Sunday, October 1st, 2017 2:15PM CST
On October 1, 2017, the regular season concluded with the playoff-bound Arizona Diamondbacks visiting the Kansas City Royals. In that game, Royals players Eric Hosmer, Mike Moustakas, Lorenzo Cain, and Alcides Escobar tipped their caps to the Kansas City fans in what many believed was a final farewell. The Diamondbacks ultimately secured a dominant 14-2 victory to close out their impressive season.
Date: Sunday, October 1st, 2017
Time: 2:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 32,277
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ARI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |

Doubles: Mondesi (1, Bracho); Orlando (3, Rodney)
Home Runs: Hosmer (25, 1st inning off Ray 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (94), Escobar (54)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hosmer
Ground Into Double Play: Mondesi
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (Merrifield 0-1, Butera 0-1, Orlando 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Moss 0-1, Bonifacio 0-1, Soler 0-1, Cain 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Orlando 1; Cain 2; Bonifacio 1

Pitcher Notes: Vargas pitched to 4 batters in the 5th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 15/22; Buchter 4/3; McCarthy 5/8; Morin 6/8; Gaviglio 4/6; Skoglund 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 18-7-13-13; Buchter 2-2-0-2; McCarthy 7-1-6-6; Morin 3-5-2-6; Gaviglio 3-1-4-4; Skoglund 4-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 3-5; Buchter 1-1; McCarthy 1-0; Morin 1-2; Gaviglio 3-0; Skoglund 0-2
Game Scores: J Vargas 26

Errors: Mondesi (1, throw)

Doubles: Drury (37, Vargas); Vargas (1, Skoglund)
Home Runs: Iannetta (17, 2nd inning off Vargas 0 on, 0 Out); Hazelbaker (2, 5th inning off Vargas 2 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Iannetta (43), Lamb (105), Vargas 4 (4), Hazelbaker 4 (10), Negrón (1), Drury (63), Blanco (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Drury, Vargas 2
Sacrifice Flies: Lamb
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-18 (Negrón 1-3, Pollock 0-1, Iannetta 0-2, C. Walker 0-1, Herrmann 1-1, Blanco 0-1, Vargas 2-3, Rosales 0-2, Hazelbaker 2-3, Drury 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Negrón 1; Iannetta 1; C. Walker 2; Rosales 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ray 4/6; Hernandez 1/1; Hoover 3/4; Banda 8/10; Bracho 3/6; Chafin 1/3; De La Rosa 2/3; Rodney 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ray 2-8-1-5; Hernandez 2-0-1-1; Hoover 2-1-1-4; Banda 5-3-5-7; Bracho 7-5-8-1; Chafin 2-3-1-1; De La Rosa 1-0-0-3; Rodney 1-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ray 3-1; Hernandez 0-1; Hoover 0-3; Banda 1-2; Bracho 0-0; Chafin 0-1; De La Rosa 3-0; Rodney 2-0
Game Scores: R Ray 50

Double Plays: 1 (Drury-Negrón-Rosales)
Errors: Marte 2 (9, throw, ground ball); Vargas (1, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Blanco 3 (15, 3rd base off Vargas/Butera, 2nd base off Vargas/Butera 2)
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