KC 10, AZ 13 | Feb 26, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, February 26, 2026•Salt River Fields at Talking Stick•84°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

D-backs

Final

WIN

Shawn Dubin

LOSS

Shane Panzini

SAVE

Junior Fernández

The D-backs defeated the Royals 13-10.

★Carter Jensen3-for-3, 3 RBI

★Jac Caglianone3 RBI

★Óscar Mercado3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Luken Baker homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. Kristian Robinson scores. Tommy Troy scores.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 2 mph, CalmFirst pitch: 8:10 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 6,471Venue: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick

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90.5%C

16 missed calls

+11.9% KC

+0.75 runs KC

Win Probability

AZ WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	2	0	10	16	1
AZ	0	0	0	0	4	0	5

Game 831843 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Omar HernandezDH	2	0	1	1	0	0	.250/.250/.250	93.3	-	-
Josh Rojas1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.429/.500/1.429	96.8	-	-
Tyler TolbertSS	2	1	0	0	0	1	.143/.250/.143	75.3	-	-
Dustin Dickerson3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/2.333	107	-	-
Tyler GentryRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333/.333/.667	72.2	-	-
Peyton Wilson2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.222/.167	79.8	-	-
Blake MitchellC	2	1	1	0	0	0	.200/.429/.400	99.6	-	-
Carson RoccaforteCF	1	1	1	1	0	0	.200/.333/.400	106.7	-	-
Spencer NivensLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.333/.000	74.9	-	-
Bench
Lane ThomasDH	3	1	1	1	0	1	.200/.200/.600	107.1	-	-
Brandon Drury1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Totals	41	10	16	10	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Thomas (5th off Díaz, 0 on, 1 out); Jensen (5th off Mendez, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Roccaforte; Rave; Newman; Massey; Caglianone; Mitchell

TB:28

RBI:Roccaforte; Hernandez; Thomas; Jensen 3; Massey; Caglianone 3

SB:Tolbert; Hernandez

GIDP:Tolbert; Caglianone

Team LOB:6

Arizona Diamondbacks

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Tommy Troy2B	2	2	2	1	0	0	.538/.538/.846	104.5	-

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ryan Bergert	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	26-17	89.7	0.00
John Schreiber	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19-15	89.4	0.00
Alex LangeH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	92.4	5.40
Eric Cerantola	0.1	3	4	4	3	0	0	29-14	90.6	15.43
Beck WayH	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	93	0.00
Ben Kudrna	1.2	3	4	4	1	4	0	41-28	89.6	21.60
Brandon JohnsonBS	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	7-7	90.7	20.25
Shane PanziniLBS	1.0	4	4	4	0	1	1	23-16	86.6	15.00
Totals	8.0	12	13	13	4	9	2	156-107	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Way 2-0; Johnson 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Bergert 26-17; Schreiber 19-15; Lange 6-5; Cerantola 29-14; Way 5-5; Kudrna 41-28; Johnson 7-7; Panzini 23-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Bergert 3-1; Schreiber 1-1; Lange 1-2; Cerantola 0-1; Way 1-0; Kudrna 1-0; Johnson 1-0; Panzini 1-1

Arizona Diamondbacks

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eduardo Rodriguez	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	31-20	89.1	0.00

Top 4 • KC

2-0

Carter Jensen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Óscar Mercado. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 105.6 mph10 ftLA: -15°

1-0

Jac Caglianone singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Óscar Mercado. Kevin Newman scores.

EV: 102.3 mph157 ftLA: 10°

Top 5 • KC

8-0

Carter Jensen homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 416 ftLA: 32°

6-0

Michael Massey doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Óscar Mercado. Jac Caglianone scores.

EV: 97.2 mph17 ftLA: -9°

5-0

Jac Caglianone doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Óscar Mercado. Tyler Tolbert scores. Abraham Toro scores. Jac Caglianone to 3rd. Jac Caglianone advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo.

EV: 120.2 mph366 ftLA: 15°

3-0

Lane Thomas homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 413 ftLA: 26°

Bot 5 • AZ

8-1

Jorge Barrosa singles on a ground ball to second baseman Michael Massey, deflected by pitcher Eric Cerantola. Jose Fernandez scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Alek Thomas to 2nd.

EV: 94.4 mph41 ftLA: -2°

8-4

Óscar Mercado doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Gavin Cross. Carlos Santana scores. Alek Thomas scores. Jorge Barrosa scores.

EV: 93.6 mph198 ftLA: 12°

Bot 7 • AZ

8-5

Tommy Troy doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler Gentry. LuJames Groover scores.

EV: 104.5 mph353 ftLA: 19°

8-6

Jacob Amaya singles on a ground ball to third baseman Abraham Toro. Tommy Troy scores. Throwing error by third baseman Abraham Toro.

EV: 81.4 mph1 ftLA: -62°

8-9

Jose Fernandez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Jacob Amaya scores. Luken Baker scores.

EV: 108.7 mph💣 411 ftLA: 23°

Top 8 • KC

10-9

Omar Hernandez reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by second baseman Tommy Troy. Carson Roccaforte scores.

EV: 91.7 mph7 ftLA: -19°

9-9

Carson Roccaforte doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Druw Jones. Blake Mitchell scores.

EV: 106.7 mph138 ftLA: 8°

Bot 8 • AZ

10-10

Kristian Robinson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tyler Gentry. Druw Jones scores.

EV: 103.8 mph18 ftLA: -9°

10-13

Luken Baker homers (1) on a line drive to left center field. Kristian Robinson scores. Tommy Troy scores.

EV: 109.5 mph💣 408 ftLA: 19°

WP:Strowd

Inherited runners-scored:Perez 1-0; Mendez 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Rodriguez 31-20; Thompson 16-11; Strowd 29-18; Perez 3-3; Díaz 29-11; Mendez 14-9; Hatch 19-12; Dubin 15-11; Fernández 15-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Rodriguez 3-2; Thompson 0-0; Strowd 1-0; Perez 0-0; Díaz 1-0; Mendez 0-0; Hatch 3-0; Dubin 2-1; Fernández 2-1

Bench
Ketel Marte2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	.182/.250/.455	80.7	-	-
Geraldo PerdomoSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.357/.400/.357	97.8	-	-
Gabriel MorenoC	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	100.6	-	-
Nolan Arenado3B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.429/.556/1.143	87.2	-	-
Carlos Santana1B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.200/.273/.200	99.9	-	-
Alek ThomasLF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.500/.583/.900	105.6	-	-
Jorge BarrosaCF	3	1	1	1	0	2	.250/.250/.500	104.3	-	-
LuJames GrooverDH	3	1	1	0	0	0	.313/.313/.438	108.2	-	-
Óscar MercadoRF	3	0	1	3	0	1	.400/.400/.500	93.6	-	-
Eduardo RodriguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan ThompsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kade StrowdP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adonys PerezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yilber DíazP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Teofilo MendezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Thomas HatchP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Shawn DubinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Junior FernándezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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