Mariners 6, 
Royals 3
| W: | F. Hernandez (13-5) |
| L: | B. Bannister (7-11) |
| SV: | D. Aardsma (31) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .275 | .345 |
| M Maier RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .241 | .321 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .296 | .347 |
| M Jacobs DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .233 | .304 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .290 | .343 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .279 | .333 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .241 | .273 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .237 | .266 |
| J Anderson CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .244 | .281 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 142 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (25, F Hernandez) HR: M Maier (2, 5th inning off F Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D DeJesus (62), M Maier 2 (21) 2-out RBI: M Maier 2 Royals RISP: 1-5 (Y Betancourt 0-1, M Maier 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Teahen (7, 2nd base off F Hernandez/R Johnson); J Anderson (16, 2nd base off F Hernandez/R Johnson) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Teahen (12, ground ball); B Butler (9, catch) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (L, 7-11) | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 119-78 | 4.60 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 140-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bannister 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 19/31; K Farnsworth 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 21-13-21-23; K Farnsworth 0-4-6-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 7-7; K Farnsworth 1-1 Game Scores: B Bannister 42 | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| F Gutierrez CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .290 | .350 |
| J Hannahan 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .214 | .304 |
| J Lopez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .271 | .301 |
| R Branyan 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .251 | .347 |
M Saunders LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .230 | .280 |
| M Sweeney DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .261 | .317 |
| B Hall RF-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .308 | .333 |
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .318 | .348 |
| R Langerhans LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .211 | .305 |
| R Johnson C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .226 | .296 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 140 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Hall (3, B Bannister) RBI: B Hall (5), J Wilson 3 (8), M Sweeney (24) 2-out RBI: M Sweeney Mariners RISP: 1-6 (B Hall 0-2, J Lopez 0-1, J Wilson 1-2, J Hannahan 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: F Gutierrez (11, 2nd base off B Bannister/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Hernandez (W, 13-5) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 104-63 | 2.77 |
| S White (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.80 |
| D Aardsma (S, 31) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 2.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 142-84 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Hernandez 11/27; S White 0/3; D Aardsma 0/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Hernandez 17-11-15-20; S White 5-0-1-3; D Aardsma 4-3-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Hernandez 11-4; S White 1-2; D Aardsma 0-2 Game Scores: F Hernandez 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | SEA | |||
 | 2nd | B Hall grounded out to second, R Branyan scored, M Sweeney to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Wilson grounded out to pitcher, M Sweeney scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | D DeJesus doubled to right, J Anderson scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Lopez safe at first on error by third baseman M Teahen, F Gutierrez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | J Wilson singled to left, M Sweeney and B Hall scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | M Maier homered to right, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | M Sweeney walked, J Hannahan scored, J Lopez to third, M Saunders to second. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| MARINERS FIRST BASEMAN RUSSELL BRANYAN LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE FOURTH INNING WITH A BACK INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
| Attendance | 26,714 (55.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Todd Tichenor, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 28th
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 13 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | in 10 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 8 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Arizona | 14 |
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 6 |
| Colorado | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |