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Kansas City Royals @ Arizona Diamondbacks
2022-05-24 · Night game · Chase Field · Att: 12616 · 98°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph L to R · 3:09
Arizona Diamondbacks defeated Kansas City Royals 8–6. Arizona Diamondbacks opened the scoring in the 1st — Daulton Varsho homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 2nd — MJ Melendez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Hunter Dozier scores. Arizona Diamondbacks took the lead in the 6th — Pavin Smith homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Daulton Varsho scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Jordan Luplow homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Jake McCarthy scores. Alek Thomas scores — worth 36% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| ARI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
W: Noe Ramirez L: Taylor Clarke SV: Mark Melancon
Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Cory Blaser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Arizona Diamondbacks — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daulton Varsho | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Pavin Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Ketel Marte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Christian Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Peralta | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jake McCarthy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Alek Thomas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Geraldo Perdomo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jake Hager | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan Luplow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Heasley | 5.0 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
 Amir Garrett | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Taylor Clarke | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Speier | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zac Gallen | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
 Joe Mantiply | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noe Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: D9/L9LS
- Andrew Benintendi: 6/L6/DP.2X2(6)
- Bobby Witt: 8/F8
Bot 1
- Daulton Varsho: HR/F8XD
- Pavin Smith: W
- Ketel Marte: 7/F7D
- Christian Walker: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: W
- MJ Melendez: HR/F9D.1-H
- Carlos Santana: 63/G4
- Ryan O'Hearn: 31/G34
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 2
- David Peralta: K
- Jake McCarthy: W
- Alek Thomas: K
- Geraldo Perdomo: W.1-2
- Jake Hager: W.2-3;1-2
- Daulton Varsho: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
- Daulton Varsho: K
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: 8/F78D
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L9L
- Andrew Benintendi: D7/G5.1-3
- Bobby Witt: 63/G6+.3-H
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F89XD
Bot 3
- Pavin Smith: 5/F5DF/FL
- Ketel Marte: S9/F89
- Christian Walker: 4(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 4
- MJ Melendez: 43/G34D
- Carlos Santana: S5/G56
- Ryan O'Hearn: K+WP.1-2
- Dairon Blanco: K
Bot 4
- David Peralta: HR/F78XD
- Jake McCarthy: W
- Alek Thomas: 16(1)/FO/L6S+.B-1
- Geraldo Perdomo: 3/P34
- Jake Hager: K
Top 5
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/L8XD
Bot 5
- Daulton Varsho: W
- Pavin Smith: K
- Ketel Marte: S3/G34+/BR.1X2(3)
- Christian Walker: 8/F8XD
Top 6
- Bobby Witt: S4/G4
- Hunter Dozier: W.1-2
- MJ Melendez: D9/F9D.2-H;1-3
- Carlos Santana: 3/L3
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8
- Dairon Blanco: S8/G6M.3-H;2-H
- Nicky Lopez: WP.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: 53/G56
Bot 6
- David Peralta: K
- Jake McCarthy: S8/G4
- Alek Thomas: W.1-2
- Geraldo Perdomo: K
- Jordan Luplow: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
- Daulton Varsho: D7/L7D+
- Pavin Smith: HR/F9D.2-H
- Ketel Marte: 31/G34
Top 7
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Andrew Benintendi: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Bobby Witt: K
Bot 7
- Christian Walker: 8/F89
- David Peralta: K
- Jake McCarthy: K
Top 8
- Hunter Dozier: 4/L6
- MJ Melendez: 8/F8D
- Carlos Santana: 7/L7D
Bot 8
- Alek Thomas: 7/F7LS
- Geraldo Perdomo: D8/L8XD+
- Drew Ellis: W
- Daulton Varsho: K
- Pavin Smith: K
Top 9
- Ryan O'Hearn: S7/G56+
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Nicky Lopez: 5/L6+
- Whit Merrifield: 13/G4MS
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.