Arizona Diamondbacks @ Kansas City Royals

Arizona DiamondbacksDiamondbacksARI

78-68, 37-37 Away

Final/11

Kansas City RoyalsRoyalsKC

64-82, 38-36 Home

Diamondbacks
5
Royals
4

Game 1

9/7

Diamondbacks
5
Royals
3

Game 2

9/8

Diamondbacks
2
Royals
5

Game 3

9/9

Kauffman Stadium

7:40 PM, September 8, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 13,361

Game Time:3:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ryan Wills
First Base Umpire - Will Little
Second Base Umpire - Derek Thomas
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	89	57	.610	-	W7
San Diego	78	68	.534	11	W4
Arizona	78	69	.531	11.5	L1
San Francisco	62	85	.422	27.5	W3
Colorado	55	90	.379	33.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	75	70	.517	-	L2
Cleveland	74	73	.503	2	L1
Minnesota	69	77	.473	6.5	L1
Detroit	67	79	.459	8.5	W1
Kansas City	65	82	.442	11	W1

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