Royals 5, 
Mariners 2
| W: | G. Meche (12-11) |
| L: | R. Corcoran (5-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (40) |
| Seattle Mariners | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Suzuki RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 |
| R Ibanez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .307 |
| J Lopez 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| J Reed CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .270 |
| W Balentien LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .196 |
| a-M Cairo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| M Tuiasosopo 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| b-T Hulett PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| K Johjima C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| L Valbuena 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .091 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |
| a-popped out to shortstop for W Balentien in the 9th b-grounded to second for M Tuiasosopo in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: I Suzuki (17, G Meche) RBI: J Lopez 2 (84) S: Y Betancourt GIDP: W Balentien, J Lopez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lopez 1, W Balentien 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Suzuki (43, 3rd base off G Meche/J Buck); Y Betancourt (3, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck) CS: J Lopez (2, 2nd base by G Meche/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: Y Betancourt (19, ground ball) DP: 1 (L Valbuena-Y Betancourt-J Lopez). | ||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Rowland-Smith | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 96-57 | 3.53 |
| R Corcoran (L, 5-2; B, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-10 | 3.29 |
| M Batista | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 6.21 |
| J Thomas | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 7.71 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 147-82 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D DeJesus (By R Corcoran) Batters faced: R Rowland-Smith 24; R Corcoran 5; M Batista 6; J Thomas 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Rowland-Smith 10-7; R Corcoran 2-0; M Batista 2-0; J Thomas 0-1 Game Scores: R Rowland-Smith 59 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .300 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .320 |
| J Guillen RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| M Maier CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .359 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .252 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .307 |
| E German LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| a-J Gathright PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | |
| a-walked for E German in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (24, R Rowland-Smith); J Buck (22, M Batista) HR: R Shealy (6, 4th inning off R Rowland-Smith 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Shealy (12), M Aviles (42), J Guillen 2 (95), A Callaspo (16) S: E German 2-out RBI: R Shealy, J Guillen 2, A Callaspo GIDP: D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D DeJesus 2, R Shealy 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (M Aviles-A Callaspo-R Shealy 2, M Teahen-A Callaspo). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (W, 12-11) | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 103-59 | 4.08 |
| R Mahay (H, 21) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 2.84 |
| R Ramirez (H, 19) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.75 |
| J Soria (S, 40) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.65 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 123-73 | |
| PITCHING WP: G Meche Batters faced: G Meche 27; R Mahay 3; R Ramirez 1; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 3-9; R Mahay 0-1; R Ramirez 2-0; J Soria 2-1 Game Scores: G Meche 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Lopez singled to center, I Suzuki and Y Betancourt scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | R Shealy homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | M Aviles grounded out to pitcher, J Buck scored, A Callaspo to third, D DeJesus to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | J Guillen singled to center, A Callaspo and D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 8th | A Callaspo singled to center, J Buck scored. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 13,382 (35.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 15 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 14 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |