Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Arizona DiamondbacksARI

2–5

Final

Kansas City RoyalsKC

Kauffman Stadium

Team Season Averages

Arizona DiamondbacksLeads 7 of 18

Kansas City RoyalsLeads 11 of 18

Batting

4.42Runs per game4.27
0.242Batting average0.247
0.314On-base percentage0.316
0.393Slugging percentage0.401
0.707OPS0.718
0.97Home runs per game1.04
8.10Hits per game8.28
142Home runs152
98Stolen bases116

Pitching

4.09ERA4.67
1.28WHIP1.39
6.98Strikeouts per nine7.41
3.03Walks per nine3.67
4.05Runs allowed per game4.58
0.248Opponent batting average0.258
1007Pitching strikeouts1059
53Quality starts60
37Saves34

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (KC)	Total	ARI ML	KC ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	8.5	-120	+100
FFanDuel	+1.5	8.5	-120	+102
BBetMGM	+1.5	8.5	-120	+100
CCaesars	+1.5	8.5	-120	+102
BBetOnline	+1.5	8.5	-116	+105
BBetRivers	+1.5	9	-117	+104
BBetus	+1.5	8.5	-116	+106
BBovada	+1.5	8.5	-116	-104
FFanatics	+1.5	8.5	-120	+100
LLowVig	+1.5	8.5	-116	+105
MMyBookie	+1.5	8.5	-119	+101

Game Information

Kauffman Stadium

Stadium

Sep 9, 2026

7:40 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Partly cloudy

Wind 7 mph

79°

Lineups

ARI

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
ARI	16th	14th
KC	21st	25th

Matchup

ARIKC

78-68Record64-82
53.4%Win %43.8%
41-31Home record38-36
37-37Road record26-46
6-4Last 103-7
4Streak-2
+2Run diff-91
28-18Division23-23
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
ARI	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
KC	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	—	5

Team Stats

ARIStatKC

2Runs5
9Hits7
1Errors0
1Home runs2
2RBI4
0Stolen bases1
6K (bat)5
5K (pit)6
3BB (pit)4

Player Stats

ARI — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Ketel Marte2B	5	0	1	0	1	0
Tim Tawa1B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jordan LawlarCF	4	1	2	0	0	0
Geraldo PerdomoSS	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.LF	4	0	1	0	0	0
James McCannC	3	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan Arenado3B	3	1	2	1	1	1
Lars NootbaarDH	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ildemaro Vargas1B	2	0	1	0	0	2
Gabriel MorenoC	1	0	0	0	0	0
Adrian Del CastilloDH	1	0	0	0	0	0

ARI — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Michael SorokaSP	4.0	3	3	3	1	4
Zac GallenSP	3.1	4	2	1	2	1
Derek LawRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

KC — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	2	1	3	0
Michael Massey2B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Salvador PerezDH	4	0	0	0	0	0
John RaveRF	3	1	1	0	0	0
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	1	0	0	0
Carter JensenC	3	2	1	1	1	1
Isaac CollinsLF	3	1	1	0	0	0
Vinnie Pasquantino1B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	0	0	0	1

KC — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Daniel Lynch IVRP	5.0	4	2	2	2	3
Jose CuasRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
Anthony GoseRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Nate PearsonRP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
Craig KimbrelRP	1.0	2	0	0	0	1

Scoring Summary

82 events · 6 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Vargas walked.
0-0
Top
Marte flied out to left.
0-0
Top
Perdomo doubled to left, Vargas to third.
0-0
Top
Arenado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Perdomo to third, Vargas out at home.
0-0
Top
Tawa grounded out to pitcher.
0-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen lined out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Witt Jr. lined out to right.
0-0
Bottom
Pasquantino walked.
0-0
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
0-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Gurriel Jr. struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
McCann struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Lawlar flied out to right.
0-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Massey struck out swinging.
0-0
Bottom
Loftin lined out to left.
0-0
Bottom
Rave reached on infield single to first.
0-0
Bottom
Isbel singled to center, Rave to second.
0-0
Bottom
Rave scored on throwing error by catcher McCann, Isbel safe at second on error.
0-1
Bottom
Rave stole third, Rave scored on throwing error by catcher McCann, Isbel to second.
0-1
Bottom
Collins grounded out to third.
0-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Nootbaar flied out to center.
0-1
Top
Vargas walked.
0-1
Top
Marte lined out to left.
0-1
Top
Perdomo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Vargas out at second.
0-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Jensen homered to right center (416 feet).
0-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. singled to center.
0-2
Bottom
Pasquantino grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Witt Jr. out at second.
0-2
Bottom
Perez flied out to left.
0-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Arenado homered to left (430 feet).
1-2
Top
Tawa lined out to right.
1-2
Top
Gurriel Jr. lined out to right.
1-2
Top
McCann struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Massey lined out to center.
1-2
Bottom
Loftin walked.
1-2
Bottom
Law relieved Gallen
1-2
Bottom
Rave grounded into fielder's choice to second, Loftin out at second.
1-2
Bottom
Rave caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
1-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Lawlar singled to center.
1-2
Top
Nootbaar hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Lawlar to second.
1-2
Top
Vargas flied out to right, Lawlar to third.
1-2
Top
Marte singled to left, Lawlar scored.
2-2
Top
Perdomo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Marte out at second.
2-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Soroka relieved Law
2-2
Bottom
Isbel struck out swinging.
2-2
Bottom
Collins singled to left.
2-2
Bottom
Jensen walked, Collins to second.
2-2
Bottom
Witt Jr. homered to left center (394 feet), Collins scored and Jensen scored.
2-5
Bottom
Pasquantino struck out swinging.
2-5
Bottom
Perez flied out to center.
2-5

Inning 6 Top

Top
Cuas relieved Lynch IV
2-5
Top
Arenado walked.
2-5
Top
Tawa singled to center, Arenado to second.
2-5
Top
Gurriel Jr. struck out swinging.
2-5
Top
McCann grounded out to second, Tawa to second, Arenado to third.
2-5
Top
Lawlar grounded out to shortstop.
2-5

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Massey singled to right.
2-5
Bottom
Loftin struck out looking.
2-5
Bottom
Rave struck out swinging.
2-5
Bottom
Isbel flied out to left.
2-5

Inning 7 Top

Top
Gose relieved Cuas
2-5
Top
Nootbaar flied out to center.
2-5
Top
Vargas reached on infield single to shortstop.
2-5
Top
Marte popped out to shortstop.
2-5
Top
Perdomo fouled out to first.
2-5

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Collins grounded out to second.
2-5
Bottom
Jensen popped out to shortstop.
2-5
Bottom
Witt Jr. fouled out to first.
2-5

Inning 8 Top

Top
Kimbrel relieved Gose
2-5
Top
Arenado singled to left.
2-5
Top
Tawa grounded into double play, third to second to first, Arenado out at second.
2-5
Top
Gurriel Jr. singled to center.
2-5
Top
Del Castillo hit for McCann
2-5
Top
Del Castillo struck out swinging.
2-5

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Del Castillo catching.
2-5
Bottom
Pasquantino lined out to center.
2-5
Bottom
Perez grounded out to shortstop.
2-5
Bottom
Massey grounded out to second.
2-5

Inning 9 Top

Top
Pearson relieved Kimbrel
2-5
Top
Lawlar singled to center.
2-5
Top
Nootbaar walked, Lawlar to second.
2-5
Top
Moreno hit for Vargas
2-5
Top
Moreno struck out swinging.
2-5
Top
Marte grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Nootbaar out at second.
2-5

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Player props

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Noah Cameron
Strikeouts: 10/18 over · last line 4.5
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Seth Lugo
Strikeouts: 5/18 over · last line 4.5
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John Rave
Hits: 11/17 over · last line 0.5
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Kyle Isbel
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Maikel Garcia
Hits: 9/16 over · last line 0.5
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Merrill Kelly
Strikeouts: 5/16 over · last line 3.5
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Michael Wacha
Strikeouts: 11/16 over · last line 3.5
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Eduardo Rodriguez
Strikeouts: 7/14 over · last line 4.5
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Ryan Waldschmidt
Hits: 5/14 over · last line 0.5
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Brandon Pfaadt
Strikeouts: 4/13 over · last line 3.5
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Michael Soroka
Strikeouts: 5/13 over · last line 4.5
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Jesus Sanchez
Hits: 4/11 over · last line 0.5
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Jose Fernandez
Hits: 7/11 over · last line 1.5
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Ryne Nelson
Strikeouts: 5/11 over · last line 4.5
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Randy Dobnak
Strikeouts: 4/7 over · last line 3.5
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Zack Littell
Strikeouts: 2/7 over · last line 2.5
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Daniel Lynch IV
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 3.5
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals: Final Score & Recap

The Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 in this MLB game at Kauffman Stadium on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Odds

DraftKings lists the Kansas City Royals at KC +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 8.5. Moneylines are Arizona Diamondbacks -120 and Kansas City Royals +100. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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