*** Official Kansas City Royals @ Arizona Diamondbacks Game Thread (8/5) ***

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Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC (58-53)	0	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	1	12	15	1
ARI (49-64)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0

Alex Gordon becomes the 10th player to reach 1,000 hits while playing for the Kansas City Royals

Norichika Aoki hits his first Grand Slam of his MLB career.



Win, (6-10) Danny Duffy 5IP 1R 1ER 1BB 7K
Jason Frasor 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Francisley Bueno 2IP 1R 1ER 0BB 1K
Aaron Crow 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.



Loss, (7-8) Wade Miley 4⅔IP 10R 10ER 3BB 4K 2HR
Bo Schultz 4⅓IP 2R 2ER 0BB 1K 1HR

Home Runs

KC

Salvador Perez, (13) - Top 3rd 3-run homer to center
Billy Butler, (6) - Top 5th 3-run homer to center
Norichika Aoki, (1) - Top 5th Grand Slam to right

ARI

none

Other Relevant Games

Final / 12: DET 4, NYY 3
Final: BAL 9, TOR 3
Final: ATL 2, SEA 4

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Omar Infante, 2B
3. Salvador Perez, C
4. Billy Butler, 1B
5. Alex Gordon, LF
6. Lorenzo Cain, CF
7. Mike Moustakas, 3B
8. Alcides Escobar, SS
9. Danny Duffy, P
9. Jason Frasor, P
9. Raul Ibanez, ph
9. Francisley Bueno, P
9. Aaron Crow, P

ARI

1. Ender Inciarte, CF
2. Jordan Pacheco, 1B
3. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Didi Gregorius, 2B
4. Mark Trumbo, LF
5. Miguel Montero, C
5. Tuffy Gosewisch, C
6. Alfredo Marte, RF
6. Bo Schultz, P
6. David Peralta, ph
7. Andy Marte, 3B
8. Nick Ahmed, SS
9. Wade Miley, P
9. Roger Kieschnick, RF