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Diamondbacks 3, Royals 2 - The Hands Of Fate
The 0-2 count worked in the Diamondbacks favor tonight as Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz led the team to another victory over the Kansas City Royals to keep the team in first place in the NL West.
| Final - 6.22.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
Stories
SnakeSounds: 6/22 vs. Royals
It felt like they were fouling everything off - they'd get to two strikes, and everything was fouled off... I feel like we have one of the best bullpens in baseball and I'll pass it on to them any...
Royals Lose 3-2 to D-Backs
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Diamondbacks 7, Royals 2: Joe Saunders pitches 7 solid innings; Wily Mo Peña and Chris Young homer
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Roberts, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Kelly Johnson, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Chris Young, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| Stephen Drew, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Wily Mo Pena, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Miguel Montero, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Xavier Nady, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Willie Bloomquist, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Gerardo Parra, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Batting
Doubles - Nady
Grounded into DP - Drew
Sacrifices - Roberts
Team LOB - 2
Doubles - Nady
Grounded into DP - Drew
Sacrifices - Roberts
Team LOB - 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kennedy (W, 8-2) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.90 | 0 | 110-79 |
| Micah Owings (, 3-0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 20-18 |
| David Hernandez (, 3-2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 9-7 |
| J.J. Putz (S, 1-1; S,19) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 0 | 18-13 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melky Cabrera, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| Jarrod Dyson, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .288 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Brayan Pena, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Chris Getz, 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Batting
Triples - Hosmer
Doubles - Gordon
Grounded into DP - Hosmer, Butler, Pena
Stolen Bases - 2 Getz
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hosmer
Triples - Hosmer
Doubles - Gordon
Grounded into DP - Hosmer, Butler, Pena
Stolen Bases - 2 Getz
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Hosmer
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Francis (L, 3-8) | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 | 0 | 99-73 |
| Aaron Crow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.26 | 0 | 23-13 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz, First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry, Third Base Umpire - Wally Bell
Duration: 2:38
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Laz Diaz, First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser, Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry, Third Base Umpire - Wally Bell
Duration: 2:38
