Freddy Fermin accumulated three RBIs and went 2-for-3 at the plate as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Saturday afternoon.
Nelson Velázquez was 3-for-3 and Vinnie Pasquantino batted 3-for-4 for the Royals (11-4) who have won three straight Spring Training games.
In the first of two D’Backs split-squad games on Saturday, Albert Almora Jr. was 2-for-3 and scored two runs for Arizona (7-8). Tommy Henry had a rough outing, giving up five runs on 10 hits in 3.2 innings.
Going back-to-back, Pasquantino and Salvador Perez both homered in the bottom of the first inning to kickstart the scoring for the Royals, 2-0.