Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E DBacks 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 5 Royals 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 1 1

In a great pitchers duel, Ariel Martinez and the Royals bested Greg O'Keeffe and the DBacks. The Royals got to O'Keefe for 3 unearned runs in the 1st inning due to some wildness and 2 costly DBack errors. Then, O'Keefe (CG, 0ER, 10K, 5BB, 1H) would hold the Royals nearly hitless for the rest of the day. The only hit the Royals could muster was a 2nd inning bunt single by Jason Kurtz. For the Royals, Ariel Martinez and Jay Legere made the 3-run lead last as they combined to hold the DBacks to 2 runs on the day off of 5 hits. Martinez (W, 5IP, 4H, 2ER, BB, 7K) was touched for 2 runs in the 5th as Kevin McGovern (1 for 2, 2RBI) hit a bases loaded single. Jay Legere then came in and closed things out for the Royals (SV, 2IP, 0R, 2K, H).

It wasn't a good day for hitters with Ariel Martinez, Jason Legere and Greg O'Keeffe on the mound.