10:05 PM ET, June 3, 2006
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
W: J. Pineiro (5-5)
L: S. Etherton (1-1)
Final
Seattle leads 2-0 (as of 6/3)
| Game 1: Friday, June 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 3 | ||
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| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 12 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 4 | ||
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| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, June 5 | ||
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| Kansas City | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 | |
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10:05 PM ET, June 3, 2006
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
W: J. Pineiro (5-5)
L: S. Etherton (1-1)
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | ||
| a-E German PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .341 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | ||
| M Stairs DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .253 | ||
| S Costa RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .267 | ||
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 | ||
| A Berroa SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .243 | ||
| P Bako C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .246 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for M Grudzielanek in the 5th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (15, J Pineiro) RBI: M Stairs (18) GIDP: S Costa, E Brown Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Berroa 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Bako (2, throw) DP: 1 (A Berroa-E German-D Mientkiewicz). PB: P Bako. | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Etherton (L, 1-1) | 2.2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 75-39 | 9.39 | |
| A Sisco | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41-17 | 7.71 | |
| E Dessens | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.50 | |
| J Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.80 | |
| A Burgos | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 7.09 | |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.39 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 176-96 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Etherton 16; A Sisco 10; E Dessens 4; J Peralta 3; A Burgos 5; J Gobble 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Etherton 1-5; A Sisco 1-3; E Dessens 1-1; J Peralta 3-0; A Burgos 1-1; J Gobble 0-1 Game Scores: S Etherton 20 | ||||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .342 | ||
| W Bloomquist RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | ||
| A Beltre 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .231 | ||
| J Lopez 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .283 | ||
| R Ibanez LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .274 | ||
| R Sexson 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | ||
| R Petagine 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | ||
| C Everett DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 | ||
| K Johjima C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | ||
| J Reed CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | ||
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 12 | |||
| BATTING 2B: I Suzuki (6, S Etherton); K Johjima (8, S Etherton) 3B: I Suzuki (5, E Dessens) HR: R Sexson 2 (8, 1st inning off S Etherton 1 on, 2 Out; 4th inning off A Sisco 1 on, 2 Out); A Beltre (3, 3rd inning off S Etherton 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Ibanez 2 (39), R Sexson 5 (34), A Beltre (17), K Johjima 2 (27), J Lopez (46), I Suzuki (16) SF: J Lopez, R Sexson, R Ibanez 2-out RBI: R Sexson 4, K Johjima 2, I Suzuki GIDP: R Sexson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Reed 2, J Lopez 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Y Betancourt (7, 3rd base off A Sisco/P Bako); I Suzuki (18, 2nd base off A Sisco/P Bako) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Sexson, J Lopez-Y Betancourt-R Petagine). Outfield Assist: R Ibanez (P Bako at Home). | ||||||||||
| KC | SEA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Ibanez hit sacrifice fly to right, I Suzuki scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | R Sexson homered to left, J Lopez scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | A Beltre homered to center. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | K Johjima doubled to left, R Ibanez and C Everett scored. | 0 | 6 | |
| 4th | M Stairs singled to right, D Mientkiewicz scored, E Brown to second. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Lopez hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to third. | 1 | 7 | |
| 4th | R Ibanez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, I Suzuki scored, A Beltre out at second. | 1 | 8 | |
| 4th | R Sexson homered to right, R Ibanez scored. | 1 | 10 | |
| 7th | I Suzuki singled to left center, J Reed scored. | 1 | 11 | |
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| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 29,659 (62.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |

