Mariners 7, 
Royals 6
| W: | S. Kelley (3-1) |
| L: | J. Wright (1-4) |
| SV: | D. Aardsma (26) |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Suzuki RF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .364 | .396 |
| R Branyan 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .261 | .362 |
| J Lopez 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .277 | .305 |
| K Griffey Jr DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .221 | .330 |
| A Beltre 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .255 | .286 |
| F Gutierrez CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .293 | .350 |
| K Johjima C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .257 | .291 |
| J Wilson SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .286 | .286 |
| M Saunders LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .219 | .242 |
| Totals | 41 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 184 | ||
| BATTING 2B: F Gutierrez (13, L Hochevar); J Lopez (26, L Hochevar); J Wilson (3, L Hochevar); R Branyan (19, J Bale) HR: I Suzuki (7, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: I Suzuki (27), J Lopez 2 (62), K Griffey Jr (34), R Branyan 2 (58), F Gutierrez (46) 2-out RBI: F Gutierrez Mariners RISP: 6-19 (M Saunders 1-2, J Wilson 0-2, K Johjima 0-2, K Griffey Jr 1-2, J Lopez 1-4, R Branyan 2-3, I Suzuki 0-2, A Beltre 0-1, F Gutierrez 1-1) Team LOB: 12 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Johjima (2, 2nd base by R Tejeda) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Beltre (9, throw) | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Rowland-Smith | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 77-47 | 4.22 |
| S Kelley (W, 3-1) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-20 | 5.16 |
| M Batista (H, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.35 |
| M Lowe (H, 18) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.16 |
| D Aardsma (S, 26) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 1.61 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 162-97 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D DeJesus (By R Rowland-Smith) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Rowland/Smith 11/20; S Kelley 4/9; M Batista 2/3; M Lowe 1/4; D Aardsma 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Rowland-Smith 9-5-18-15; S Kelley 6-1-6-7; M Batista 1-0-3-3; M Lowe 3-1-2-3; D Aardsma 3-1-7-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Rowland-Smith 6-3; S Kelley 1-4; M Batista 0-3; M Lowe 2-0; D Aardsma 0-2 Game Scores: R Rowland-Smith 34 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .260 | .324 |
| W Bloomquist CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .262 | .308 |
a-M Jacobs PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .219 | .295 |
M Maier PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .304 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .286 | .342 |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .286 | .340 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .295 | .343 |
| B Pena C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .315 | .358 |
R Freel PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .319 |
J Buck C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .297 |
| M Olivo DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .242 | .274 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .203 | .329 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .232 | .257 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 162 | ||
| a-reached on infield single to second for W Bloomquist in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (32, R Rowland-Smith); Y Betancourt (11, S Kelley) 3B: Y Betancourt (3, R Rowland-Smith) RBI: B Butler (49), A Callaspo (41), Y Betancourt 2 (26), D DeJesus (49) SF: A Callaspo, D DeJesus Royals RISP: 1-11 (A Gordon 0-1, Y Betancourt 0-2, W Bloomquist 0-2, B Pena 0-1, D DeJesus 0-2, J Buck 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, B Butler 1-1) Team LOB: 9 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Butler (6, ground ball); A Gordon (4, throw) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 112-72 | 5.40 |
| J Bale (B, 4) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 6.75 |
| J Wright (L, 1-4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25-14 | 5.26 |
| R Mahay | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.25 |
| R Tejeda | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30-23 | 5.28 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 184-121 | |
| PITCHING J Bale pitched to 3 batters in the 6th; J Wright pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP: L Hochevar IBB: K Griffey Jr (By J Wright) HBP: R Branyan (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 17/26; J Bale 2/3; J Wright 4/6; R Mahay 2/3; R Tejeda 7/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 18-13-26-15; J Bale 2-0-1-2; J Wright 2-4-5-3; R Mahay 1-2-2-2; R Tejeda 6-10-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 4-3; J Bale 0-0; J Wright 1-0; R Mahay 0-0; R Tejeda 1-3 Game Scores: L Hochevar 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SEA | KAN | |||
 | 1st | I Suzuki homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | B Butler doubled to deep right, D DeJesus scored, W Bloomquist to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1st | A Callaspo hit sacrifice fly to center, W Bloomquist scored, B Butler to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 2nd | A Gordon reached on bunt single to third, M Olivo to third, M Olivo scored, A Gordon to second on throwing error by third baseman A Beltre. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Lopez doubled to deep left center, M Saunders and I Suzuki scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd | K Griffey Jr singled to right, J Lopez scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 4th | Y Betancourt tripled to deep center, A Gordon scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 4th | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to second, Y Betancourt scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 6th | R Branyan doubled to right, M Saunders scored, I Suzuki to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | F Gutierrez reached on infield single to third, I Suzuki scored, R Branyan to third, K Griffey Jr to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 6th | Y Betancourt doubled to deep right, M Olivo scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 7th | R Branyan singled to right, J Wilson scored, M Saunders to third. | 7 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 15,057 (39.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:37 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 4th
| Minnesota | 10 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Arizona | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | in 13 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| St. Louis | 12 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 | in 10 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 17 |
