GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (45-35) at KANSAS CITY (36-48)

AL: SEATTLE (45-35) at KANSAS CITY (36-48)

<h3>Mariners look to bounce back from Tuesday's thrashing</h3>

Seattle (45-35) at Kansas City (36-48), 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners are offto a rocky start in the post-Mike Hargrove era.

The Mariners will look to bounce from an embarrassing defeat onWednesday when they visit the Kansas City Royals in the finaleof their three-game series.

Since the resignation of manager Mike Hargrove on Sunday,Seattle has dropped two straight - including a 17-3 drubbing onTuesday - and are in danger of being swept by the lowly Royals.

Jarrod Washburn (7-6, 4.03 ERA) will be trying to betterteammate Ryan Feierabend, who allowed 10 runs in 1 1/3 inningson Tuesday. Washburn is unlikely to suffer the same fate,having yielded just three runs over his last 14 innings pitched- spanning two starts.

The veteran lefthander is 7-4 with a 3.70 ERA in 13 careerstarts against Kansas City, including a win on May 27 in whichhe lasted seven innings while surrendering three runs here.

The Royals will counter with rookie Brian Bannister (5-4, 3.58).The 26-year-old righthander suffered a loss against theMariners on May 26, allowing four runs and eight hits over sevenframes.

Seattle will be trying to get interim manager John McLaren hisfirst win.

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

SEATTLE KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .369 5 39 David Dejesus CF .289 5 31
Jose Vidro DH .295 3 24 Esteban German 2B .271 2 27
Raul Ibanez LF .273 6 49 Mark Teahen RF .290 5 42
Jose Guillen RF .267 10 47 Emil Brown LF .225 3 32
Ben Broussard 1B .320 4 17 Alex Gordon 3B .231 6 24
Adrian Beltre 3B .253 10 33 Billy Butler DH .286 2 12
Yuniesky Betancour SS .275 4 30 John Buck C .243 14 28
Jose Lopez 2B .276 7 45 Ross Gload 1B .259 2 19
Jamie Burke C .385 0 6 Tony Pena Jr SS .275 1 22

Jarrod Washburn LHP (7-6, 4.03) Brian Bannister RHP (5-4, 3.58)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT KANSAS CITY -- REVISED LINEUPS

SEATTLE KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Ichiro Suzuki CF .369 5 39 David Dejesus CF .289 5 31
Jose Vidro 1B .295 3 24 Esteban German 2B .271 2 27
Raul Ibanez DH .273 6 49 Mark Teahen RF .290 5 42
Jose Guillen RF .267 10 47 Emil Brown LF .225 3 32
Ben Broussard LF .320 4 17 Alex Gordon 3B .231 6 24
Adrian Beltre 3B .253 10 33 Billy Butler DH .286 2 12
Yuniesky Betancour SS .275 4 30 John Buck C .243 14 28
Jose Lopez 2B .276 7 45 Ross Gload 1B .259 2 19
Jamie Burke C .385 0 6 Tony Pena Jr SS .275 1 22

Jarrod Washburn LHP (7-6, 4.03) Brian Bannister RHP (5-4, 3.58)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN (7-6, 4.03)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (5-4, 3.58)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
2B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
3B - CHRIS GUCCIONE

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, rain
WIND: 4 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 15 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN AND JAMIE BURKE
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.369, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
J VIDRO (.295, 3 HR, 24 RBI)
R IBANEZ (.273, 6 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSE GUILLEN SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI AND JOSE VIDRO.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J GUILLEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: B BROUSSARD (.320, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED JOSE GUILLEN AND BEN
BROUSSARD.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A BELTRE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.275, 4 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.289, 5 HR, 31 RBI)
E GERMAN (.271, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.290, 5 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .371
J Vidro 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
B Broussard lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320
A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 6 4 4 4 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (19, B Bannister). RBI - J Guillen 2 (49), A Beltre 2
(35). GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E German 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 4 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.03

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 4 4 4 2 0 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 36-19. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 3-0.
Batters faced: B Bannister 8.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 15 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J BURKE (.385, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
I SUZUKI (.371, 1-FOR-1)
J VIDRO (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .371
J Vidro 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
B Broussard lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320
A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Burke c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385

Totals 6 4 4 4 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (19, B Bannister). RBI - J Guillen 2 (49), A Beltre 2
(35). GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - E German (11, J Washburn). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 4 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 4 4 4 2 0 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 22-15; B Bannister 36-19. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Washburn 1-0; B Bannister 3-0. Batters faced: J Washburn 4; B Bannister 8.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 15 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.231, 6 HR, 24 RBI)
B BUTLER (.286, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J BUCK (.243, 14 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370
J Vidro 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
B Broussard lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320
A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377

Totals 9 4 4 4 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (19, B Bannister). RBI - J Guillen 2 (49), A Beltre 2
(35). GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - E German (11, J Washburn). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 40 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 3.96

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 22-15; B Bannister 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Washburn 1-0; B Bannister 4-2. Batters faced: J Washburn 4; B Bannister 11.


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

(Plus rain delay totaling 15 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.272, 0-FOR-1)
J GUILLEN (.270, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
B BROUSSARD (.320, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370
J Vidro 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Ibanez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Guillen rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .270
B Broussard lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320
A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377

Totals 9 4 4 4 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (19, B Bannister). RBI - J Guillen 2 (49), A Beltre 2
(35). GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - E German (11, J Washburn). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 40 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.95

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 3.96

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 30-19; B Bannister 42-24. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Washburn 2-2; B Bannister 4-2. Batters faced: J Washburn 7; B Bannister 11.


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

(Plus rain delay totaling 15 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - JARROD WASHBURN
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.259, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
T PENA JR (.275, 1 HR, 22 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.288, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (4) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .370
J Vidro 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
R Ibanez dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Guillen rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .269
B Broussard lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .317
A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Y Betancourt ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
J Burke c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .377

Totals 12 4 4 4 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (19, B Bannister). RBI - J Guillen 2 (49), A Beltre 2
(35). GIDP - J Lopez. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
E German 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .289
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - E German (11, J Washburn). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 400 -- 4
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
J Washburn 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.95

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 4 4 4 2 0 0 3.91

Pitches-strikes: J Washburn 30-19; B Bannister 52-29. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Washburn 2-2; B Bannister 6-3. Batters faced: J Washburn 7; B Bannister 14.


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

(Plus rain delay totaling 15 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 71 degrees, rain.
Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>