Nate Murray, 4, holds a sparkler at a home in Scarborough, Maine, Wednesday, July 4, 2012. Sparklers, hot enough to burn some metals, are the No. 1 cause of fireworks-related injuries, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission. In recent years some cities have banned sparklers on the Fourth of July..

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.