royals

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Carter Jensen	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	23	.228	.317	.438
Bobby Witt Jr.	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	.280	.359	.448
Vinnie Pasquantino	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	22	.242	.330	.389
Salvador Perez	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	24	.230	.275	.386
Michael Massey	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	18	.278	.314	.441
Nick Loftin	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	23	.237	.322	.383
Isaac Collins	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	.221	.323	.336
Matthew Lugo	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.250	.333	.250
John Rave	1-3	3	1	1	2	1	0	2	12	.230	.306	.460
Kyle Isbel	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	9	.225	.273	.337
Tyler Tolbert	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.302	.369	.422
Team	7-37	37	3	7	3	1	7	8	170

Kansas City Royals

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Michael Wacha	6.0	3	0	0	4	4	0	93-58	3.25	93
Jose Cuas	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-11	2.65	14
Connor Thomas	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	18-13	10.34	18
Alex Lange	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	1	32-18	5.98	32
Nolan Hoffman	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	5.00	6
Steven Cruz	1.0	1	1	0	1	0	0	16-11	4.12	16
Anthony Gose	1.0	1	2	0	0	0	0	12-11	0.00	12
Team	11.0	9	5	2	7	5	1	191-127		191

Season series

ARI wins series 2-1

Sep 9, 2026ARI 2, KC 5

Sep 8, 2026ARI 5, KC 3

Sep 7, 2026ARI 5, KC 4

Team pages

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals?

Arizona Diamondbacks won, 5-3, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

What was the final score of Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals?

Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Kansas City Royals 3.

Who were the top performers?

Arizona Diamondbacks: Tim Tawa (3-5, HR, 2 RBI, R batting average). Kansas City Royals: Michael Massey (2-4, 2B, BB, K batting average).

Where is Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals played?

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri.

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