AZ 14, KC 2 | Oct 1, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, October 1, 2017•Kauffman Stadium•77°F, Partly Cloudy

D-backs

Royals

Final

WIN

Anthony Banda

LOSS

Jason Vargas

The D-backs cruised past the Royals 14-2 in a dominant performance.

★Ildemaro Vargas3-for-4, 4 RBI

★Grégor Blanco3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Jeremy Hazelbaker4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Chris Herrmann scores. Gregor Blanco scores.

Weather: 77°F, Partly CloudyWind: 11 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 7:15 PM UTCT: 3:31Att: 32,277Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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93.5%B

12 missed calls

+24.8% AZ

+1.42 runs AZ

Win Probability

KC WinAZ Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
AZ	0	1	0	1	4	4	2	1	1	14	16	3
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 492514 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Arizona Diamondbacks

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Grégor BlancoCF	4	3	3	1	2	0	.246/.337/.357	97.2	.519	.493
Kristopher NegrónSS	3	1	1	1	1	0	.160/.300/.200	104.1	.249	.288
Ildemaro Vargas3B	4	3	3	4	0	0	.308/.308/.385	100.3	.331	.340
Jeremy HazelbakerRF	3	1	2	4	1	1	.346/.443/.577	98.6	.350	.546
Jeff MathisC	1	0	0	0	0	1	.215/.277/.323	-	-	-
Brandon Drury2B	5	0	2	1	1	0	.267/.317/.447	101.6	.313	.348
Daniel DescalsoDH	1	1	0	0	1	0	.233/.332/.395	103.3	.647	.739
Chris HerrmannLF	2	2	2	0	0	0	.181/.273/.345	103.9	.437	.474
Adam Rosales1B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.225/.260/.353	83.7	.153	.138
Bench
AJ PollockCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.266/.330/.471	84.3	.139	.145
Paul Goldschmidt1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.297/.404/.563
Totals	43	14	16	13	8	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Iannetta (2nd off Vargas, 0 on, 0 out); Hazelbaker (5th off Vargas, 2 on, 0 out)

2B:Drury; Vargas

TB:24

RBI:Negrón; Drury; Vargas 4; Blanco; Iannetta; Hazelbaker 4; Lamb

SB:Blanco 3

SF:Lamb

Team LOB:11

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	.288/.324/.460	99.3	.491

Pitching

Arizona Diamondbacks

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Robbie Ray	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	23-16	88.7	2.89
David Hernandez	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	88.2	3.11
J.J. Hoover	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	88.7	3.92
Anthony BandaWBS	1.1	1	1	1	2	1	0	33-20	88.4	5.96
Silvino BrachoH	1.2	1	0	0	0	5	0	29-21	87.6	5.66
Andrew Chafin	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-7	89.4	3.51
Jorge De La Rosa	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	83.3	4.21
Fernando Rodney	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8-6	87.6	4.23
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	2	10	1	128-86	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Bracho 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Ray 23-16; Hernandez 7-4; Hoover 14-8; Banda 33-20; Bracho 29-21; Chafin 9-7; Rosa 5-4; Rodney 8-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Ray 3-1; Hernandez 0-1; Hoover 0-3; Banda 4-2; Bracho 0-0; Chafin 0-1; Rosa 2-0; Rodney 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jason VargasL	4.0	6	6	6	4	4	2	92-51	78.3	4.16

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Eric Hosmer homers (25) on a line drive to left field.

EV: 100.5 mph💣 350 ftLA: 27°

Top 2 • AZ

1-1

Chris Iannetta homers (17) on a line drive to left center field.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 409 ftLA: 24°

Top 4 • AZ

2-1

Jake Lamb out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Chris Iannetta scores.

EV: 95.7 mph319 ftLA: 18°

Bot 4 • KC

2-2

Alcides Escobar reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ketel Marte. Eric Hosmer scores. Jorge Bonifacio to 2nd.

EV: 76.5 mph8 ftLA: -20°

Top 5 • AZ

6-2

Jeremy Hazelbaker homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Kristopher Negron scores. Ildemaro Vargas scores.

EV: 98.6 mph💣 402 ftLA: 34°

3-2

Ildemaro Vargas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Gregor Blanco scores. Kristopher Negron to 2nd.

EV: 91.0 mph17 ftLA: -6°

Top 6 • AZ

10-2

Brandon Drury singles on a line drive to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Ildemaro Vargas scores. Chris Iannetta to 3rd. Brandon Drury to 2nd.

EV: 90.3 mph280 ftLA: 16°

9-2

Chris Iannetta reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Gregor Blanco scores. Ildemaro Vargas to 3rd. Chris Iannetta to 2nd.

EV: 62.7 mph5 ftLA: -27°

8-2

Ildemaro Vargas grounds into a force out, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Adam Rosales scores. Gregor Blanco to 3rd. Kristopher Negron out at 2nd. Ildemaro Vargas to 1st.

EV: 88.1 mph9 ftLA: -17°

7-2

Kristopher Negron singles on a soft ground ball to first baseman Brandon Moss. Chris Herrmann scores. Adam Rosales to 3rd. Gregor Blanco to 2nd.

EV: 47.0 mph5 ftLA: -43°

Top 7 • AZ

12-2

Ildemaro Vargas singles on a line drive to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Chris Herrmann scores. Gregor Blanco scores.

EV: 88.6 mph158 ftLA: 9°

Top 8 • AZ

13-2

Gregor Blanco grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. Daniel Descalso scores. Chris Herrmann to 3rd. Adam Rosales out at 2nd. Gregor Blanco to 1st.

EV: 97.2 mph8 ftLA: -11°

Top 9 • AZ

14-2

Jeremy Hazelbaker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Paulo Orlando. Ildemaro Vargas scores.

EV: 90.2 mph10 ftLA: -17°

Inherited runners-scored:Morin 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Vargas 92-51; Buchter 8-6; McCarthy 32-20; Morin 27-16; Gaviglio 25-12; Skoglund 19-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Vargas 3-5; Buchter 1-1; McCarthy 2-0; Morin 1-2; Gaviglio 3-0; Skoglund 0-2

Bench
Melky CabreraDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.285/.324/.423	100.9	.272	.290
Eric Hosmer1B	1	2	1	1	1	0	.318/.385/.498	100.5	.733	.1321
Mike Moustakas3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.272/.314/.521	96.4	.313	.381
Alcides EscobarSS	2	0	0	1	0	1	.250/.272/.357	81.6	.072	.068
Alex GordonLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.208/.293/.315	91.7	.587	.556
Lorenzo CainCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.300/.363/.440	105.8	.185	.171
Jason VargasP							.250/.250/.250	-	-	-
Ryan BuchterP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Mike MorinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam GaviglioP							.200/.200/.200	-	-	-
Eric SkoglundP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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