PHOENIX -- Mike Moustakas accounted for all of Kansas Citys runs with a long ball, a liner and a bit of hustle after a diving st

PHOENIX -- Mike Moustakas accounted for all of Kansas Citys runs with a long ball, a liner and a bit of hustle after a diving stop by Arizona second baseman Aaron Hill. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . His hustle play was the one that made all the difference. Moustakas homered and drove in his fourth run by beating a relay throw to first in the ninth inning, helping the Royals beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 Wednesday night to win their fifth straight series. "He (Hill) made a great play on that and Im just running down the line to get to first and get that run, which turned out to be pretty big," Moustakas said. Kansas City rolled over Arizona in the opener and had just enough offence for Yordana Ventura (9-8) to take the second game. Moustakas, who was 1 for 13 to start the six-game road trip, hit a two-run homer off Josh Collmenter (8-6) in the third inning and added a run-scoring single off the right-hander in the fourth. He was initially called out on the groundball in the ninth inning, but a review showed his headfirst dive beat the throw, allowing Billy Butler to score for a 4-2 lead. The Royals needed the extra run, too. Closer Greg Holland gave up a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly to Mark Trumbo in the bottom half before closing out his 32nd save. The scrappy victory was the Royals sixth in seven games, pulling them within 3 1-2 games of Detroit in the AL Central. "This was a big win for us with Detroit losing," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "Every game is huge." The Diamondbacks certainly had their chances, particularly against Ventura. Miguel Montero had three of Arizonas 12 hits and Hill had his 1,300th career hit with a run-scoring single in the third inning. The Diamondbacks just couldnt come up with the big hits when they needed them, stranding 11 runners while going 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. "It was a game we should have done better, a more productive job of taking care of our opportunities," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. The Royals turned the series opener into a laugher, scoring 10 runs on three swings. Nori Aoki hit a grand slam, Butler had a three-run homer among his four hits, and Salvador Perez added a three-run shot in the 12-2 rout. Kansas City had another long ball early against Collmenter, this one a two-run shot by Moustakas in the second inning, his team-leading 14th of the season. The Royals tacked on another run in the fourth, going up 3-2 on Moustakas run-scoring single. Collmenter was good against everyone except Moustakas, though, allowing one other hit while striking out six in six innings. "That is the difference: him (Ventura) pitching and getting out of jams and me pitching myself into a jam and not getting out of it," Collmenter said. Ventura had at least seven strikeouts in his previous two starts, including a win over Minnesota after allowing a run in seven innings his last outing. The rookie right-hander kept piling up the Ks against the Diamondbacks, notching eight while working around baserunners nicely. He gave up run-scoring singles to Hill and David Peralta in the third inning, but little else despite struggling with his command on off-speed pitches. Ventura allowed eight hits. PERALTAS YEAR Peralta hasnt stopped hitting since being called up on June 1. The rookie outfielder went 2 for 4 against the Royals for his 23rd multi-hit effort in 53 games. Peralta also is second among rookies in the majors with a .315 average. YOSTS 800th Yost reached a big milestone, notching his 800th victory as a manager. Yost spent his first six years as a manager in Milwaukee, where he played. Hes been in Kansas City for the past five seasons, racking up 343 wins. "You sit back and look at 800 wins, I didnt win any of those games," he said. "Those guys and a lot of guys like them did." TRAINERS ROOM Diamondbacks: RHP Daniel Hudson made his first rehab appearance with Arizonas rookie league team Tuesday night, allowing a run on two hits with two strikeouts in an inning. He had Tommy John surgery for the second time last year and hasnt pitched in the majors since mid-2012. UP NEXT Royals: RHP Jeremy Guthrie had his first scoreless appearance of the season the last time out, holding Oakland to three hits while striking out six in six innings on Saturday. Diamondbacks: LHP Vidal Nuno, Thursdays starter, has yet to win with the Diamondbacks despite pitching decently since being traded from the New York Yankees. Hes 0-2 with a 3.07 ERA in five starts with Arizona and allowed a run in six innings of a no-decision against Pittsburgh his last outing. 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Craig went 4 for 5 and Yadier Molina added three hits for the Cardinals, who salvaged the final game of a three-game set in hopes of staying within shouting distance of front-running Milwaukee in the NL Central.FRANKFURT - If there is ever a good time to lose a match, then this was it, according to Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.Bayern fell 3-2 to Manchester City in a Champions League match it largely controlled despite playing with 10 men for about 70 minutes, but the loss had little significance. Bayern was sure to win the group and advance even before the match.Good that it happened now, Guardiola said.The loss in Manchester may lift the danger of complacency setting in as Bayern dominates the season — which it also started with a loss.Few remember that Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern 2-0 in the lightly regarded German Super Cup. The two teams have gone vastly different ways since then.While Bayern leads the Bundesliga with a seven-point lead, Dortmund is in the danger zone. Dortmund also lost in the Champions League, 2-0 to Arsenal, but is through into the second round as well.Dortmunds domestic troubles could get even worse with a tough trip to Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, while Bayern travels to Hertha Berlin.Here are some things to know about this weekends Bundesliga matches:___SAME COACH, SAME JOBWhen Armin Veh resigned this week, Stuttgart was quick to find a successor — Huub Stevens.Stevens coached Stuttgart for the last 10 matches of last season and saved the club from relegation, but then left for personal reasons.Veh guided Stuttgart to its last title in 2007 but quit after only 12 league matches, with the team bottom of the standings with only nine points.Stevens is under no illusion.I think its going to be more difficult than last year, he said after taking the job.His first match will be at Freiburg on Friday.___UNHAPPY IN BAYERNSince Xherdan Shaqiri arrivved in Bayern in 2012, his team has played 30 Champions League matches. 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Wolfsburgs Diego Benaglio stepped down as Switzerland goalkeeper after the World Cup, opening the way for Moenchengladbachs Yann Sommer to take over.Its quite possible that Diego made it possible for Swiss goalkeepers to play in the Bundesliga, Sommer said.Freiburg and Augsburg also have Swiss keepers.___SCHALKES TROUBLESSchalkes inconsistent season continues under new coach Roberto di Matteo.Following a 3-2 victory over Wolfsburg came the 5-0 crushing loss to Chelsea in the Champions League.Now, Schalke has lost defender Joel Matip for a long time. Matip has a hairline fracture in a bone in the right foot and has undergone an operation. ' ' '