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Arizona Diamondbacks vs Kansas City Royals Final — September 7, 2026

Monday, September 7 · 2:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-5+4+6-5-1-6+1-2+1+1
Game by game
+11+3+5-10-3-3+4-7-1+5
5-5
Last 10
5-5
-6
Net
+4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
1,051 mi1,692 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Diamondbacks visited the Royals on Monday, September 7 at 2:11 PM ET.

The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Diamondbacks -105, Royals -115) prices the Diamondbacks at 49% and the Royals at 51%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Arizona Diamondbacks won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Kansas City Royals +1.5): Kansas City Royals covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 9.5: Under.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks closed at -105 on the moneyline (a 49% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRoyals +1.5 (-186)
Diamondbacks -1.5 (+150)
CloseRoyals +1.5 (-185)
Diamondbacks -1.5 (+150)
Totalno move
Open9.5 (o +100 / u -120)
Close9.5 (o +100 / u -122)
Moneyline
OpenDiamondbacks -105 49%
Royals -115 51%
CloseDiamondbacks -105 49%
Royals -115 51%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 9 times since 2023: the Diamondbacks won 5 and the Royals 4.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 6, 2025Royals 4, Diamondbacks 0
Royals won


Jul 5, 2025Royals 1, Diamondbacks 7
Diamondbacks won


Jul 4, 2025Royals 9, Diamondbacks 3
Royals won


Jul 24, 2024Diamondbacks 8, Royals 6
Diamondbacks won


Jul 23, 2024Diamondbacks 6, Royals 2
Diamondbacks won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Arizona Diamondbacks

Kansas City Royals

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