MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/09/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2767 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (77-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 0
Kansas City Royals (64-82) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 6 0
Royals Bridle Diamondbacks, 4-2
Joe Washington was a major factor in the 4-2 Kansas City win over Arizona. The Royals first baseman went 1 for 1 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Shigochiyo Ohayashi nailed down his 11th save. Kansas City is now 64-82, Arizona 77-70.

Washington had a key at-bat in the bottom of the third to put Kansas City in front, 2-0. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Arizona pitcher Sean Thomas.

Washington called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McConnell DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .304 9 65
J. Aguilar CF 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .252 16 69
S. Portillo 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .315 21 75
D. Briggs SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .248 27 86
T. Joyce RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .338 14 49
P. Leighton LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 0 12
R. Urena 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .201 3 27
Y. Pozo C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .213 2 8
J. Marshania 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .224 5 48
Totals 34 2 9 2 6 4 24      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Leighton (11, 4th Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. McConnell (40, 5th Inning off S. Mercedes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Urena (2, 8th Inning off K. Martin, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Portillo (21, 7th Inning off T. Lawson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. McConnell 4 , S. Portillo 4 , D. Briggs 2 , T. Joyce , P. Leighton 2 , R. Urena 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Briggs , T. Joyce , P. Leighton , J. Marshania 3
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: J. McConnell (52)
CS: D. Briggs (4) , T. Joyce (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Portillo-Briggs-Portillo, Briggs-Urena-Portillo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reeves CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .216 0 11
G. Lópes RF, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 6 40
J. Washington 1B 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 .298 9 41
   a-Z. Phillips RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
C. Jones 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 12 43
   b-G. Encarnación PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 1 1
   c-L. Bejaran 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 0 18
D. Moon DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 3 .303 12 55
D. Carlisle LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .253 1 8
W. Burgess 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .164 2 11
I. Rodriguez SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .190 3 27
J. Fok C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 1 9
Totals 27 4 6 4 5 5 14      
a - Z. Phillips substituted for J. Washington in the 8th
b - G. Encarnación pinch hit for C. Jones in the 8th
c - L. Bejaran substituted for G. Encarnación in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Phillips (1, 8th Inning off J. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Washington (9, 1st Inning off S. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Lópes , J. Washington 4 , Z. Phillips 2 , D. Moon 3
2-out RBI: J. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Moon
GIDP: D. Carlisle 2
Sac Bunt: J. Fok
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Washington (4)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Thomas L (1-1) 3.2 3 2 2 3 1 1 16 60 5.11   
N. Sims 2.2 1 1 1 2 2 0 11 42 4.76   
J. Davis 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 22 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thomas 43
Batters Faced: S. Thomas 16, N. Sims 11, J. Davis 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thomas 7-2, N. Sims 3-3, J. Davis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thomas 60-34, N. Sims 42-23, J. Davis 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Davis 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
S. Mercedes 4.2 5 0 0 5 2 0 23 91 4.45   
T. Lawson W (6-0) 2.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 9 31 4.50   
K. Martin H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 4.81   
S. Ohayashi SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 15 2.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Mercedes 51
Batters Faced: S. Mercedes 23, T. Lawson 9, K. Martin 4, S. Ohayashi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mercedes 4-7, T. Lawson 3-2, K. Martin 2-1, S. Ohayashi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Mercedes 91-52, T. Lawson 31-21, K. Martin 13-7, S. Ohayashi 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Lawson 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Washington
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 23948
Wednesday, September 9th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76