Vinnie Pasquantino powers the Kansas City Royals to a win over the Arizona Diamondbacks with two home runs and six RBIs.

Vinnie Pasquantino's two-run single broke a tie in the seventh inning as the Kansas City Royals defeated the host Seattle Mariners 3-2 Thursday night to earn a split of a four-game series.

Missed opportunities plagued the Seattle Mariners in their series split against the Kansas City Royals from June 30-July 3. The Mariners, with an opportunity to win the four-game series, lost 3-2 to the Royals on Thursday and left two in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Bobby Witt Jr. made an incredible slide that avoided the Seattle Mariners' tag at home plate that extended the Kansas City Royals' lead to 3-1.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Kansas City Royals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB game to be played on July 4, 2025 on ESPN.

The Diamondbacks live in that heat. Recently I’ve felt like the Royals should be kindred spirits with the Dbacks, in a way. The primary reason is that Bobby Witt Jr and Corbin Carroll were both selected in the 2019 draft and both debuted in 2022.