Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Kansas City 6,
Arizona 5
When: 3:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Where: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Tom Hanahan, 3B - Alex Mackay
Attendance: 9804
Where: Surprise Stadium, Surprise, Arizona
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Adam Hamari, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Tom Hanahan, 3B - Alex Mackay
Attendance: 9804
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Arizona | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 14 | 0 |
Arizona
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Alek Thomas | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Tim Tawa | PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Ivan Melendez | PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Pavin Smith | 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .318 |
| Kevin Sim | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Andres Chaparro | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Jose Fernandez | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jace Peterson | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Cristofer Torin | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin Newman | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| Sheng-Ping Chen | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Kyle Garlick | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Kevin Graham | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Albert Almora Jr. | RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Brett Johnson | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Christian Cerda | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 6 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Kevin Newman (1), Albert Almora Jr. (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Alek Thomas, Pavin Smith, Kevin Newman 4, Albert Almora Jr. 5, Tucker Barnhart | |||||||||
| RBI - Alek Thomas 2 (3), Kevin Newman (2), Albert Almora Jr. (2), Tucker Barnhart (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Alek Thomas 2 (2), Tucker Barnhart (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Emmanuel Rivera (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Emmanuel Rivera (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Tommy Henry (L 0-2) | 3.2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6.55 |
| Emailin Montilla | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Saalfrank | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Bryce Jarvis | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Justin Martinez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Tommy Henry 31-27, Emailin Montilla 1-1, Andrew Saalfrank 7-7, Bryce Jarvis 10-9, Justin Martinez 5-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tommy Henry 4-3, Emailin Montilla 0-1, Andrew Saalfrank 2-0, Bryce Jarvis 3-1, Justin Martinez 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Tommy Henry 20, Emailin Montilla 1, Andrew Saalfrank 5, Bryce Jarvis 7, Justin Martinez 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Emailin Montilla 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Adam Frazier | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Devin Mann | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Cam Devanney | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Salvador Perez | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Logan Porter | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Nelson Velazquez | LF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Nate Eaton | LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| Drew Waters | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| Tyler Gentry | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Freddy Fermin | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| Sandy Leon | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Mike Brosseau | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| CJ Alexander | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 |
| Dairon Blanco | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Diego Hernandez | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Vinnie Pasquantino (2), Nelson Velazquez (1), Freddy Fermin (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Bobby Witt Jr. (3), Salvador Perez (3), Vinnie Pasquantino (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Adam Frazier, Bobby Witt Jr. 4, Salvador Perez 4, Vinnie Pasquantino 7, Nelson Velazquez 4, Nate Eaton, Drew Waters, Freddy Fermin 3, Dairon Blanco | |||||||||
| RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (3), Salvador Perez (6), Vinnie Pasquantino (4), Freddy Fermin 3 (3) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Bobby Witt Jr. (1), Salvador Perez (3), Vinnie Pasquantino (2), Freddy Fermin 3 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Tyler Gentry (1), Freddy Fermin (1), Mike Brosseau (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Nate Eaton (1, 2nd by Jarvis/Cerda), Dairon Blanco (1, 2nd by Henry/Barnhart) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Michael Wacha | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.35 |
| Walter Pennington | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Sauer (W 2-0; BS 1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Chris Stratton (H 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Josh Taylor (H 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.80 |
| Jake Brentz (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24.30 |
| Jonah Dipoto (SV 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Michael Wacha 25-17, Walter Pennington 1-1, Matt Sauer 16-13, Chris Stratton 3-3, Josh Taylor 10-10, Jake Brentz 7-7, Jonah Dipoto 9-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Michael Wacha 3-2, Walter Pennington 0-1, Matt Sauer 3-0, Chris Stratton 1-1, Josh Taylor 0-0, Jake Brentz 0-0, Jonah Dipoto 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Michael Wacha 13, Walter Pennington 1, Matt Sauer 8, Chris Stratton 3, Josh Taylor 4, Jake Brentz 3, Jonah Dipoto 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Walter Pennington 2-0 | ||||||||