Kansas City Royals rookies knocked in five of the team’s six runs, but it wasn’t enough on an Arizona night when the ball kept flying and no lead seemed to provide ample comfort on Tuesday.
There was plenty of reason not to trust any advantage as the lead changed hands three times in the first six innings. The last swing of the pendulum, a five-run sixth inning for the Arizona Diamondbacks, sealed the Royals’ fate.
The Royals’ losing slide extended to six games with an 8-6 loss to the Diamondbacks in the second game of their two-game interleague set in front of an announced 12,616 at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks swept the two-game series.
