Diamondbacks 7-1 Royals (Jul 5, 2025) Play-by-Play

Arizona Diamondbacks

44-45, 23-24 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	5	1
0	0	2	0	2	0	1	2	-	7	8	0

R. Nelson5-2

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

M. Wacha4-9

4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 4 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
  3
  Fly Out
  Four-seam FB 96
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- J. Schreiber pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 6th
- D. Lynch IV pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- Grichuk hit for Smith
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Nelson pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- Grichuk as designated hitter.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 7th
- T. Clarke pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- K. Ginkel pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
DiamondbacksBottom 8th
- S. Long pitching for KC
  KC
  ARI
- Alexander to third on pickoff error by pitcher Long.
  1
  5
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- S. Miller pitching for ARI
  KC
  ARI
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	96
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95
3 Fly Out	Four-seam FB	96

Royals
9
Diamondbacks
3

Game 1

7/4

Royals
1
Diamondbacks
7

Game 2

7/5

Royals
Diamondbacks

Game 3

7/6

Chase Field

4:10 PM, July 5, 2025

Phoenix, Arizona

Line: ARI -140

Over/Under: 9.5

Attendance: 26,043

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Nate Tomlinson
First Base Umpire - Nick Mahrley
Second Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	56	34	.622	-	W2
Minnesota	43	46	.483	12.5	W2
Kansas City	42	48	.467	14	L1
Cleveland	40	47	.460	14.5	L9
Chicago	30	59	.337	25.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	56	34	.622	-	L2
San Diego	47	41	.534	8	L1
San Francisco	48	42	.533	8	W1
Arizona	44	45	.494	11.5	W1
Colorado	20	69	.225	35.5	L2

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