Let’s see if we can find some positives out of this afternoon’s contest in Surprise. Firstly, Nick Ahmed made his first appearance of spring, and seemed to come through without any obvious ill-effects. He went 1-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts, and it was just nice to see him back in action wearing a Diamondbacks uniform, for the first time since May 15. Hopefully, there will be no relapses going forward. Evan Longoria also got off the slide, getting his debut hit as a D-backs with a first inning single. That put two on with no outs, but it was more or less downhill thereafter, as Lourdes Gurriel struck out, and Christian Walker flew into a double-play, Josh Rojas being out at home.
Diamondbacks 1, Royals 10: A king-sized beatdown
