MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/05/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2239 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (52-60) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
Kansas City Royals (56-56) 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 X 12 13 0
12-3 Loss to Royals Extends Arizona Losing Streak
The Kansas City Royals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 12-3, at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City left fielder Andrew Benintendi had an outstanding performance. He went 2 for 5 with a home run and a double. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. The slumping Diamondbacks have dropped 7 in a row.

MJ Melendez, who finished 5th in the AL in batting average with .303 in 2025, chipped in for Kansas City with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"That's a solid team effort right there," said Melendez. "Everyone's feeling positive after that win."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .303 16 50
D. Jordan CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 .230 11 33
   a-B. Rocchio PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 5 32
A. Thomas RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 7 51
D. De Los Santos 1B 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 .266 20 63
K. Marte 2B, CF 5 0 1 0 0 4 2 .290 5 32
G. Perdomo SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .228 3 29
B. Drury DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .241 3 16
S. Alcantara 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .185 2 10
B. Fulford C 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .161 2 10
Totals 35 3 8 3 6 13 22      
a - B. Rocchio pinch hit for D. Jordan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fulford 2 (4, 2nd Inning off A. Paulino, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off A. Paulino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Carroll , D. De Los Santos , K. Marte , G. Perdomo 2 , B. Drury , B. Fulford 4
2-out RBI: C. Carroll , B. Fulford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Carroll , D. Jordan 2 , B. Rocchio , D. De Los Santos , K. Marte
Hit by Pitch: B. Fulford
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jordan (11)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Marte (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .249 6 29
A. Benintendi LF 5 3 2 3 0 1 2 .270 5 18
D. Collins DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .271 13 47
B. Witt Jr. 3B 4 2 2 2 0 2 3 .219 11 52
J. Sanchez RF 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .268 15 59
M. Melendez C 5 1 2 4 0 2 0 .248 11 32
M. Massey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 7 28
C. Schrier 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 8 31
L. Wagner SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 10 43
Totals 39 12 13 12 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Benintendi (12, 1st Inning off J. Meador, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Collins (31, 2nd Inning off J. Meador, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Sanchez (2, 6th Inning off M. Tabor, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Melendez (11, 1st Inning off J. Meador, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Benintendi (5, 2nd Inning off J. Meador, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (11, 8th Inning off E. Cabrera, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Taylor , A. Benintendi 6 , D. Collins 3 , B. Witt Jr. 5 , J. Sanchez 4 , M. Melendez 5 , C. Schrier , L. Wagner
2-out RBI: A. Benintendi , B. Witt Jr. , J. Sanchez , M. Melendez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benintendi (2)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Meador L (5-11) 1.2 5 6 6 1 1 2 37 6.26   
C. Martin 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 3.50   
D. Jameson 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 25 3.56   
M. Tabor 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 21 3.38   
E. Cabrera 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Meador 15
Batters Faced: J. Meador 13, C. Martin 8, D. Jameson 8, M. Tabor 5, E. Cabrera 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Meador 3-2, C. Martin 3-1, D. Jameson 3-1, M. Tabor 0-1, E. Cabrera 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Meador 37-23, C. Martin 26-16, D. Jameson 25-17, M. Tabor 21-13, E. Cabrera 28-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Martin 2-0 , D. Jameson 1-0 , M. Tabor 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Meador
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Paulino W (9-6) 5.0 5 2 2 3 9 0 91 4.33   
Z. Willeman 1.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 29 5.44   
F. Romero 1.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 20 2.49   
L. Weaver 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Paulino 55
Batters Faced: A. Paulino 23, Z. Willeman 7, F. Romero 5, L. Weaver 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Paulino 5-1, Z. Willeman 3-1, F. Romero 0-0, L. Weaver 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Paulino 91-56, Z. Willeman 29-13, F. Romero 20-11, L. Weaver 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Romero 1-0 , L. Weaver 2-1
Hit Batsmen: Z. Willeman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrew Benintendi
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 33659
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