Royals 5, 
Mariners 4
| W: | H. Ramirez (1-1) |
| L: | B. Morrow (1-2) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| J Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 |
| J Vidro 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| M Cairo 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| A Beltre 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| J Reed CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| K Johjima C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 |
| T Hulett DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| a-W Bloomquist PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| a-grounded to second for T Hulett in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Reed (5, G Meche) HR: R Ibanez (11, 6th inning off G Meche 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Ibanez 2 (55), J Reed 2 (11) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Ibanez 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Vidro (1, throw) DP: 1 (A Beltre-J Lopez-J Vidro). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Washburn | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 111-70 | 4.83 |
| S Green (H, 13) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.81 |
| A Rhodes (H, 10) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 3.12 |
| B Morrow (L, 1-2; B, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12-7 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 152-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Washburn 26; S Green 6; A Rhodes 1; B Morrow 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Washburn 9-8; S Green 1-1; A Rhodes 0-0; B Morrow 1-0 Game Scores: J Washburn 50 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 |
| M Aviles SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .249 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .251 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| E German LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| a-B Butler PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| J Gathright PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| a-walked for E German in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: D Dejesus (10, 9th inning off B Morrow 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek (20), A Gordon (45), M Teahen (33), D DeJesus 2 (51) 2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek, A Gordon, D DeJesus 2 GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Guillen 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Teahen-R Gload). Outfield Assist: M Teahen (Y Betancourt at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98-66 | 4.71 |
| H Ramirez (W, 1-0) | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-17 | 1.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 119-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 29; H Ramirez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 6-11; H Ramirez 7-0 Game Scores: G Meche 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Grudzielanek singled to left center, D DeJesus scored, M Teahen to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | A Gordon singled to center, M Teahen scored, M Grudzielanek to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, E German scored, M Aviles out at second, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | R Ibanez homered to right, I Suzuki scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 6th | J Reed doubled to left, J Vidro and A Beltre scored, J Reed to third on the throw. .J Reed tagged out at home attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 3 |
| 9th | D DeJesus homered to right, J Gathright scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| KANSAS CITY'S MARK GRUDZIELANEK RECORDED HIS 2000TH CAREER HIT WITH A SINGLE TO LEAD OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE 3RD INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,792 (62.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 12th 2008
| San Francisco | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Colorado | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Arizona | 10 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 12 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 9 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 11 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |