Number of pitches seen by Geraldo Perdomo over his five plate appearances: 35. Between all the different pitchers the Royals used today, Diamondbacks hitters saw 168 pitches by my count. Gerry, by himself, saw more than 20% of them. I love Gerry.

Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez surrendered nine runs (eight earned) in a short outing as the Royals buried the listless Diamondbacks.

Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez talks about his ugly start in the team's 9-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on July 4.