Arizona Diamondbacks defeat Kansas City Royals in ten innings
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 7, 2026, 10:21 PM
Last updated Sep 7, 2026
The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium on September 7, 2026, following a scoreless game through nine innings. The contest moved into the tenth inning with both teams failing to score during regulation. Arizona scored five runs in the top of the tenth, while Kansas City responded with four runs in the bottom half of the frame. Dennis Santana secured the final two outs for the save after entering the game with the tying run on second base. This result marks the first time in recorded National League history that a game remained scoreless through nine innings but concluded with both teams scoring at least four runs. The Diamondbacks utilized an opener, Derek Law, as part of a bullpen-heavy pitching strategy.
- •Arizona defeated Kansas City after the game remained scoreless through nine innings.
- •The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the tenth before the Royals countered with four.
- •Dennis Santana recorded the final two outs to earn the save for Arizona.
- •Derek Law opened the game for Arizona and pitched two scoreless innings.
- •The game was played at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on September 7, 2026.
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"There have been some interesting games on Labor Day over the years. We begin in 2002, with the infamous 19-1 blowout against the Dodgers at Bank One Ballpark, which ended in Mark Grace working the ninth inning. At the other end of the pleasantness spectrum, and also against Los Angeles, we have J.D. Martinez blasting […]
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