Royals 6, 
Mariners 3
| W: | B. Duckworth (3-1) |
| L: | B. Morrow (2-4) |
| SV: | J. Soria (39) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .271 |
| R Ibanez LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| J Lopez 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| J Reed DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| W Balentien CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .199 |
| M Tuiasosopo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| a-M Cairo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| R Johnson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| b-T Hulett PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| L Valbuena 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| a-popped out to first for M Tuiasosopo in the 9th b-flied out to left for R Johnson in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Valbuena (1, B Duckworth); Y Betancourt (33, B Duckworth); J Lopez (37, R Ramirez) HR: J Lopez (15, 4th inning off B Duckworth 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Lopez (82), J Reed 2 (27) SF: J Reed Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y Betancourt 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Reed (3, 2nd base by B Duckworth/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tuiasosopo-L Valbuena-J Lopez). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Morrow (L, 2-4) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 80-46 | 2.53 |
| J Washburn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 4.69 |
| C Jimenez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-13 | 3.18 |
| R Messenger | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 2.89 |
| J Putz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.83 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 136-82 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Morrow 2; C Jimenez IBB: J Buck (By J Washburn) Batters faced: B Morrow 22; J Washburn 5; C Jimenez 5; R Messenger 3; J Putz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Morrow 3-7; J Washburn 1-2; C Jimenez 0-1; R Messenger 2-1; J Putz 1-0 Game Scores: B Morrow 22 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| M Aviles SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .371 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| K Ka'aihue DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| M Maier CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (28, J Washburn); D DeJesus (23, C Jimenez) 3B: A Callaspo (3, B Morrow) HR: J Buck (9, 3rd inning off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out); D Dejesus (11, 5th inning off B Morrow 0 on, 0 Out); R Shealy (5, 5th inning off B Morrow 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Buck 2 (46), D DeJesus (69), M Aviles (41), R Shealy 2 (11) 2-out RBI: J Buck GIDP: J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Ka'aihue 1, M Maier 2, M Teahen 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (7, 2nd base off B Morrow/R Johnson) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Teahen-B Duckworth-M Aviles, J Buck-A Callaspo). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Duckworth (W, 3-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 85-49 | 5.19 |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 3.37 |
| J Bale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.94 |
| R Ramirez | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 2.78 |
| J Soria (S, 39) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 1.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 117-75 | |
| PITCHING HBP: L Valbuena (By B Duckworth) Batters faced: B Duckworth 24; L Nunez 3; J Bale 3; R Ramirez 2; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Duckworth 4-10; L Nunez 1-1; J Bale 1-1; R Ramirez 0-0; J Soria 0-2 Game Scores: B Duckworth 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | J Buck homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | J Lopez homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 4th | J Buck singled to left, A Gordon scored, K Ka'aihue to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | D DeJesus homered to right center. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | M Aviles singled to left, A Callaspo scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | R Shealy homered to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | J Reed hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Betancourt scored. | 2 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 19,135 (50.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:31 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |