GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (21-22) at KANSAS CITY (19-29)

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - SEAN GREEN
KAN - OCTAVIO DOTEL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S COSTA (.241, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
A GORDON (.195, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
R SHEALY (.214, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (10) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .339
J Ellison cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Vidro dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .319
J Guillen rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .268
R Ibanez lf 5 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277
R Sexson 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .180
K Johjima c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .318
A Beltre 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249
W Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .277
J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .268

Totals 40 10 17 10 2 6 19

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (11, G Meche); Y Betancourt (10, G Meche); A Beltre (10,
G Meche); J Lopez (4, G Meche); R Ibanez 2 (8, G Meche, Z Greinke); J Guillen
(10, Z Greinke). HR - I Suzuki (4, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out), J Vidro
(3, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (19), R Sexson 2
(24), J Lopez (22), J Vidro 2 (15), K Johjima (18), Y Betancourt (19), R Ibanez
(24). 2-out RBI - R Sexson, I Suzuki, J Lopez, J Vidro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, I Suzuki 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264
M Teahen rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
M Sweeney dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261
a-E German ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
S Costa lf 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .241
A Gordon 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .195
R Shealy 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 28 2 8 2 3 6 13

a-grounded to shortstop for M Sweeney in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (7, F Hernandez). 3B - S Costa (1, F Hernandez). RBI - S
Costa (4), A Gordon (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1,
J Buck 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Shealy. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 002 0 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 1/3 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.87
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 1/3 11 7 7 2 2 1 3.18
Z Greinke 1 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.12
D Riske 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
O Dotel 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50

WP - F Hernandez. IBB - I Suzuki (by G Meche). HBP - K Johjima (by O Dotel).
Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 83-53; S Green 28-17; G Meche 90-55; Z Greinke
33-22; D Riske 26-22; O Dotel 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 8-3; S
Green 3-1; G Meche 6-5; Z Greinke 3-1; D Riske 3-0; O Dotel 0-0. Batters faced:
F Hernandez 24; S Green 7; G Meche 26; Z Greinke 9; D Riske 6; O Dotel 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: GEORGE SHERRILL (1-0, 1.93) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: S COSTA (.241, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Sherrill relieved S Green.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 10
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.241, 1-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 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 10 17 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - GEORGE SHERRILL
KAN - OCTAVIO DOTEL

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.277, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
J LOPEZ (.268, 2-FOR-4, RBI)
J ELLISON (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (10) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .339
J Ellison cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Vidro dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .319
J Guillen rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .268
R Ibanez lf 5 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277
R Sexson 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .180
K Johjima c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .318
A Beltre 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249
W Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Y Betancourt ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .277
J Lopez 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .268

Totals 40 10 17 10 2 6 19

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (11, G Meche); Y Betancourt (10, G Meche); A Beltre (10,
G Meche); J Lopez (4, G Meche); R Ibanez 2 (8, G Meche, Z Greinke); J Guillen
(10, Z Greinke). HR - I Suzuki (4, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out), J Vidro
(3, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (19), R Sexson 2
(24), J Lopez (22), J Vidro 2 (15), K Johjima (18), Y Betancourt (19), R Ibanez
(24). 2-out RBI - R Sexson, I Suzuki, J Lopez, J Vidro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, I Suzuki 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt.
Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264
M Teahen rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
M Sweeney dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261
a-E German ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
S Costa lf 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .233
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .194
R Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 31 2 8 2 3 8 13

a-grounded to shortstop for M Sweeney in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (7, F Hernandez). 3B - S Costa (1, F Hernandez). RBI - S
Costa (4), A Gordon (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1,
J Buck 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Shealy. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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SEATTLE - 210 223 00 -- 10
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 00 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 1/3 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.87
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 1/3 11 7 7 2 2 1 3.18
Z Greinke 1 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.12
D Riske 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
O Dotel 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 13.50

WP - F Hernandez. IBB - I Suzuki (by G Meche). HBP - K Johjima (by O Dotel).
Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 83-53; S Green 28-17; G Sherrill 13-9; G Meche
90-55; Z Greinke 33-22; D Riske 26-22; O Dotel 5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 8-3; S Green 3-1; G Sherrill 1-0; G Meche 6-5; Z Greinke 3-1; D Riske
3-0; O Dotel 0-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 24; S Green 7; G Sherrill 3; G
Meche 26; Z Greinke 9; D Riske 6; O Dotel 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 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 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 10 18 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - GEORGE SHERRILL
KAN - OCTAVIO DOTEL

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.290, 0-FOR-3)
T PENA JR (.250, 1-FOR-3)
D DEJESUS (.276, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (10) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .339
J Ellison cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
J Vidro dh 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .317
J Guillen rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .268
R Ibanez lf 5 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277
R Sexson 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .180
K Johjima c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .318
A Beltre 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249
W Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Y Betancourt ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .282
J Lopez 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266

Totals 44 10 18 10 2 6 22

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (11, G Meche); Y Betancourt (10, G Meche); A Beltre (10,
G Meche); J Lopez (4, G Meche); R Ibanez 2 (8, G Meche, Z Greinke); J Guillen
(10, Z Greinke). HR - I Suzuki (4, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out), J Vidro
(3, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (19), R Sexson 2
(24), J Lopez (22), J Vidro 2 (15), K Johjima (18), Y Betancourt (19), R Ibanez
(24). 2-out RBI - R Sexson, I Suzuki, J Lopez, J Vidro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, I Suzuki 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt.
Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264
M Teahen rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
M Sweeney dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261
a-E German ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
S Costa lf 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .233
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .194
R Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 31 2 8 2 3 8 13

a-grounded to shortstop for M Sweeney in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (7, F Hernandez). 3B - S Costa (1, F Hernandez). RBI - S
Costa (4), A Gordon (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1,
J Buck 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Shealy. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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SEATTLE - 210 223 000 -- 10
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 00 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 5 1/3 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.87
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 1/3 11 7 7 2 2 1 3.18
Z Greinke 1 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.12
D Riske 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
O Dotel 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.71

WP - F Hernandez. IBB - I Suzuki (by G Meche). HBP - K Johjima (by O Dotel).
Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 83-53; S Green 28-17; G Sherrill 13-9; G Meche
90-55; Z Greinke 33-22; D Riske 26-22; O Dotel 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: F
Hernandez 8-3; S Green 3-1; G Sherrill 1-0; G Meche 6-5; Z Greinke 3-1; D Riske
3-0; O Dotel 2-1. Batters faced: F Hernandez 24; S Green 7; G Sherrill 3; G
Meche 26; Z Greinke 9; D Riske 6; O Dotel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: JON HUBER (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J BUCK (.290, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Huber relieved G Sherrill.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 10
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Buck (.290, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 10 18 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, SEAN GREEN (6TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), JON
HUBER (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA

KAN - GIL MECHE, ZACK GREINKE (5TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH),
OCTAVIO DOTEL (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: SEA - ICHIRO SUZUKI (4) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
JOSE VIDRO (3) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 10 18 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SEA - FELIX HERNANDEZ, SEAN GREEN (6TH), GEORGE SHERRILL (8TH), JON
HUBER (9TH) AND KENJI JOHJIMA

KAN - GIL MECHE, ZACK GREINKE (5TH), DAVID RISKE (7TH),
OCTAVIO DOTEL (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - FELIX HERNANDEZ (3-2)
LP - GIL MECHE (3-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SEA - ICHIRO SUZUKI (4) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
JOSE VIDRO (3) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 3:01 ATT: 28,651

PROBABLES: SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK (1-2, 5.50)
KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (0-2, 4.39)</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (10) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - FINAL

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .339
J Ellison cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
J Vidro dh 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .317
J Guillen rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .268
R Ibanez lf 5 3 2 1 0 2 1 .277
R Sexson 1b 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .180
K Johjima c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .318
A Beltre 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .249
W Bloomquist 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143
Y Betancourt ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .282
J Lopez 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .266

Totals 44 10 18 10 2 6 22

BATTING: 2B - R Sexson (11, G Meche); Y Betancourt (10, G Meche); A Beltre (10,
G Meche); J Lopez (4, G Meche); R Ibanez 2 (8, G Meche, Z Greinke); J Guillen
(10, Z Greinke). HR - I Suzuki (4, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out), J Vidro
(3, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - I Suzuki 2 (19), R Sexson 2
(24), J Lopez (22), J Vidro 2 (15), K Johjima (18), Y Betancourt (19), R Ibanez
(24). 2-out RBI - R Sexson, I Suzuki, J Lopez, J Vidro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Guillen 1, I Suzuki 1, K Johjima 1. GIDP - Y Betancourt.
Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .264
M Teahen rf 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 .300
M Sweeney dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261
a-E German ph-dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295
S Costa lf 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .233
A Gordon 3b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .194
R Shealy 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .212
J Buck c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249

Totals 34 2 8 2 3 8 13

a-grounded to shortstop for M Sweeney in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (7, F Hernandez). 3B - S Costa (1, F Hernandez). RBI - S
Costa (4), A Gordon (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1,
J Buck 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Shealy. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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SEATTLE - 210 223 000 -- 10
KANSAS CITY - 000 002 000 -- 2
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez (W, 3-2) 5 1/3 7 2 2 2 5 0 2.87
S Green 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
G Sherrill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80
J Huber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche (L, 3-3) 4 1/3 11 7 7 2 2 1 3.18
Z Greinke 1 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 1 5.12
D Riske 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.18
O Dotel 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.71

WP - F Hernandez. IBB - I Suzuki (by G Meche). HBP - K Johjima (by O Dotel).
Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 83-53; S Green 28-17; G Sherrill 13-9; J Huber
15-8; G Meche 90-55; Z Greinke 33-22; D Riske 26-22; O Dotel 21-13. Ground
balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 8-3; S Green 3-1; G Sherrill 1-0; J Huber 2-1; G
Meche 6-5; Z Greinke 3-1; D Riske 3-0; O Dotel 2-1. Batters faced: F Hernandez
24; S Green 7; G Sherrill 3; J Huber 3; G Meche 26; Z Greinke 9; D Riske 6; O
Dotel 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Chad Fairchild. 1B--Eric Cooper. 2B--Mike Reilly. 3B--Jeff
Kellogg.

T--3:01. Att--28,651.
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 10
KANSAS CITY 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (10) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki homered to right. J Vidro walked. J Guillen
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Vidro out at second. R Ibanez
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen out at second. R Sexson
doubled to deep center, R Ibanez scored. K Johjima flied out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre grounded out to second. Y Betancourt doubled to
left. J Lopez grounded out to third, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki singled
to center, Y Betancourt scored. J Vidro flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima grounded out to third. A Beltre doubled to left.
Y Betancourt popped out to second. J Lopez doubled to deep center, A Beltre
scored. I Suzuki intentionally walked. J Vidro singled to left, J Lopez
scored, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: R Ibanez doubled to deep center. R Sexson struck out
swinging. K Johjima singled to left center, R Ibanez scored. A Beltre singled
to center, K Johjima to second. Y Betancourt singled to center, K Johjima
scored, A Beltre to second. Z Greinke relieved G Meche. J Lopez struck out
swinging. I Suzuki grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Vidro homered to right. J Guillen doubled to right.
R Ibanez doubled to deep left, J Guillen scored. R Sexson singled to right
center, R Ibanez scored. K Johjima flied out to center. A Beltre singled to
left, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, A Beltre out at second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: W Bloomquist at third base. J Ellison in center field.
M Teahen walked. E German hit for M Sweeney. M Teahen to second on wild pitch by
F Hernandez. E German grounded out to shortstop. S Costa tripled to deep
center, M Teahen scored. A Gordon doubled to deep right center, S Costa
scored. S Green relieved F Hernandez. R Shealy lined out to third. J Buck
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEATTLE (10) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Seattle Starting Lineups -- I Suzuki CF, J Vidro DH, J Guillen RF, R Ibanez LF,
R Sexson 1B, K Johjima C, A Beltre 3B, Y Betancourt SS, J Lopez 2B, F Hernandez RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
M Sweeney DH, S Costa LF, A Gordon 3B, R Shealy 1B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
G Meche RHP.

Umpires -- Chad Fairchild (HP), Eric Cooper (1B), Mike Reilly (2B), Jeff Kellogg (3B).

Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Cloudy, wind right to left at 5 mph.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki homered to right. J Vidro walked. J Guillen
grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Vidro out at second. R Ibanez
grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen out at second. R Sexson
doubled to deep center, R Ibanez scored. K Johjima flied out to right.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. M Grudzielanek
struck out swinging. M Teahen singled to right center. M Sweeney grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Teahen out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 2ND: A Beltre grounded out to second. Y Betancourt doubled to
left. J Lopez grounded out to third, Y Betancourt to third. I Suzuki singled
to center, Y Betancourt scored. J Vidro flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: S Costa struck out swinging. A Gordon grounded out to
pitcher. R Shealy struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3,
KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 3RD: J Guillen flied out to center. R Ibanez struck out swinging.
R Sexson grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Buck flied out to center. T Pena Jr grounded out to
second. D DeJesus singled to center. M Grudzielanek singled to center,
D DeJesus to second. M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
M Grudzielanek out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 3, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima grounded out to third. A Beltre doubled to left.
Y Betancourt popped out to second. J Lopez doubled to deep center, A Beltre
scored. I Suzuki intentionally walked. J Vidro singled to left, J Lopez
scored, I Suzuki to second. J Guillen fouled out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Sweeney singled to right. S Costa struck out swinging.
A Gordon walked, M Sweeney to second. R Shealy grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, A Gordon out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 5, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 5TH: R Ibanez doubled to deep center. R Sexson struck out
swinging. K Johjima singled to left center, R Ibanez scored. A Beltre singled
to center, K Johjima to second. Y Betancourt singled to center, K Johjima
scored, A Beltre to second. Z Greinke relieved G Meche. J Lopez struck out
swinging. I Suzuki grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 7,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: J Buck struck out looking. T Pena Jr singled to right.
D DeJesus flied out to center. M Grudzielanek flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

SEATTLE 6TH: J Vidro homered to right. J Guillen doubled to right.
R Ibanez doubled to deep left, J Guillen scored. R Sexson singled to right
center, R Ibanez scored. K Johjima flied out to center. A Beltre singled to
left, R Sexson to second. Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, A Beltre out at second.(3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: W Bloomquist at third base. J Ellison in center field.
M Teahen walked. E German hit for M Sweeney. M Teahen to second on wild pitch by
F Hernandez. E German grounded out to shortstop. S Costa tripled to deep
center, M Teahen scored. A Gordon doubled to deep right center, S Costa
scored. S Green relieved F Hernandez. R Shealy lined out to third. J Buck
grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: D Riske relieved Z Greinke. J Lopez singled to right.
J Ellison struck out looking. J Vidro grounded into fielder's choice to third,
J Lopez out at second. J Guillen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: T Pena Jr struck out swinging. D DeJesus grounded out to
shortstop. M Grudzielanek singled to right. M Grudzielanek to second on
fielder's indifference. M Teahen walked. E German grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 8TH: R Ibanez struck out swinging. R Sexson grounded out to third.
O Dotel relieved D Riske. K Johjima hit by pitch. W Bloomquist struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: G Sherrill relieved S Green. S Costa struck out swinging.
A Gordon struck out swinging. R Shealy grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 9TH: Y Betancourt singled to center. J Lopez grounded into
fielder's choice to third, Y Betancourt out at second. J Ellison lined out to
third. J Vidro grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10,
KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: J Huber relieved G Sherrill. J Buck popped out to
shortstop. T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop. D DeJesus grounded out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2.</div>

 

Meche, Hernandez each leave early as Mariners pound Royals

<h3>SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners beat upon former teammate Gil Meche. However, in this one both teamsabsorbed losses.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro each homered and drove in a pair ofruns as the Mariners blasted the Kansas City Royals, 10-2, inthe first game of a three-game series on Friday.

However, the Mariners' enthusiasm was tempered when 21-year-oldphenom Felix Hernandez left in the sixth inning with stiffnessin his back. One inning earlier, the Royals lost startingpitcher and former Mariner Gil Meche to the same injury.

Hernandez (3-2), who was making his third start after recoveringfrom a right elbow injury that forced him to the disabled liston April 23, allowed two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 inningswith five strikeouts and two walks.

Sean Green relieved Hernandez and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings.George Sherrill worked a perfect eighth and Jon Huber closedout the ninth for the Mariners, who have won three of four.

Meanwhile, Seattle got to Meche early. Suzuki led off the gamewith a solo homer to right field - his fourth of the season -and Richie Sexson had an RBI double later in the frame for theMariners, who hit a season-high seven doubles.

With the homer, Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 18 gamesand his hitting .434 (33-for-76) during that stretch.

Vidro hit his fourth homer of the season - a solo shot to rightin the sixth - off Greinke that made the score 8-0, as Seattlescored two in the fourth, two in the fifth and three in thesixth.

In his worst start of the season, Meche (3-3) allowed seven runsand 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings against his former team. He beatthe Mariners on April 28.

Raul Ibanez, who missed six of the last seven games with backpain, had two doubles, drove in a run and score three times forthe Mariners, who recorded a season-high seven doubles.

Shane Costa had an RBI triple and rookie Alex Gordon drove in arun with a double for Kansas City, which fell to a league-worst9-16 at home.

 

Meche, Hernandez each leave early as Mariners pound Royals

<h3>SEATTLE 10, KANSAS CITY 2</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Seattle Mariners beat upon former teammate Gil Meche. However, in this one both teamsabsorbed losses.

Ichiro Suzuki and Jose Vidro each homered and drove in a pair ofruns as the Mariners blasted the Kansas City Royals, 10-2, inthe first game of a three-game series on Friday.

The Mariners' enthusiasm was tempered when 21-year-old phenomFelix Hernandez left in the sixth inning with stiffness in hisback. One inning earlier, the Royals lost Meche to the sameinjury.

Hernandez (3-2), who was making his third start after recoveringfrom a right elbow injury that forced him to the disabled liston April 23, allowed two runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 inningswith five strikeouts and two walks and left with an 8-0 lead.

"I just sent Chavey (pitching coach Rafael Chaves) out therebecause it looked like he was over throwing and there was noreason to," Mariners manager Mike Hargrove said.

"I sent him out there to settle him down and get him back inrhythm and then he motioned me out there and my heart stoppedalong with everybody else's. But it turned out it was longinnings, he had long sits and his back got tight. I'd rather besafe than sorry. He wasn't real happy. It (conversation)started out in Spanish and I ended it in English."

Hernandez said he wanted to remain in the game, but Hargrove hadthe final say.

"With long innings I just sat there," Hernandez said. "My backfelt a little bit tight. When Hargrove came out, he said,<div class="pre">You're coming out.' I said no, I feel fine, but he said no,</div>you're coming out. I said, let me pitch, let me pitch, I feelfine. I'm not the kind of pitcher who likes to throw fiveinnings and come out of the game. I like to stay in the gamelonger and give the bullpen a rest."

"I had pretty good command this time of my fastball, my breakingball and all my pitches. "I left with an eight-run lead, soI'll just get ready for next time."

Sean Green relieved Hernandez and threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings.George Sherrill worked a perfect eighth and Jon Huber closedout the ninth for the Mariners, who have won three of four.

Meanwhile, Seattle got to Meche early. Suzuki led off the gamewith a solo homer to right field - his fourth of the season -and Richie Sexson had an RBI double later in the frame for theMariners, who hit a season-high seven doubles.

With the homer, Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 18 gamesand his hitting .434 (33-for-76) during that stretch.

"We wanted to pitch him in," Meche said. "I've seen him pullballs to lead off for homers and we wanted to pitch him in. Ididn't get it enough and he got it. Then he hit a curveballalmost in the dirt in the second. They can hit. ... it didn'thelp that I wasn't 100 percent."

Vidro continued the Seattle hit parade by hitting his fourthhomer of the season - a solo shot to right in the sixth - offGreinke that made the score 8-0, as Seattle scored two in thefourth, two in the fifth and three in the sixth.

Five Mariners had two hits as they racked up 18 hits in back toback games for only the fourth time in club history.

"We swung the bats pretty good," Vidro said. "We came out withthe same approach we had the last two days in Tampa Bay and itworked."

In his worst start of the season, Meche (3-3) allowed seven runsand 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings against his former team and saidthe injury had a lot to do with his ineffectiveness.

"It's my gluteus muscle, all the way to my back," Meche said ofhis injury.

"I felt it in the second inning on the first pitch to Ichiro. Iwas trying to stretch it out and never got to a point where Icould extend my delivery, and being a power pitcher that kind oflimits you. I couldn't push off the mound. The velocity wasoff."

Royals manager Buddy Bell gave his perspective on Meche'sterrible outing.

"He was in the middle of the plate way too much and against ateam like this, you can't afford to do that," Bell said."They've got a good very good offensive ball club. They've gotsome guys that can hurt you."

Raul Ibanez, who missed six of the last seven games with backpain, had two doubles, drove in a run and scored three times forthe Mariners, who recorded a season-high seven doubles.

"We went out there with a plan," Ibanez said. "We had discussedwhat we were going to do this time around against him (Meche)and we got his pitch count up to the 50s in the third or fourthinning. I think that might have been a factor."

Shane Costa had an RBI triple and rookie Alex Gordon drove in arun with a double for Kansas City, which fell to a league-worst9-16 at home.