8:10 PM ET, September 15, 2006
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game Notes
| KANSAS CITY CATCHER JOHN BUCK LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT HAMSTRING. |
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/15)
| Game 1: Thursday, September 14 | ||
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| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, September 15 | ||
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| Seattle | 11 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, September 16 | ||
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| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, September 17 | ||
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| Seattle | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 15, 2006
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Suzuki CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 | ||
| A Beltre 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| K Johjima C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .298 | ||
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .278 | ||
| R Sexson 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .255 | ||
| B Broussard DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .296 | ||
| a-E Perez PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | ||
| Y Betancourt SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .292 | ||
| C Snelling RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .288 | ||
| T Bohn RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| J Lopez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Broussard in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Beltre (37, L Hudson); K Johjima (23, L Hudson); I Suzuki (18, R Braun); R Sexson (34, A Burgos); J Lopez (26, A Burgos) HR: A Beltre (19, 7th inning off R Braun 1 on, 1 Out); T Bohn (1, 9th inning off S Dohmann 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Beltre 5 (73), K Johjima (65), R Sexson (96), T Bohn 2 (2) 2-out RBI: A Beltre 3, K Johjima, R Sexson, T Bohn 2 GIDP: B Broussard, J Lopez, Y Betancourt Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Broussard 1, R Ibanez 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Cruceta | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35-22 | 23.14 | |
| J Woods (W, 7-4) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 90-50 | 4.19 | |
| J Huber (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.84 | |
| J Putz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 2.30 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 156-92 | ||
| PITCHING WP: F Cruceta; J Woods IBB: R Shealy (By J Woods) Batters faced: F Cruceta 9; J Woods 26; J Huber 3; J Putz 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Cruceta 1-2; J Woods 8-9; J Huber 1-2; J Putz 1-2 Game Scores: F Cruceta 23 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | ||
| E German 3B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 | ||
| E Brown DH | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .295 | ||
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .309 | ||
| S Costa RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | ||
| J Buck C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 | ||
| P Bako C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | ||
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 | ||
| A Blanco SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 15 | |||
| BATTING 2B: S Costa (17, F Cruceta); D DeJesus (31, J Woods); E German (15, J Woods); J Buck (20, J Woods) HR: R Shealy (7, 1st inning off F Cruceta 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Shealy 4 (33), J Gathright (34), E German 2 (28), S Costa (20) SF: J Gathright 2-out RBI: S Costa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Bako 1, J Gathright 1, A Blanco 1, S Costa 1, R Shealy 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Blanco (5, ground ball) DP: 3 (A Blanco-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy 3). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| L Hudson | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 86-53 | 5.46 | |
| A Sisco (H, 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 7.55 | |
| R Braun (L, 0-1; B, 2) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25-13 | 4.26 | |
| A Burgos | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-16 | 5.77 | |
| J Gobble | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-4 | 5.01 | |
| S Dohmann | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-10 | 6.98 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 171-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: A Sisco IBB: I Suzuki (By A Burgos) Batters faced: L Hudson 23; A Sisco 3; R Braun 5; A Burgos 8; J Gobble 2; S Dohmann 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hudson 9-3; A Sisco 2-0; R Braun 0-1; A Burgos 2-0; J Gobble 0-0; S Dohmann 1-1 Game Scores: L Hudson 34 | ||||||||||
| SEA | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Shealy homered to left center, E German, M Grudzielanek and E Brown scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st | J Gathright hit sacrifice fly to left, S Costa scored, J Buck to second. | 0 | 5 | |
| 2nd | E German doubled to deep right, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 6 | |
| 3rd | A Beltre singled to shallow center, C Snelling and J Lopez scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 5th | A Beltre doubled to deep left center, I Suzuki scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 5th | K Johjima doubled to deep center, A Beltre scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 6th | Y Betancourt grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Sexson scored, B Broussard out at second. | 5 | 6 | |
| 6th | E German singled to left, D DeJesus scored. | 5 | 7 | |
| 7th | A Beltre homered to left, I Suzuki scored. | 7 | 7 | |
| 7th | R Sexson doubled to deep center, R Ibanez scored. | 8 | 7 | |
| 8th | K Johjima safe at first on error by shortstop A Blanco, J Lopez scored, I Suzuki to third, A Beltre to second. | 9 | 7 | |
| 9th | T Bohn homered to left, R Sexson scored. | 11 | 7 | |
| 9th | S Costa singled to left, E Brown scored. | 11 | 8 | |
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| KANSAS CITY CATCHER JOHN BUCK LEFT THE GAME IN THE SIXTH INNING WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT HAMSTRING. |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 16,412 (43.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Travis Reininger, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Tom Hallion |

