GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: SEATTLE (45-33) at KANSAS CITY (34-48)

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (2) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - FINAL IN 11 INNINGS

SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .367
J Vidro dh 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .292
R Ibanez lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .277
J Guillen rf 5 0 1 2 0 3 2 .263
R Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .212
B Broussard 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314
W Bloomquist pr-1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
K Johjima c 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
A Beltre 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .254
J Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
Y Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279

Totals 40 2 7 2 4 6 16

BATTING: 2B - R Ibanez (18, G Meche). RBI - J Guillen 2 (47). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, J Guillen 1, A Beltre 2, J Lopez 1. GIDP
- A Beltre. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson, J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R
Sexson).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .285
E German 2b 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 .265
M Teahen rf-1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .291
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
a-E Brown ph-rf 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 .230
A Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .234
S Costa dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
b-B Butler ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Buck c 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243
F Cortez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .168
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .271
J Gathright lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .322

Totals 36 3 9 3 2 8 11

a-struck out swinging for R Gload in the 9th; b-grounded to shortstop for S
Costa in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - D DeJesus 2 (19, F Hernandez, B Morrow); M Teahen (14, F
Hernandez); E German (10, E O'Flaherty); J Buck (11, B Morrow). HR - D Dejesus
(5, 3rd inning off F Hernandez 0 on, 2 Out). S - M Teahen. SF - E Brown. RBI -
E German (26), D DeJesus (29), E Brown (31). 2-out RBI - D DeJesus. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gathright 1, A Gordon 2. GIDP - R Gload, M
Teahen. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - M Teahen (3rd base, K Johjima).

FIELDING: E - E German (5, catch); A Gordon (10, throw). DP: 1 (G Meche-E
German-R Gload).


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SEATTLE - 200 000 000 00 -- 2
KANSAS CITY - 101 000 000 01 -- 3

Two outs when winning run scored.
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SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 8 5 2 2 1 5 1 4.11
E O'Flaherty 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.25
S Green 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67
G Sherrill 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.46
B Morrow (L, 3-2) 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.77

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 6 1/3 5 2 2 3 1 0 3.26
J Gobble 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.86
Z Greinke 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.52
J Soria 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.27
O Dotel (W, 1-1) 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 3.94

J Gobble pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: F Hernandez 92-60; E O'Flaherty 4-3; S Green 3-3; G Sherrill
6-3; B Morrow 22-12; G Meche 113-66; J Gobble 4-0; Z Greinke 25-15; J Soria
26-16; O Dotel 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: F Hernandez 15-3; E O'Flaherty
1-0; S Green 0-0; G Sherrill 0-0; B Morrow 3-1; G Meche 7-11; J Gobble 0-0; Z
Greinke 1-3; J Soria 3-2; O Dotel 0-0. Batters faced: F Hernandez 27; E
O'Flaherty 3; S Green 1; G Sherrill 1; B Morrow 8; G Meche 27; J Gobble 1; Z
Greinke 5; J Soria 6; O Dotel 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Derryl Cousins. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

T--3:20. Att--13,257.
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
SEATTLE 2
KANSAS CITY 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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SEATTLE (2) AT KANSAS CITY (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to first. J Vidro walked. R Ibanez
doubled to deep right, J Vidro to third. J Guillen singled to center, J Vidro
and R Ibanez scored. R Sexson singled to left, J Guillen to second. K Johjima
lined out to third, J Guillen to third, R Sexson to second on error by second
baseman E German. A Beltre flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus doubled to deep right. E German singled to
center, D DeJesus scored. M Teahen struck out looking. R Gload grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, E German out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr struck out swinging. J Gathright bunt grounded
out to pitcher. D DeJesus homered to right center. E German grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 11TH: W Bloomquist at first base. D DeJesus doubled to deep
right. E German walked. M Teahen sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to third,
E German to second. E Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 3.</div>

 

AL: SEATTLE at KANSAS CITY

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

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

Umpires -- Dana Demuth (HP), Derryl Cousins (1B), Kerwin Danley (2B),
Doug Eddings (3B).

Gametime Weather: 82 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 10 mph.


SEATTLE 1ST: I Suzuki grounded out to first. J Vidro walked. R Ibanez
doubled to deep right, J Vidro to third. J Guillen singled to center, J Vidro
and R Ibanez scored. R Sexson singled to left, J Guillen to second. K Johjima
lined out to third, J Guillen to third, R Sexson to second on error by second
baseman E German. A Beltre flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus doubled to deep right. E German singled to
center, D DeJesus scored. M Teahen struck out looking. R Gload grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, E German out at second.(1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 1.

SEATTLE 2ND: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt flied out to left.
I Suzuki singled to right. J Vidro grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: A Gordon grounded out to first. S Costa fouled out to
catcher. J Buck struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
KANSAS CITY 1.

SEATTLE 3RD: R Ibanez flied out to center. J Guillen struck out swinging.
R Sexson grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: T Pena Jr struck out swinging. J Gathright bunt grounded
out to pitcher. D DeJesus homered to right center. E German grounded out to
shortstop. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 4TH: K Johjima safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
A Gordon. A Beltre grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first,
K Johjima out at second. J Lopez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Teahen doubled to right. R Gload grounded out to first,
M Teahen to third. A Gordon struck out swinging. M Teahen picked off third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 5TH: Y Betancourt flied out to center. I Suzuki singled to center.
J Vidro walked, I Suzuki to second. R Ibanez fouled out to catcher. J Guillen
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: S Costa bunt grounded out to third. J Buck grounded out
to third. T Pena Jr reached on infield single to third. J Gathright flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 6TH: R Sexson lined out to shortstop. K Johjima flied out to
center. A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher. E German walked.
M Teahen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, E German out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 7TH: J Lopez flied out to left. Y Betancourt walked. J Gobble
relieved G Meche. I Suzuki walked, Y Betancourt to second. Z Greinke relieved
J Gobble. J Vidro flied out to left. R Ibanez grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: R Gload grounded out to second. A Gordon struck out
looking. S Costa grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 8TH: J Guillen struck out looking. R Sexson flied out to right.
K Johjima lined out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Buck flied out to right. T Pena Jr grounded out to
third. J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 9TH: J Soria relieved Z Greinke. A Beltre popped out to second.
J Lopez grounded out to third. Y Betancourt grounded out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: E O'Flaherty relieved F Hernandez. D DeJesus grounded out
to first. B Broussard at first base. E German doubled to left center.
M Teahen singled to right, E German to third. E Brown hit for R Gload. S Green
relieved E O'Flaherty. E Brown struck out swinging. G Sherrill relieved
S Green. M Teahen to second on fielder's indifference. A Gordon struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 10TH: M Teahen at first base. E Brown in right field. I Suzuki
struck out swinging. J Vidro lined out to left. R Ibanez grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 10TH: B Butler hit for S Costa. B Morrow relieved G Sherrill.
B Butler grounded out to shortstop. J Buck doubled to deep right center.
F Cortez ran for J Buck. T Pena Jr grounded out to shortstop, F Cortez to third.
J Gathright struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2,
KANSAS CITY 2.

SEATTLE 11TH: J LaRue catching. O Dotel relieved J Soria. J Guillen struck
out swinging. B Broussard singled to left. K Johjima reached on infield
single to shortstop, B Broussard to second. W Bloomquist ran for B Broussard.
A Beltre struck out swinging. J Lopez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 11TH: W Bloomquist at first base. D DeJesus doubled to deep
right. E German walked. M Teahen sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to third,
E German to second. E Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, D DeJesus scored.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SEATTLE 2, KANSAS CITY 3.</div>

 

Royals end Mariners' eight-game winning steak

<h3>KANSAS CITY 3, SEATTLE 2 (11 INNINGS)</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Emil Brown lofted agame-winning sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as the Kansas CityRoyals posted a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners, who hadtheir eight-game winning streak stopped.

In the 11th, David DeJesus doubled off Brandon Morrow (3-2) andEsteban German walked before Mark Teahen sacrificed to advanceboth runners, setting up Brown's heroics.

Brown had a chance to win the game in the ninth, but struck outwith a runner on third. Octavio Dotel (1-1) pitched a scorelessframe for the win as the Royals spoiled the debut of Marinersmanager John McClaren, who took over for Mike Hargrove, whostepped down on Sunday.

Royals starter Gil Meche survived first-inning struggles and apair errors, settling down to hold the Mariners to scorelessover his last five-plus innings before giving way to thebullpen.

Meche allowed five hits and two runs with three walks and astrikeout in his first start since being named to the AmericanLeague All-Star team.

With one out in the first, Jose Guillen lined a single up themiddle to score Jose Vidro, who had walked, and Raul Ibanez whohad had doubled, giving Seattle an early 2-0 lead.

The Royals answered with a run of their own as DeJesus doubledto lead off the bottom of the first and German singled to centerto make it 2-1.

DeJesus tied the game 2-2 in his next at-bat, hitting a solo<div class="pre">homer to right-center field with two out in the third.</div>

DeJesus' home run was the eighth allowed by Seattle starterFelix Hernandez in his last seven starts. Hernandez pitched sixinnings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and fourstrikeouts.

 

Royals end Mariners' eight-game winning steak

<h3>KANSAS CITY 3, SEATTLE 2 (11 INNINGS)</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Emil Brown lofted agame-winning sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as the Kansas CityRoyals posted a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners, who hadtheir eight-game winning streak stopped.

In the 11th, David DeJesus doubled off rookie Brandon Morrow (3-2) andEsteban German walked before Mark Teahen sacrificed to advanceboth runners, setting up Brown's heroics.

Brown had a chance to win the game in the ninth, but struck outwith a runner on third.

Octavio Dotel (1-1) pitched a scorelessframe for the win as the Royals spoiled the debut of Marinersmanager John McClaren, who took over for Mike Hargrove, whostepped down on Sunday.

Royals starter Gil Meche survived first-inning struggles and apair of errors, settling down to hold the Mariners scorelessover his last five-plus innings before giving way to thebullpen.

Meche allowed five hits and two runs with three walks and astrikeout in his first start since being named to the AmericanLeague All-Star team.

With one out in the first, Jose Guillen lined a single up themiddle to score Jose Vidro, who had walked, and Raul Ibanez whohad had doubled, giving Seattle an early 2-0 lead.

The Royals answered with a run as DeJesus doubledto lead off the bottom of the first and German singled to centerto make it 2-1.

DeJesus tied the game, 2-2, in his next at-bat, hitting a solohomer to right-center field with two outs in the third.

DeJesus' home run was the eighth allowed by Seattle starterFelix Hernandez in his last seven starts. Hernandez pitched sixinnings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and fourstrikeouts.

 

Royals end Mariners' eight-game winning steak

<h3>KANSAS CITY 3, SEATTLE 2 (11 INNINGS)</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Emil Brown lofted agame-winning sacrifice fly in the 11th inning Monday as theKansas City Royals posted a 3-2 victory over the SeattleMariners, who had their eight-game winning streak stopped.

In the 11th, David DeJesus led off with a double off Seattlereliever Brandon Morrow (3-2) that sailed over the head of rightfielder Jose Guillen.

"(DeJesus) hit that ball like he weighs 300 pounds," Guillensaid. "The ball jumped off his bat. He hit it like he's got 40homers. I should have gotten a better read on that. It tookoff at the last minute. It was a line drive and I was playingdeep and came in. What can I do? I can take the blame forthat. Why not?"

"He misjudged it," Seattle manager John McLaren said. "But Ican see how. It was smoked. It was a laser. I don't thinkanyone can hit a ball harder."

Esteban German walked before Mark Teahen sacrificed to advanceboth runners, setting up Brown's heroics as the Royals postedtheir first extra-inning win at home since August 9, 2006,against Boston.

"I love hitting with runners on base," Brown said. "I only sawtwo pitches but he gets it up there pretty good. He throwshard. I was was looking for something I can see. When a guythrows 96, 97 (miles per hour), it's hard to get on top of thosepitches. I was happy to be in that situation. The second timeup I knew I was going to get a chance."

Brown had a chance to win the game in the ninth, but struck outwith a runner on third. Kansas City came up short again in the10th as Joey Gathright struck out with pinch runner FernandoCortez on third.

Octavio Dotel (1-1) pitched a scoreless frame for the win as theRoyals spoiled the debut of McLaren, who took over when MikeHargrove stepped down on Sunday.

"It would have been nice (getting a win)," McLaren said. "Itwas a pretty intense game, to be honest with you. There was alot going on. There was a lot of strategy involved in thisgame."

Royals starter Gil Meche survived first-inning struggles and apair of errors, settling down to hold the Mariners scorelessover his last five-plus innings before giving way to thebullpen.

"I felt good, I just didn't have the control I usually have,"Meche said. "I wasn't able to duplicate pitches. It wasn't agreat start; it was one of those outings where you have tobattle and keep your team in the game. We did and Emil camethrough big in the 11th."

Meche allowed five hits and two runs with three walks and astrikeout in his first start since being named to the AmericanLeague All-Star team.

With one out in the first, Guillen lined a single up the middleto score Jose Vidro and Raul Ibanez, giving Seattle an early 2-0lead.

The Royals answered with a run of their own as DeJesus doubledto lead off the bottom of the first and German singled to centerto make it 2-1.

DeJesus tied the game at 2-2 in his next at-bat, hitting hisfourth homer of the season to right-center field with two out inthe third.

"I knew it was a long time, since April in Minnesota," DeJesussaid. "It was good to get one. I felt good at the plate thefirst couple of times up, but then he got me the next two times,so I wanted to get the momentum started again."

DeJesus' home run was the eighth allowed by Seattle starterFelix Hernandez in his last seven starts. Hernandez pitched sixinnings, allowing two runs on five hits with one walk and fourstrikeouts.

"It was a pretty good pitchers' game," McLaren said. "Felix dida great job. That's what we ask of our starters; eat someinnings and give us a chance to win. If they can give us sevenor eight innings it takes the pressure off the bullpen. That'swhat Felix did. He got a little tired. It was humid. If thisgame were in Seattle he would have gone back out there in theninth."