Arizona 7, Kansas City 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Wally Bell, 1B -
Lazaro Diaz, 2B -
Cory Blaser, 3B -
Scott Barry
Attendance:
19305
By SportsDirect Inc.
Gerardo Parra's two-run triple highlighted a three-run seventh inning as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks pulled away for a 7-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday.
Arizona's Joe Saunders (4-7) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings, while Luke Hochevar (4-8) gave up five runs on eight hits and struck out six in seven innings.
Wily Mo Pena hit a solo homer in the fifth for the Diamondbacks, who took the lead for good 2-1 an inning later on an RBI double by Justin Upton.
Chris Young's two-run homer in the eighth accounted for the final runs.
Alex Gordon drove in both runs for the Royals on a first-inning home run and a triple in the seventh.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Arizona
|
9 |
2 |
20 |
.257 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
6 |
1 |
13 |
.188 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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