GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (45-34) at KANSAS CITY (35-48)

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: NEAL MUSSER (0-0, 6.46) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 17

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.296, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Musser relieved J De La Rosa.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.296, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Butler at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Vidro (.296, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
KANSAS CITY 6 4 0 3 0 3 1 17 16 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH
KAN - NEAL MUSSER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.273, 3-FOR-5, RBI)
M TEAHEN (.290, 1-FOR-4, HBP)
E BROWN (.226, 0-FOR-3, 2 BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS KANSAS CITY (17) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .369
J Ellison cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156
J Vidro 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ibanez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Guillen rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .267
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Burke c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .253
Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276
J Lopez 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .277
W Bloomquist lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284

Totals 28 3 9 3 2 2 14

BATTING: 2B - K Johjima (17, J De La Rosa); I Suzuki (13, J De La Rosa). SF - A
Beltre , J Lopez. RBI - A Beltre (33), J Vidro (24), J Lopez (45). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - W Bloomquist 1, J Lopez 1. GIDP - R Ibanez 2, J
Vidro. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (19, ground ball); J Lopez (4, ground ball).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .289
J Gathright cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317
E German 2b-ss 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .273
M Teahen rf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .290
E Brown lf 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 .226
A Gordon 3b 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 .231
B Butler dh-1b 5 4 3 6 0 0 0 .286
J LaRue c 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .194
R Gload 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .259
N Musser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena Jr ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275
F Cortez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286

Totals 36 17 16 16 4 4 20

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (5, R Feierabend); J LaRue (7, J Davis). HR - B Butler
(2, 1st inning off R Feierabend 2 on, 1 Out), J Larue (3, 1st inning off R
Feierabend 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D DeJesus 2, A Gordon. RBI - E Brown (32), A
Gordon (24), B Butler 6 (12), J LaRue 2 (10), R Gload 2 (19), D DeJesus 2 (31),
E German (27), F Cortez (1). 2-out RBI - E German, F Cortez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, E Brown 1, J Gathright 2, T Pena Jr 1.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off J Davis/J Burke).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-R Gload, E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload, A
Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 011 100 00 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 640 303 1 -- 17
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 1 1/3 8 10 10 2 0 2 9.72
J Davis 4 1/3 6 6 4 2 2 0 5.84
R Rowland-Smith 1 1/3 2 1 0 0 2 0 4.91

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 7 8 3 3 2 2 0 5.27
N Musser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.06

WP - J Davis. BALK - J Davis 2. HBP - M Teahen (by R Feierabend); A Gordon
(by J Davis); J LaRue (by R Rowland-Smith). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend
61-35; J Davis 72-41; R Rowland-Smith 31-21; J De La Rosa 95-61; N Musser 9-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 1-3; J Davis 6-5; R Rowland-Smith 1-1; J
De La Rosa 8-11; N Musser 0-3. Batters faced: R Feierabend 15; J Davis 23; R
Rowland-Smith 8; J De La Rosa 28; N Musser 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Broussard in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.273, 3-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: W Bloomquist at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.273, 3-FOR-5, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa hit for M Teahen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.190, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
KANSAS CITY 6 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 17 16 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH
KAN - NEAL MUSSER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B BROUSSARD (.314, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
Y BETANCOURT (.276, 0-FOR-3)
J LOPEZ (.277, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS KANSAS CITY (17) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .369
J Ellison cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .156
J Vidro 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ibanez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Guillen rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .267
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Burke c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .253
B Broussard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276
J Lopez 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 .277
W Bloomquist lf-3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284

Totals 28 3 9 3 2 2 14

BATTING: 2B - K Johjima (17, J De La Rosa); I Suzuki (13, J De La Rosa). SF - A
Beltre , J Lopez. RBI - A Beltre (33), J Vidro (24), J Lopez (45). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - W Bloomquist 1, J Lopez 1. GIDP - R Ibanez 2, J
Vidro. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (19, ground ball); J Lopez (4, ground ball).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .289
J Gathright cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317
E German 2b-ss 6 2 3 1 0 1 2 .271
M Teahen rf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .290
a-S Costa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
E Brown lf 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 .231
B Butler dh-1b 5 4 3 6 0 0 0 .286
J LaRue c 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .194
R Gload 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .259
N Musser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena Jr ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275
F Cortez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286

Totals 39 17 16 16 4 4 20

a-flied out to left for M Teahen in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (5, R Feierabend); J LaRue (7, J Davis). HR - B Butler
(2, 1st inning off R Feierabend 2 on, 1 Out), J Larue (3, 1st inning off R
Feierabend 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D DeJesus 2, A Gordon. RBI - E Brown (32), A
Gordon (24), B Butler 6 (12), J LaRue 2 (10), R Gload 2 (19), D DeJesus 2 (31),
E German (27), F Cortez (1). 2-out RBI - E German, F Cortez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, E Brown 1, J Gathright 2, T Pena Jr 1.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off J Davis/J Burke).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-R Gload, E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload, A
Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 011 100 00 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 640 303 10 -- 17
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend 1 1/3 8 10 10 2 0 2 9.72
J Davis 4 1/3 6 6 4 2 2 0 5.84
R Rowland-Smith 2 1/3 2 1 0 0 2 0 3.86

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 7 8 3 3 2 2 0 5.27
N Musser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.06

WP - J Davis. BALK - J Davis 2. HBP - M Teahen (by R Feierabend); A Gordon
(by J Davis); J LaRue (by R Rowland-Smith). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend
61-35; J Davis 72-41; R Rowland-Smith 41-27; J De La Rosa 95-61; N Musser 9-7.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 1-3; J Davis 6-5; R Rowland-Smith 1-4; J
De La Rosa 8-11; N Musser 0-3. Batters faced: R Feierabend 15; J Davis 23; R
Rowland-Smith 11; J De La Rosa 28; N Musser 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B Broussard (.314, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
KANSAS CITY 6 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 x 17 16 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, JASON DAVIS (2ND), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH)
AND KENJI JOHJIMA, JAMIE BURKE (2ND)

KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, NEAL MUSSER (8TH), NEAL MUSSER
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE

HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (2) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
JASON LARUE (3) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 2
KANSAS CITY 6 4 0 3 0 3 1 0 x 17 16 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - RYAN FEIERABEND, JASON DAVIS (2ND), RYAN ROWLAND-SMITH (6TH)
AND KENJI JOHJIMA, JAMIE BURKE (2ND)

KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA, NEAL MUSSER (8TH), NEAL MUSSER
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE


WP - JORGE DE LA ROSA (6-9)
LP - RYAN FEIERABEND (1-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SEA - NONE

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (2) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
JASON LARUE (3) OFF RYAN FEIERABEND IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 2:51 ATT: 28,140

PROBABLES: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (7-6, 4.03)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-4, 3.58)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (3) VS KANSAS CITY (17) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .369
J Ellison cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .152
J Vidro 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .295
R Ibanez dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
J Guillen rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .267
K Johjima c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
J Burke c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .385
A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .253
B Broussard lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .320
Y Betancourt ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .275
J Lopez 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .276
W Bloomquist lf-3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .284

Totals 32 3 10 3 3 2 18

BATTING: 2B - K Johjima (17, J De La Rosa); I Suzuki (13, J De La Rosa). SF - A
Beltre , J Lopez. RBI - A Beltre (33), J Vidro (24), J Lopez (45). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - W Bloomquist 1, J Ellison 1, J Lopez 1. GIDP - R
Ibanez 2, J Vidro. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - Y Betancourt (19, ground ball); J Lopez (4, ground ball).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .289
J Gathright cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .317
E German 2b-ss 6 2 3 1 0 1 2 .271
M Teahen rf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .290
a-S Costa ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
E Brown lf 4 2 0 1 2 0 1 .225
A Gordon 3b 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 .231
B Butler dh-1b 5 4 3 6 0 0 0 .286
J LaRue c 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .194
R Gload 1b 4 1 1 2 1 1 3 .259
N Musser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena Jr ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .275
F Cortez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286

Totals 39 17 16 16 4 4 20

a-flied out to left for M Teahen in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (5, R Feierabend); J LaRue (7, J Davis). HR - B Butler
(2, 1st inning off R Feierabend 2 on, 1 Out), J Larue (3, 1st inning off R
Feierabend 0 on, 1 Out). SF - D DeJesus 2, A Gordon. RBI - E Brown (32), A
Gordon (24), B Butler 6 (12), J LaRue 2 (10), R Gload 2 (19), D DeJesus 2 (31),
E German (27), F Cortez (1). 2-out RBI - E German, F Cortez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, E Brown 1, J Gathright 2, T Pena Jr 1.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - D DeJesus (4, 2nd base off J Davis/J Burke).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Gload-T Pena Jr-R Gload, E German-T Pena Jr-R Gload, A
Gordon-E German-R Gload).


----------------------------------------------------
SEATTLE - 011 100 000 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 640 303 10x -- 17
----------------------------------------------------

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
R Feierabend (L, 1-3) 1 1/3 8 10 10 2 0 2 9.72
J Davis 4 1/3 6 6 4 2 2 0 5.84
R Rowland-Smith 2 1/3 2 1 0 0 2 0 3.86

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa (W, 6-9) 7 8 3 3 2 2 0 5.27
N Musser 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.71

WP - J Davis. BALK - J Davis 2. HBP - M Teahen (by R Feierabend); A Gordon
(by J Davis); J LaRue (by R Rowland-Smith). Pitches-strikes: R Feierabend
61-35; J Davis 72-41; R Rowland-Smith 41-27; J De La Rosa 95-61; N Musser
21-14. Ground balls-fly balls: R Feierabend 1-3; J Davis 6-5; R Rowland-Smith
1-4; J De La Rosa 8-11; N Musser 1-5. Batters faced: R Feierabend 15; J Davis
23; R Rowland-Smith 11; J De La Rosa 28; N Musser 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

T--2:51. Att--28,140.
Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 3
KANSAS CITY 17 FINAL</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (3) AT KANSAS CITY (17) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to left. E German singled to left,
D DeJesus to second. M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus to third, E German to
second. E Brown walked, D DeJesus scored, E German to third, M Teahen to
second. A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, E German scored. B Butler homered
to left, M Teahen and E Brown scored. J LaRue homered to center. R Gload
grounded out to second. T Pena Jr singled to center. D DeJesus flied out to
left. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, KANSAS CITY 6.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Guillen walked. K Johjima doubled to left, J Guillen to
third. A Beltre hit sacrifice fly to first, J Guillen scored, K Johjima to
third. Y Betancourt flied out to right. J Lopez popped out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E German reached on infield single to shortstop. M Teahen
hit by pitch, E German to second. J Burke catching. E Brown walked, E German
to third, M Teahen to second. A Gordon lined out to second. B Butler doubled
to deep right center, E German, M Teahen and E Brown scored. J Davis relieved
R Feierabend. J LaRue doubled to deep center, B Butler scored. R Gload struck
out swinging. J LaRue to third on balk by J Davis. T Pena Jr fouled out to
first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, KANSAS CITY 10.

SEATTLE 3RD: W Bloomquist grounded out to second. I Suzuki doubled to deep
left. J Vidro singled to center, I Suzuki scored. R Ibanez grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Vidro out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 10.

SEATTLE 4TH: J Guillen singled to center. J Burke singled to shallow
center, J Guillen to second. A Beltre walked, J Guillen to third, J Burke to
second. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. J Lopez hit sacrifice fly to
center, J Guillen scored, J Burke to third. W Bloomquist struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 10.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: A Gordon hit by pitch. B Butler safe at first on error by
shortstop Y Betancourt, A Gordon to second. J LaRue walked, A Gordon to third,
B Butler to second. R Gload singled to right, A Gordon and B Butler scored,
J LaRue to third. T Pena Jr flied out to right. D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to
right, J LaRue scored. R Gload to second on balk by J Davis. E German flied
out to center. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 13.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Butler grounded out to second. J LaRue singled to left.
R Gload walked, J LaRue to second. T Pena Jr singled to left, J LaRue to
third, R Gload to second. J LaRue scored, R Gload to third, T Pena Jr to
second on wild pitch by J Davis. D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to left, R Gload
scored, T Pena Jr to third. E German singled to left, T Pena Jr scored.
R Rowland-Smith relieved J Davis. M Teahen struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 16.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: E Brown grounded out to shortstop. A Gordon struck out
swinging. B Butler reached on infield single to shortstop. J LaRue hit by
pitch, B Butler to second. R Gload safe at first on error by second baseman
J Lopez, B Butler to third, J LaRue to second. F Cortez reached on infield
single to pitcher, B Butler scored, J LaRue to third, R Gload to second.
J Gathright lined out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 3,
KANSAS CITY 17.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (3) AT KANSAS CITY (17) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro 1B, R Ibanez DH, J Guillen RF,
K Johjima C, A Beltre 3B, Y Betancourt SS, J Lopez 2B, W Bloomquist LF,
R Feierabend LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, E German 2B, M Teahen RF, E Brown LF,
A Gordon 3B, B Butler DH, J LaRue C, R Gload 1B, T Pena Jr SS, J De La Rosa LHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 6 mph.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki popped out to second. J Vidro singled to left
center. R Ibanez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first,
J Vidro out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to left. E German singled to left,
D DeJesus to second. M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus to third, E German to
second. E Brown walked, D DeJesus scored, E German to third, M Teahen to
second. A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, E German scored. B Butler homered
to left, M Teahen and E Brown scored. J LaRue homered to center. R Gload
grounded out to second. T Pena Jr singled to center. D DeJesus flied out to
left. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 0, KANSAS CITY 6.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Guillen walked. K Johjima doubled to left, J Guillen to
third. A Beltre hit sacrifice fly to first, J Guillen scored, K Johjima to
third. Y Betancourt flied out to right. J Lopez popped out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E German reached on infield single to shortstop. M Teahen
hit by pitch, E German to second. J Burke catching. E Brown walked, E German
to third, M Teahen to second. A Gordon lined out to second. B Butler doubled
to deep right center, E German, M Teahen and E Brown scored. J Davis relieved
R Feierabend. J LaRue doubled to deep center, B Butler scored. R Gload struck
out swinging. J LaRue to third on balk by J Davis. T Pena Jr fouled out to
first. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 1, KANSAS CITY 10.

SEATTLE 3RD: W Bloomquist grounded out to second. I Suzuki doubled to deep
left. J Vidro singled to center, I Suzuki scored. R Ibanez grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, J Vidro out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 10.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: D DeJesus singled to center. E German struck out
swinging, D DeJesus stole second. M Teahen grounded out to second, D DeJesus
to third. E Brown grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
KANSAS CITY 10.

SEATTLE 4TH: J Guillen singled to center. J Burke singled to shallow
center, J Guillen to second. A Beltre walked, J Guillen to third, J Burke to
second. Y Betancourt struck out swinging. J Lopez hit sacrifice fly to
center, J Guillen scored, J Burke to third. W Bloomquist struck out swinging.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 10.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: A Gordon hit by pitch. B Butler safe at first on error by
shortstop Y Betancourt, A Gordon to second. J LaRue walked, A Gordon to third,
B Butler to second. R Gload singled to right, A Gordon and B Butler scored,
J LaRue to third. T Pena Jr flied out to right. D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to
right, J LaRue scored. R Gload to second on balk by J Davis. E German flied
out to center. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 13.

SEATTLE 5TH: I Suzuki singled to left. J Vidro grounded into double play,
third to second to first, I Suzuki out at second. R Ibanez flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 13.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Ellison in center field. M Teahen grounded out to
second. E Brown grounded out to third. A Gordon grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 13.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Guillen flied out to right. J Burke flied out to left.
A Beltre flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 13.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Butler grounded out to second. J LaRue singled to left.
R Gload walked, J LaRue to second. T Pena Jr singled to left, J LaRue to
third, R Gload to second. J LaRue scored, R Gload to third, T Pena Jr to
second on wild pitch by J Davis. D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to left, R Gload
scored, T Pena Jr to third. E German singled to left, T Pena Jr scored.
R Rowland-Smith relieved J Davis. M Teahen struck out looking. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 16.

SEATTLE 7TH: J Gathright in center field. E German at shortstop. F Cortez
at second base. Y Betancourt popped out to first. J Lopez singled to left
center. W Bloomquist grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Lopez out at
second. J Ellison popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
KANSAS CITY 16.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: E Brown grounded out to shortstop. A Gordon struck out
swinging. B Butler reached on infield single to shortstop. J LaRue hit by
pitch, B Butler to second. R Gload safe at first on error by second baseman
J Lopez, B Butler to third, J LaRue to second. F Cortez reached on infield
single to pitcher, B Butler scored, J LaRue to third, R Gload to second.
J Gathright lined out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 17.

SEATTLE 8TH: N Musser relieved J De La Rosa. B Butler at first base.
J Vidro flied out to right. R Ibanez flied out to center. J Guillen
singled to center. J Burke flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 17.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: B Broussard in left field. W Bloomquist at third base.
E German flied out to right. S Costa hit for M Teahen. S Costa flied out to
left. E Brown lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
KANSAS CITY 17.

SEATTLE 9TH: S Costa in right field. B Broussard singled to center.
Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Broussard out at second.
J Lopez flied out to center. W Bloomquist walked, Y Betancourt to second.
J Ellison lined out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 17.</div>

 

Butler does in Mariners as Royals roll

<h3>KANSAS CITY 17, SEATTLE 3</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Billy Butler drove in sixruns with two swings as the Kansas City Royals hammered theSeattle Mariners, 17-3, on Tuesday.

The Royals jumped to a 10-1 lead after two innings as 12 oftheir first 16 batters reached base safely.

Butler doubled his season RBI total with a three-run homer inthe first inning. He then added three more RBI with abases-loaded double in the second.

After David DeJesus, Esteban German and Mark Teahen singled tostart the bottom of the first, Emil Brown walked and Alex Gordonhit a sacrifice fly to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead.

Butler then hit the first pitch he saw from Ryan Feierabend(1-3) deep into the fountains in left field, a blast estimatedat 421 feet.

In the second inning, after German, Teahen and Brown reached toload the bases and Gordon lined out, Butler ripped an 0-1 pitchinto the right- center field gap, clearing the bases andboosting the lead to 9-1.

Kansas City added three more runs in the fourth - Butler reachedon an error and scored - and another three in the sixth,expanding their lead to 16-3. Butler later singled and scored inthe seventh inning to finish the game with three hits and fourruns scored.

At the age of 21 years and 76 days old, Butler became theyoungest player to drive in at least six runs since AlexRodriguez also drove in six on May 17, 1996 at the age of 20years and 295 days.

Jorge De La Rosa (6-9) was in trouble almost every inning, butpersevered through seven innings, allowing eight hits and threeruns, walking two and striking out two. He benefited from threedouble-play grounders in the first five innings to winconsecutive games for the first time this year.

Butler's second-inning double drove Feierabend from the game. Heallowed 10 runs and eight hits with two walks in 1 1/3 innings,his shortest outing of the season. The 10 runs are the mostallowed by a Mariners pitcher this season.

Royals hitters batted eight times with the bases loaded and hit.438 (7-for-16) with runners in scoring position.

Jason LaRue, who went 3-for-3, homered and doubled, reachingbase safely in all five plate appearances, driving in a pair ofruns and scoring three times.

Jose Guillen walked, singled twice, and scored two runs for theMariners, who have lost consecutive games for the first timesince June 17-19.

 

Butler does in Mariners as Royals roll

<h3>KANSAS CITY 17, SEATTLE 3</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Billy Butler drove in sixruns with two swings as the Kansas City Royals hammered theSeattle Mariners 17-3 on Tuesday.

The Royals jumped to a 10-1 lead after two innings as 12 oftheir first 16 batters reached base safely.

Butler doubled his season RBI count with a three-run homer inthe first inning, then added three more with a bases-loadeddouble in the second.

"This was awesome," Butler said. "We've got good players hereand we've said we're going to be good. This was a good night forus. 17 runs means everybody had a good game."

"That was a tremendous night Billy had," Royals manager BuddyBell said.

After David DeJesus, Esteban German and Mark Teahen singled tostart the bottom of the first, Emil Brown walked and Alex Gordonhit a sacrifice fly to give Kansas City a 2-0 lead. Butler thenhit the first pitch he saw from Ryan Feierabend (1-3) deep intothe fountains in left field, a blast estimated at 421 feet.

"It definitely helps out when you've faced a guy in the past,"Butler said of Feierabend. "If you haven't seen the guy you haveto make some adjustments, but tonight I was able to focus onlooking for my pitch and hitting it."

"Everybody got involved in the offense," Brown said. "That guy(Feierabend) was struggling and we took advantage of him notlocating. He forced us to be patient and he stuck to his gameplan of trying to get certain guys to swing at certain pitches.We did a good job of being patient and swinging at our pitches."

In the second inning, after German, Teahen and Brown reached toload the bases and Gordon lined out, Butler ripped an 0-1 pitchinto the right- center gap, clearing the bases and boosting theRoyals lead to 9-1.

"For me, the biggest hit of the night was the double he had withthe bases loaded," Bell said. "That was a beautiful lookingswing he put on it. Of course, if there was any doubt in thegame at the point, he pretty much sealed it for us."

"The ball was out away from me, on the outside corner," Butlersaid. "I was trying to get it through the infield and help theteam. I was fortunate to get it into the gap and get all therunners in."

Kansas City added three more runs in the fourth - Butler reachedon an error and scored - and another three in the sixth,expanding their lead to 16-3. Butler later singled and scored inthe seventh inning to finish the game with three hits and fourruns scored.

"Up and down the lineup we did some good things offensively evenon the balls we didn't hits on," Bell said. "We took a walkwith the bases loaded and got a couple of sacrifice flies, too."

"We've run into a Kansas City Royals team that is playing goodbaseball," McLaren said. "They are swinging the bat, playingwell, feeling good about themselves."

At the age of 21 years and 76 days old, Butler became theyoungest player to drive in at least six runs since AlexRodriguez also drove in six May 17, 1996 at the age of 20 yearsand 295 days old.

"Wow, it's good to be in the same company with that guy," Butlersaid. "I don't think I deserve it, but it's good to know."

Jorge De La Rosa (6-9) was in trouble almost every inning, butpersevered through seven innings, allowing eight hits and threeruns, walking two and striking out two.

"Jorgie had a little bit of a command issue in the third orfourth," Bell said. "We continued to add on, so it gave us alittle more separation. But he gave us exactly what we needed,giving us seven innings like that spares the bullpen."

De La Rosa benefited from three double play grounders in thefirst five innings to win consecutive games for the first timethis year.

"We swung the bats very well," De La Rosa said. "It made me verycomfortable, especially after the second inning. I felt verystrong."

"Even when you have the big lead you know you have to go outthere and throw strikes," catcher Jason LaRue said. "For us, themost important thing was Jorge, when he got into keysituations, he didn't get rattled. He made the pitches when theyhad a chance to make something happen. He made those pitches toget out of jams."

Butler's second-inning double drove Feierabend from the game. Heallowed eight hits, 10 runs and two walks in 1 1/3 innings, hisshortest outing of the season. The 10 runs are the most allowedby a Mariners pitcher this season.

"I was missing over the middle of the plate and I was catchingtoo much of the plate," Feierabend said. "It wasn't that I wasthrowing a lot of balls. It's just that the balls that I was notthrowing weren't quality strikes. I think my confidence wasdown a little bit especially when the few quality pitches that Idid make were hit. When you are getting hit around like that,your confidence goes down a little bit."

"I didn't see the confidence in him that I've seen before, to behonest with you," Mariners manager John McLaren said. "That'sbeen one of his strongest points. We'll talk about it tomorrowand see if there's something on his mind. Tonight his problemwas that he couldn't get his breaking ball over, and he madesome mistakes with his fastball, and he paid for it. He's ayoung kid and that happens sometimes with young kids."

Royals hitters batted eight times with the bases loaded and hit.438 (7-for-16) with runners in scoring position, driving in 15to tie a season scoring high and set a new club record forscoring against the Mariners.

LaRue, who went 3-for-3, homered and doubled, reaching basesafely in all five plate appearances, driving in a pair of runsand scoring three times.

Jose Guillen walked, singled twice, and scored two runs for theMariners, who have lost consecutive games for the first timesince June 17-19.