2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS Spring Training Game Notes Arizona Diamondbacks (6-3-1) @ Kansas City Royals (5-6) Friday, March 11, 2016
2016 KANSAS CITY ROYALS Spring Training Game Notes Arizona Diamondbacks (6-3-1) @ Kansas City Royals (5-6) Friday, March 11, 2016 SEVEN IN THE SEVENTH--After a slow start to the spring, Kansas City’s bats caught fire in the seventh inning at Camelback Ranch yesterday as the Royals scored seven times to run away with a 9-2 triumph...three of KC’s five hits in the inning went for extra-bases, which included an unlikely inside-the-park home run from Drew Butera to plate the final runs of the frame...the non-traditional homer was KC’s second of the week as Bubba Starling also had a roundtripper that did not leave the park on Tuesday vs. Colorado...ten different Royals collected hits, including Alex Gordon, who went 2-for-3 after recording four hits on Wednesday vs. Milwaukee...Ian Kennedy and Danny Duffy each worked 3.0 innings on the hill and allowed solo home runs...Duffy picked up his first win of Cactus League play, while Luke Hochevar and Brian Duensing each worked 1-2-3 frames in relief. Upcoming Probables VS. D’BACKS--KC and Arizona will open a home-and-home series today at Surprise, with the clubs meeting again tomorrow at 1:10 in Talking Stick...the Royals will also wrap up their spring Today vs. Arizona Diamondbacks @ Surprise Stadium (1:05) schedule with a two-game exhibition series against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field, April 1-2. Patrick Corbin (L), Matt Koch, Daniel Hudson, Tyler Clippard, Randall Delgado, Tim Stauffer, Kaleb Fleck, Jake Barrett MOOSE IS LOOSE--Mike Moustakas has been swinging a hot bat through the first week of vs.
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