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2008
Semi-Finals
Seattle over
Kansas City 4-2
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Seattle Mariners At 2008 Kansas City Royals 10/1/2008
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Reyes SS 4 1 2 0 .250 J.Mauer C 3 0 0 1 .290
C.Quentin DH 4 0 0 0 .333 G.Sizemore CF 4 0 1 0 .276
A.Pujols 1B 4 0 1 0 .389 H.Ramirez SS 4 1 1 1 .265
R.Braun LF 4 0 2 1 .257 C.Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 .357
A.Rodriguez 3B 3 0 1 0 .344 B-R.Zimmerman 3B 0 0 0 0 .000
E.Dukes RF 4 0 1 0 .258 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 1 0 .300
M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .161 A.Gonzalez 1B 3 0 1 0 .370
Y.Molina C 4 0 1 0 .313 C.Granderson LF 3 0 0 0 .050
B.Phillips 2B 4 1 1 1 .222 A-J.Arias PH 1 0 1 0 .444
C-R.Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 .143
R.Spilborghs DH 3 1 2 0 .227
A.Iwamura 2B 3 0 1 0 .350
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Totals 35 2 9 2 Totals 31 3 9 3
A-Pinch Hit For Granderson In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Jones In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Arias In 9th Inning
Mariners........ 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 9 0
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 9 1
Mariners (4-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Hernandez 5 1/3 4 1 1 3 2 0 3.97
J.Nelson L(0-1) BS(1st) 2 3 2 2 0 1 2 9.00
R.Springer 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
J.Blevins 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
K.Gregg 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Totals 8 9 3 3 4 3 2
Royals (5-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Billingsle 5 2/3 7 2 2 0 2 1 7.02
R.Corcoran 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11.57
B.Jenks WIN(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
G.Balfour SAVE(4th) 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.50
Totals 9 9 2 2 1 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 17,733 DATE- Wednesday, October 1st 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 7 Royals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 1 Royals: 1
ERRORS- R.Corcoran
DOUBLES- G.Sizemore(3rd), M.Ordonez(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Spilborghs(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Phillips(1st), H.Ramirez(4th), C.Jones(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Reyes
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mauer
WALKS- A.Rodriguez, C.Jones, A.Gonzalez, R.Spilborghs, A.Iwamura
STRIKE OUTS- C.Quentin, A.Rodriguez, E.Dukes, M.Cameron-2, B.Phillips, J.Mauer,
G.Sizemore, M.Ordonez
WILD PITCHES- F.Hernandez
2-out RBI- R.Braun
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Elijah Dukes robbed Adrian Gonzalez of a Homerun!
One run was the difference at Kauffman Stadium as the Kansas City Royals
defeated the Seattle Mariners 3 to 2.
Kansas City came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 8th inning
plating 2 runs utilizing 4 base hits. After an out was recorded, Hanley
Ramirez got things rolling when he smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly'. Chipper
Jones next to the plate and he delivered a solo blast. After another out,
Adrian Gonzalez stepped up to the plate and he slapped a one-base hit.
Joaquin Arias came up and he smacked a single. Ryan Spilborghs came up to
bat and drew a walk to load the bases. Seattle threatened in the 9th but
their rally came up short.
Bobby Jenks(1-0) got the win allowing no runs in 1 inning. Jenks was helped
out by Grant Balfour who recorded his 4th save. Joe Nelson(0-1) was tagged
with the loss in relief. He pitched 2 innings allowing 3 hits and no
walks.
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Seattle Mariners At 2008 Kansas City Royals 10/2/2008
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Reyes SS 5 1 1 0 .244 J.Mauer C 4 2 1 0 .286
C.Quentin DH 5 0 1 0 .300 G.Sizemore CF 6 2 3 2 .314
A.Pujols 1B 5 1 2 3 .390 H.Ramirez SS 5 1 3 2 .308
R.Braun LF 4 0 0 0 .231 C.Jones 3B 5 0 2 0 .364
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 .333 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 .265
E.Dukes RF 5 1 2 0 .278 A.Gonzalez 1B 5 0 0 0 .313
M.Cameron CF 4 0 1 1 .171 C.Granderson LF 4 0 1 0 .083
Y.Molina C 5 1 1 0 .297 R.Spilborghs DH 4 0 0 0 .192
B.Phillips 2B 5 0 1 0 .220 A.Iwamura 2B 3 0 0 0 .304
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Totals 42 4 10 4 Totals 40 5 10 4
Mariners........ 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
Royals.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 0
Mariners (4-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Oswalt 4 6 4 4 3 2 1 1.80
J.Nelson 2 1/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.68
R.Springer 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
K.Gregg 2 2/3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
D.Sarfate LOSS(0-1) 1 2/3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3.18
Totals 11 1/3 10 5 5 8 9 2
Royals (6-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Volquez 6 1/3 7 4 4 2 6 1 6.38
B.Fuentes 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.40
R.Corcoran 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6.23
B.Jenks 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
D.Oliver WIN(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 12 10 4 4 4 11 1
ATTENDANCE- 9,565 DATE- Thursday, October 2nd 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh, Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom
T- 4:00
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 8 Royals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 3 Royals: 3
DOUBLES- J.Reyes(2nd)
TRIPLES- E.Dukes(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(3rd), G.Sizemore(4th), H.Ramirez(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cameron
WALKS- J.Reyes, A.Pujols, R.Braun, A.Rodriguez, J.Mauer-2, H.Ramirez, M.Ordonez,
C.Granderson, R.Spilborghs, A.Iwamura-2
HIT BY PITCH- C.Quentin
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, C.Quentin-2, R.Braun-3, A.Rodriguez, E.Dukes-2, Y.Molina,
B.Phillips, J.Mauer, G.Sizemore, C.Jones, M.Ordonez, A.Gonzalez-2,
C.Granderson-2, R.Spilborghs
GIDP- R.Braun, M.Cameron, Y.Molina, H.Ramirez, C.Jones, R.Spilborghs
WILD PITCHES- J.Nelson
2-out RBI- A.Pujols
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Hanley Ramirez robbed Brandon Phillips of a base hit.
9,565 fans watched an exciting game at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City
Royals topped the Seattle Mariners by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4.
Both teams were tied at 4 runs apiece after nine innings. Kansas City won the
hard fought contest in the 12th inning. After an out was recorded, Hanley
Ramirez blasted a solo shot giving Kansas City the win as 9,565 happy fans
joyfully celebrated. The game was a wild affair with the lead changing hands
5 times.
Darren Oliver(1-0) went 1 inning allowing no runs for the win. The loss was
charged to Dennis Sarfate(0-1) in relief. He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1
and 2/3 innings.
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Seattle Mariners 10/4/2008
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mauer C 3 0 0 1 .263 J.Reyes SS 4 0 2 1 .265
H.Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 .279 C.Quentin DH 4 0 0 0 .250
C.Jones DH 3 0 0 0 .333 A.Pujols 1B 3 1 2 0 .409
M.Ordonez RF 4 0 3 0 .316 R.Braun LF 4 1 1 0 .233
G.Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 .282 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 1 1 3 .325
R.Zimmerman 3B 4 0 1 0 .200 E.Dukes RF 3 1 0 0 .256
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 .278 M.Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 .154
R.Spilborghs LF 3 1 2 0 .241 Y.Molina C 3 0 1 0 .300
A.Iwamura 2B 4 0 2 0 .333 B.Phillips 2B 4 0 2 0 .244
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Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 33 4 9 4
Royals.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0
Mariners........ 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 9 0
Royals (6-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Haren 5 1/3 4 1 1 1 4 0 3.62
B.Jenks LOSS(1-1) BS(1st) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.38
R.Corcoran 1 2/3 3 1 1 2 3 0 6.00
D.Oliver 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Totals 8 9 4 4 3 7 1
Mariners (5-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Mussina WIN(1-0) 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 0.87
Totals 9 8 1 1 2 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 16,971 DATE- Saturday, October 4th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione
T- 2:24
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 8 Mariners: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0 Mariners: 1
DOUBLES- M.Ordonez-3(4th), R.Spilborghs(1st), A.Iwamura(3rd), J.Reyes(3rd),
A.Pujols(5th)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mauer
WALKS- C.Jones, R.Spilborghs, A.Pujols, E.Dukes, Y.Molina
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mauer-2, C.Jones, G.Sizemore-2, A.Iwamura, J.Reyes, C.Quentin-2,
R.Braun, E.Dukes, M.Cameron-2
GIDP- A.Iwamura
2-out RBI- J.Reyes
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Mike Cameron robbed Adrian Gonzalez of an extra base hit.
Mike Mussina allowed John Ferraro to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game
as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 4 to 1
at Camden Yards.
Seattle delivered all the runs required in the 6th inning when they came up
with 4 runs on 4 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Alex
Rodriguez who came through for the home fans when he clubbed a three-run home
run. Seattle had a total of 9 hits for the game.
The winning pitcher was Mussina(1-0) who allowed 1 run for the game. Bobby
Jenks(1-1) was charged with the loss in relief. He allowed 2 hits and no
walks without retiring a batter.
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Seattle Mariners 10/5/2008
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mauer C 3 0 0 0 .244 J.Reyes SS 5 1 1 2 .259
A-P.Burrell PH 1 0 0 0 .286 C.Quentin DH 5 0 0 0 .207
G.Sizemore CF 4 0 1 1 .279 A.Pujols 1B 2 0 0 0 .391
H.Ramirez SS 5 1 2 2 .292 R.Braun LF 4 0 2 1 .255
C.Jones 3B 2 1 0 0 .316 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 1 0 0 .302
M.Ordonez RF 5 0 1 0 .302 E.Dukes RF 2 1 1 0 .268
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 0 1 0 .275 M.Cameron CF 3 1 1 0 .167
C.Granderson LF 3 1 1 0 .111 Y.Molina C 3 1 0 1 .279
R.Spilborghs DH 2 1 0 1 .226 B.Phillips 2B 4 1 2 2 .265
A.Iwamura 2B 3 0 0 0 .300
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Totals 32 4 6 4 Totals 31 6 7 6
A-Pinch Hit For Mauer In 9th Inning
Royals.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 2
Mariners........ 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 - 6 7 0
Royals (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
C.Billingsle LOSS(0-2) 5 1/3 3 3 3 5 3 0 6.55
D.Oliver BS(1st) 2 2/3 4 3 3 3 1 0 5.40
Totals 8 7 6 6 8 4 0
Mariners (6-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
F.Hernandez 3 2/3 3 2 2 3 3 1 4.20
J.Blevins WIN(2-0) 2 1/3 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.86
D.Sarfate 2 0 1 1 4 1 0 3.52
F.Rodriguez SAVE(3rd) 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1.69
Totals 9 6 4 4 9 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 13,658 DATE- Sunday, October 5th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth, Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10 Mariners: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0 Mariners: 1
ERRORS- A.Iwamura-2
DOUBLES- A.Gonzalez(4th), M.Cameron(2nd), B.Phillips(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Ramirez(6th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Phillips(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- E.Dukes
WALKS- J.Mauer, G.Sizemore, C.Jones-3, C.Granderson, R.Spilborghs-2, A.Iwamura,
A.Pujols-3, A.Rodriguez, E.Dukes-2, M.Cameron, Y.Molina
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, C.Jones-2, M.Ordonez, A.Gonzalez, C.Granderson,
C.Quentin, R.Braun, E.Dukes, M.Cameron
GIDP- P.Burrell
2-out RBI- R.Spilborghs, R.Braun
In a close game it was the Seattle Mariners 6, the Kansas City Royals 4 at
Camden Yards.
Jerry Blevins(2-0) was dominant in relief. He gave up just 1 hit and no walks
in 2 and 1/3 innings. Kansas City made it exciting in the 9th, but they were
unable to push the needed runs across.
Blevins got relief help from Francisco Rodriguez who gained credit for his 3rd
save. Chad Billingsley(0-2) was tagged with the loss.
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Kansas City Royals At 2008 Seattle Mariners 10/6/2008
Royals AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
J.Mauer C 4 0 1 0 .244 J.Reyes SS 5 1 1 2 .254
G.Sizemore CF 4 1 0 0 .255 C.Quentin DH 3 2 3 2 .281
H.Ramirez SS 4 1 3 3 .327 A.Pujols 1B 5 0 1 0 .373
C.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .286 R.Braun LF 4 0 0 0 .235
M.Ordonez RF 5 0 2 0 .313 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 1 1 2 .298
A.Gonzalez 1B 4 1 2 0 .295 E.Dukes RF 4 2 2 0 .289
C.Granderson LF 4 0 0 0 .097 M.Cameron CF 4 2 2 3 .196
R.Spilborghs DH 4 1 2 0 .257 Y.Molina C 3 1 2 1 .304
A.Iwamura 2B 3 1 1 2 .303 B.Phillips 2B 3 1 0 0 .250
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Totals 36 5 11 5 Totals 35 10 12 10
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 5 11 0
Mariners........ 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 0 - 10 12 0
Royals (6-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
E.Volquez LOSS(0-2) 2 2/3 6 7 7 2 2 2 8.57
S.Rivera 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 6.75
J.Hanrahan 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0.00
Totals 8 12 10 10 4 8 3
Mariners (7-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
R.Oswalt WIN(3-0) 8 1/3 9 3 3 3 6 0 2.11
D.Sarfate 0 2/3 2 2 2 2 1 1 5.40
Totals 9 11 5 5 5 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 18,475 DATE- Monday, October 6th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson, Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10 Mariners: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0 Mariners: 1
DOUBLES- R.Spilborghs(2nd), A.Iwamura(4th), E.Dukes(3rd), M.Cameron(3rd),
Y.Molina(2nd)
TRIPLES- J.Reyes(3rd)
HOME RUNS- H.Ramirez(7th), C.Quentin(2nd), A.Rodriguez(2nd), M.Cameron(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- G.Sizemore
WALKS- J.Mauer, H.Ramirez, C.Jones, A.Gonzalez, A.Iwamura, C.Quentin, R.Braun,
Y.Molina, B.Phillips
HIT BY PITCH- C.Quentin
STRIKE OUTS- G.Sizemore, C.Jones-2, M.Ordonez, A.Gonzalez, C.Granderson-2,
A.Pujols, R.Braun-2, A.Rodriguez, M.Cameron, B.Phillips-3
GIDP- A.Gonzalez
2-out RBI- A.Rodriguez-2, M.Cameron, Y.Molina, J.Reyes-2, C.Quentin,
H.Ramirez-3
Center fielder Mike Cameron hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI at Camden
Yards as the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals by the count of 10
to 5.
Seattle took the lead for good in the 2nd inning plating 2 runs on 2 hits.
After an out was recorded, Elijah Dukes started the attack as he singled.
Cameron stepped up to the plate and he lifted one out of the park for a two
run home run. Yadier Molina then drew a walk. Brandon Phillips was next to
the plate, but was promptly struck out. Kansas City made it exciting in the
9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.
The winning pitcher was Roy Oswalt(3-0) who allowed 3 runs in 8 and 1/3
innings. Edinson Volquez(0-2) absorbed the loss. He was unable to control
the Seattle offense and allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.
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BOXSCORE: 2008 Seattle Mariners At 2008 Kansas City Royals 10/8/2008
Mariners AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG
J.Reyes SS 4 0 0 0 .238 J.Mauer C 5 0 1 0 .240
C.Quentin DH 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Arias 2B 2 1 1 0 .455
A.Pujols 1B 3 2 2 1 .389 D-A.Iwamura PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .294
R.Braun LF 4 1 1 0 .236 C.Jones DH 2 1 0 0 .273
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 .294 H.Ramirez SS 3 0 1 0 .327
E.Dukes RF 3 1 0 0 .271 N.Garciaparra 1B 2 0 1 0 .143
M.Cameron CF 3 1 1 4 .204 A-A.Gonzalez PH,1B 1 0 0 1 .289
Y.Molina C 3 0 1 0 .306 M.Ordonez RF 3 0 0 1 .294
E-J.Hairston Jr PR 0 0 0 0 .500 P.Burrell LF 2 0 0 0 .222
F-J.Larue C 1 0 0 0 .000 B-C.Granderson PH,CF, 2 0 2 0 .152
B.Phillips 2B 4 0 0 0 .232 R.Johnson CF,LF 2 0 1 0 .222
C-G.Sizemore PH,CF 0 0 0 0 .255
R.Zimmerman 3B 4 0 0 0 .111
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Totals 33 5 6 5 Totals 29 2 7 2
A-Pinch Hit For Garciaparra In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Burrell In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Arias In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Molina In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hairston Jr In 8th Inning
Mariners........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 6 1
Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Mariners (8-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
S.Kazmir 5 1/3 4 1 1 2 5 0 2.38
J.Nelson 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 7.11
K.Gregg BS(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
R.Springer 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
J.Blevins 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60
E.Ramirez 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
D.Sarfate WIN(1-1) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00
F.Rodriguez SAVE(4th) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.42
Totals 9 7 2 2 7 7 0
Royals (6-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
D.Haren 6 3 1 1 1 7 1 3.24
B.Fuentes HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50
G.Balfour HOLD(1st) 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.57
R.Corcoran L(0-1) BS(1st) 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 9.00
Totals 9 6 5 5 3 10 2
ATTENDANCE- 11,013 DATE- Wednesday, October 8th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams, Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Mariners: 4 Royals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mariners: 3 Royals: 0
ERRORS- Y.Molina
DOUBLES- R.Braun(4th), R.Johnson(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(4th), M.Cameron(4th)
STOLEN BASES- G.Sizemore(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ordonez
WALKS- A.Pujols, E.Dukes, M.Cameron, J.Arias, C.Jones-2, H.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez,
G.Sizemore-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Reyes, C.Quentin-2, R.Braun-2, A.Rodriguez-2, B.Phillips-3,
J.Mauer, J.Arias, C.Jones, P.Burrell-2, R.Johnson, R.Zimmerman
GIDP- A.Gonzalez, M.Ordonez
2-out RBI- A.Pujols
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Yadier Molina blocked the plate, saving a run!
In a dramatic ending the Seattle Mariners staged a comeback and held on to win
over the Kansas City Royals by the count of 5 to 2.
Seattle scored the winning runs in the top of the 9th inning scoring 4 runners
on 2 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Mike Cameron who
silenced Kauffman Stadium as he caught a hold of a bad pitch for a Grand Slam
homerun. Neither team was able to score until the 6th inning.
Dennis Sarfate(1-1) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win.
Francisco Rodriguez earned his 4th save. Roy Corcoran(0-1) was tagged with
the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning.
Brooks Crandall was understandably not very talkative after his team's tough
loss. He quickly showered and changed and when asked about the game had a
terse, yet polite response, 'Hey fellows, that game was a heart-breaker to
lose. Our guys gave it their all and played well - fate just wasn't smilin'
on us tonight'
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