MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
07/05/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 1902 - SATURDAY, JULY 5TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (46-43) 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (52-37) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 10 1
Royals Victorious at Arizona, 4-3
The Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks played an exciting game.

The Kansas City Royals racked up a win at Chase Field, bumping off the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-3. Thom Mercer, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. Mercer picked up the win for Kansas City, going 8 innings. He gave up 3 runs on 9 hits. He now sports a record of 1-2.

Jesús Martínez, who finished 2nd in the AL in stolen bases with 40 last year, had a direct impact on the outcome. Martínez contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Kansas City up, 4-1.

Martínez called the win a testament to his team's "tenacity."

The win elevated the Royals to 46-43.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Masson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .335 7 49
F. Wall 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .325 3 27
D. García RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .298 8 54
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 10 55
J. Martínez CF 3 0 1 1 1 2 1 .266 5 38
C. Groza SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .325 5 39
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .255 3 34
W. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .238 2 17
   a-L. Bejaran PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 0 13
   b-S. Núñez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 1
E. Medina DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 10 34
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 12 13      
a - L. Bejaran pinch hit for W. Rodriguez in the 9th
b - S. Núñez substituted for L. Bejaran in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Wall 2 (16, 1st Inning off J. Corral, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Corral, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Mondesi (12, 4th Inning off J. Corral, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Groza (17, 4th Inning off J. Corral, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Masson (21, 7th Inning off D. Caine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Masson 2 , F. Wall 4 , D. García 2 , J. Washington , J. Martínez , C. Groza 2 , R. Mondesi 2
2-out RBI: C. Groza , R. Mondesi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall , J. Washington , R. Mondesi 2 , W. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. García (17) , J. Martínez (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Groza-Washington, Groza-Washington, Masson-Mondesi)
OF assists: 1 (Masson(Marshania at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McConnell DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .308 4 44
T. Kondo 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 3 .340 0 26
J. Silva RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .299 14 52
D. Briggs 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .349 17 74
J. Aguilar CF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .278 8 57
C. Torres SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 4 27
J. Marshania 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .317 5 27
P. Leighton LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .298 2 18
R. Hamilton C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 13
   a-B. Lawrie PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253 3 26
Totals 34 3 10 2 4 4 18      
a - B. Lawrie pinch hit for R. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. McConnell (32, 1st Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kondo 2 (19, 3rd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Mercer, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Leighton (8, 7th Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Aguilar (4, 2nd Inning off T. Mercer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. McConnell 3 , T. Kondo 4 , J. Silva , J. Aguilar 4 , J. Marshania 2 , P. Leighton 2
2-out RBI: J. McConnell , T. Kondo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Kondo , J. Silva , D. Briggs 2 , C. Torres
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Marshania (6)
OF assists: 1 (Leighton(García at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Mercer W (1-2) 8.0 9 3 3 2 3 0 92 5.49   
K. Giles SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 19 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mercer 53
Batters Faced: T. Mercer 33, K. Giles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mercer 9-10, K. Giles 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mercer 92-65, K. Giles 19-9
WP: T. Mercer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Corral L (5-4) 5.0 5 4 3 0 9 0 77 5.35   
S. Thomas 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.44   
D. Caine 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.85   
J. Davis 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 15 4.38   
Z. Cochran 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Corral 52
Batters Faced: J. Corral 21, S. Thomas 4, D. Caine 4, J. Davis 5, Z. Cochran 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Corral 3-3, S. Thomas 1-2, D. Caine 0-1, J. Davis 0-2, Z. Cochran 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Corral 77-48, S. Thomas 12-6, D. Caine 16-13, J. Davis 15-8, Z. Cochran 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Thomas 1-1
WP: S. Thomas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Thom Mercer
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM MT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 48484
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