Friday, September 29th, 2017 7:15PM CST
In their Friday night game, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1, a contest notable for pitcher Ian Kennedy earning his first home victory in over a year.
Date: Friday, September 29th, 2017
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,488
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ARI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Cabrera (30, Greinke)
Home Runs: Merrifield (19, 3rd inning off Greinke 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (93), Merrifield (78)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer
Ground Into Double Play: Escobar; Cabrera
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Merrifield 0-1, Cabrera 0-2, Hosmer 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Moss 0-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cabrera 1; Gordon 1; Moss 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 10/19; Moylan 1/3; Alexander 1/2; Herrera 3/4; Soria 1/3; Minor 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 16-6-20-11; Moylan 3-1-0-2; Alexander 1-1-2-0; Herrera 2-1-2-4; Soria 2-2-3-2; Minor 5-2-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 0-7; Moylan 1-0; Alexander 0-0; Herrera 1-2; Soria 2-1; Minor 0-1
Game Scores: I Kennedy 61

Double Plays: 2 (Butera-Merrifield, Moustakas-Merrifield-Hosmer)

Caught Stealing: Merrifield (7, 2nd base by Greinke/Iannetta)

Doubles: Iannetta (19, Kennedy); Martinez (13, Moylan)
Home Runs: Lamb (30, 2nd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lamb (104)
Ground Into Double Play: Martinez
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Pollock 0-1, Martinez 0-1, Goldschmidt 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pollock 1; Martinez 1

Pitcher Notes: Greinke pitched to 2 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Greinke 10/18; Hernandez 1/3; Corbin 6/11; Rodney 2/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Greinke 9-13-10-12; Hernandez 0-2-2-3; Corbin 6-7-3-7; Rodney 1-2-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Greinke 6-1; Hernandez 1-2; Corbin 4-2; Rodney 0-0
Game Scores: Z Greinke 44

Double Plays: 3 (Iannetta-Descalso, Greinke-Descalso-Goldschmidt, Marte-Descalso-Goldschmidt)

Caught Stealing: Peralta (4, 2nd base by Kennedy/Butera)
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