Kansas City Royals @ Arizona Diamondbacks

Spring Training

4-3, 2-2 Away

Final

3-4, 3-1 Home


KC
ARI

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1
0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	-	6	10	0

R. Nelson1-0

2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

H. Harvey0-1

1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
C. Biggio2B
J. Vaz2B
M. GarciaCF
K. Emshoff1B
M. MasseyLF
G. CrossLF
M. MelendezRF
D. VazquezSS
J. WiemerDH
aC. JensenPH-DH
H. Castro3B
J. Pineda3B
L. MaileC
L. TreshC
J. Caglianone1B
D. WatersCF
T. TolbertSS
T. GentryRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.375	.583	.875
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.364	.462	.545
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.444	.538	.556
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.714	.500
3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.273	.333	.545
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.300	.222
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.091	.286	.091
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.400	.571
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.833
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.273
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.600
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.429	.500	.857
29	1	4	1	1	5	6

a-struck out swinging for Wiemer in the 6th

Batting
HRMelendez (1, 6th inning off Ginkel 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIMelendez (3)
Team LOB6
Team RISP0-1 (Maile 0-1)

Baserunning
CSCross (1, 2nd base by Martinez/Pinto)
Picked OffGarcia (2nd base, Kelly)

Fielding
DP1 (Biggio-Tolbert-Caglianone)
EVazquez (1, fielding)

Diamondbacks Hitting

hitters
K. Marte2B
G. KessingerPR-2B-SS
C. CarrollRF
T. Mancini1B
L. Gurriel Jr.LF
T. Tawa2B
E. Suarez3B
R. PintoC
P. Smith1B
A.J. VukovichLF
J. LawlarSS
C. Kaiser3B
A. Del CastilloC
C. PacheRF-CF
G. GrooverDH
J. BarrosaCF
K. GrahamRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.308	.286	.308
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.143
3	1	3	3	1	0	0	.600	.667	1.500
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.167	.100
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.500	.200
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.273	.385	.364
1	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.286	.167
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.167
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.182	.250	.455
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.400	.250
3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.143	.143	.571
3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.556
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
33	6	10	6	2	1	10

Batting
2BMancini (1, Guerrero); Pinto (1, Guerrero); Del Castillo (1, Bubic)
3BBarrosa (1, Harvey)
HRCarroll (3, 5th inning off Long 1 on, 2 Out); Groover (1, 5th inning off Long 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIPinto (1), Carroll 3 (8), Kaiser (2), Groover (1)
2Out RBIPinto, Carroll 2, Kaiser
GIDPGurriel Jr.
Team LOB4
Team RISP3-7 (Marte 0-1, Pinto 1-1, Pache 0-1, Carroll 1-1, Kaiser 1-1, Tawa 0-1, Groover 0-1)

Baserunning
Picked OffGroover (1st base, Clarke)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
K. Bubic
H. Harvey(L, 0-1)
C. Hernandez
S. Long
A. Zerpa
T. Clarke
T. Guerrero
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
2.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	2.25
1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12.00
1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	27.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
1.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	6.00
8.0	10	6	6	1	10	2

Diamondbacks Pitching

pitchers
M. Kelly
R. Nelson(W, 1-0)
J. Mantiply(H, 1)
K. Ginkel
A.J. Puk(H, 2)
J. Martinez(H, 2)
C. Mena
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0.00
2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.50
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
9.0	4	1	1	5	6	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	ARI
3rd	Carroll singled to center, Barrosa scored.	0	1
5th	Groover homered to left center (393 feet).	0	2
5th	Carroll homered to center (414 feet), Kessinger scored.	0	4
6th	Melendez homered to center (420 feet).	1	4
8th	Pinto doubled to left, Mancini scored.	1	5
8th	Kaiser singled to left, Pinto scored, Vukovich to third.	1	6

Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

8:10 PM, 28 February 2025

Scottsdale, Arizona

Attendance: 9,468

Game Time:2:19

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barrett
First Base Umpire - Emil Jimenez
Second Base Umpire - Darius Ghani
Third Base Umpire - Alex Mackay

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

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Kansas City Royals @ Arizona Diamondbacks

R. Nelson1-0

H. Harvey0-1

Scoring Summary

Inning

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