ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
08/18/2025
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 12538 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks (24-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (22-23) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 6 1
Tight Tilt Goes to Royals, 3-2
The Kansas City (AZL) Royals picked up a win at Surprise Stadium, dropping the Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks, 3-2. Leonardo Vega, who is tied for 8th in the AZL in quality starts with 5, was the difference-maker. The second-place Diamondbacks have lost 5 consecutive games.

Danny García helped out the Kansas City (AZL) cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch. For the game, the right fielder drove in one run.

"There is no easy way to lose when you're doing everything you can to win games," said Arizona (AZL) manager Clayton Richard.
ARIZONA (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Juárez LF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .310 10 21
T. McLeod 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .310 7 27
M. Cole SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .298 3 21
C. Ackerman CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .407 16 43
C. Jenkins DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .317 5 17
B. Henley RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .306 5 24
D. Martínez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .298 3 11
L. De Jesús 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .315 2 17
J. Unknown C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-E. Morse PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .389 1 4
Totals 34 2 9 2 4 13 21      
a - E. Morse pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. De Jesús (2, 7th Inning off L. Vega, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Juárez (10, 8th Inning off L. Vega, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Juárez 4 , T. McLeod 2 , M. Cole , B. Henley 2 , L. De Jesús 5 , E. Morse
2-out RBI: L. De Jesús
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cole , C. Jenkins , B. Henley , J. Unknown
GIDP: C. Jenkins , L. De Jesús
Sac Bunt: D. Martínez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. McLeod (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sackett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235 3 6
   b-T. Vázquez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 4 22
J. Bates CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .387 3 14
D. Webb LF, RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .310 10 43
W. Anderson C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .240 3 14
R. Harmon SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .312 4 19
D. García RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .264 1 4
   a-R. Laidler LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 2 14
D. Davis 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .325 1 8
J. Denton DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .107 1 1
M. Brown 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .308 3 14
Totals 29 3 6 3 1 10 12      
a - R. Laidler substituted for D. García in the 8th
b - T. Vázquez substituted for D. Sackett in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bates (3, 6th Inning off J. Cardenas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bates 4 , D. Webb , W. Anderson , R. Harmon 2 , D. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Anderson , M. Brown
Sac Bunt: J. Bates
Hit by Pitch: D. Sackett , D. García
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Sackett (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Vega (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Davis-Harmon-Brown, Brown-Harmon-Vega)
ARIZONA (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cardenas L (0-7) 5.1 4 3 3 1 5 1 76 6.95   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 0 0 0 5 0 34 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cardenas 52
Batters Faced: J. Cardenas 22, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cardenas 5-6, J. Unknown 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cardenas 76-46, J. Unknown 34-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Cardenas , J. Unknown
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Vega W (3-5) 7.0 5 2 2 4 9 2 116 4.97   
R. Dean H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 6.75   
T. Ledesma SV (1) 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Vega 64
Batters Faced: L. Vega 29, R. Dean 4, T. Ledesma 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Vega 7-4, R. Dean 0-1, T. Ledesma 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Vega 116-75, R. Dean 13-8, T. Ledesma 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dean 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leonardo Vega
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 2717
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