Kansas City Royals @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusCF-LF |
M. AvilesSS-2B |
Peña Jr.PR-SS |
R. Gload1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | .357 | .458 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .372 | .659 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 | .346 | .413 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .310 | .502 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .286 | .265 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .360 | .400 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .174 | .191 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | .331 | .390 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .328 | .377 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .285 | .280 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | .209 | .194 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 40 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
a-flied out to right for R Ramirez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Guillen (25, M Owings); D DeJesus (8, J Cruz); M Teahen (10, L Rosales); J Buck (11, D Slaten)
- HRD Dejesus (7, 4th inning off M Owings 3 on, 2 Out)
- RBIG Meche (1), D DeJesus 5 (33), J Guillen (53)
- 2Out RBIG Meche, D DeJesus 4, J Guillen
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- EA Gordon (7, throw)
Diamondbacks Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. DrewSS |
J. UptonRF |
C. YoungCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .307 | .468 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .363 | .432 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .292 | .360 | .481 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .398 | .505 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 | .336 | .504 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .306 | .423 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 | .351 | .378 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .335 | .464 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .333 | .370 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .233 | .310 |
| 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
- Batting
- 2BJ Salazar (4, G Meche)
- 3BM Reynolds (2, G Meche)
- RBIJ Salazar (9), C Young (35)
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP1 (O Hudson-S Drew)
- PBC Snyder
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(W,4-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 115-73 | 5.12 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.31 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 6.00 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 140-89 |
- Pitching
- IBBR Gload (By L Rosales)
- HBPJ Buck (By M Owings)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 5-7; R Ramirez 1-1; J Fulchino 0-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 67
Diamondbacks Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Owings(L,6-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-62 | 5.18 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.77 |
| 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43-27 | 5.40 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.63 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 162-102 |
- Pitching
- WPM Owings
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Owings 6-6; J Cruz 0-1; L Rosales 1-2; D Slaten 0-3
- Game ScoresM Owings 26
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | ARI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D DeJesus scored, A Gordon to third on wild pitch by M Owings. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | G Meche reached on infield single to second, J Guillen scored, M Grudzielanek to third, J Buck to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | D DeJesus homered to right center, M Grudzielanek, J Buck and G Meche scored. | 6 | 0 | ||
| 5th | C Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Jackson out at third, M Reynolds to second, M Reynolds scored on throwing error by third baseman A Gordon. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 5th | J Salazar doubled to right, C Young scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6th | D DeJesus doubled to right, R Gload scored, G Meche to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 7th | C Young grounded out to third, M Reynolds scored. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 8th | J Guillen singled to right, A Gordon scored. | 8 | 3 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Chase Field
6:10 AM, 16 June 2008
Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 39,125
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
- First Base Umpire - Dana Demuth
- Second Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- Third Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 40 | 37 | .519 | - | W1 |
| Cleveland | 41 | 38 | .519 | - | L2 |
| Minnesota | 38 | 42 | .475 | 3.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 34 | 44 | .436 | 6.5 | W4 |
| Kansas City | 33 | 46 | .418 | 8 | W1 |
2026 National League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 50 | 29 | .633 | - | W1 |
| San Diego | 40 | 37 | .519 | 9 | W1 |
| Arizona | 39 | 39 | .500 | 10.5 | L3 |
| San Francisco | 31 | 46 | .403 | 18 | L3 |
| Colorado | 31 | 48 | .392 | 19 | W1 |

