Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

84-69, 36-42 Away

Final

76-77, 41-37 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
R. ArozarenaLF	0-4	0	0	.239
C. RaleighC	1-4	0	0	.247
J. RodriguezCF	0-4	0	0	.269
J. Naylor1B	2-3	1	0	.276
J. PolancoDH	1-4	0	1	.266
E. Suarez3B	0-3	0	0	.182
D. CanzoneRF	0-2	0	0	.300
V. RoblesPR-RF	0-0	1	0	.264
L. Rivas2B	0-3	0	0	.263
J.P. CrawfordSS	1-3	0	1	.264

pitchers	IP	H	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. Castillo	6.0	3	3	84-59	3.63
E. Bazardo	1.0	0	1	9-8	2.42
G. Speier	1.0	1	1	10-6	2.61
A. Munoz	1.0	1	3	17-13	1.54

According to ESPN Analytics

SEA

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 18 September 2025

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,137

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
First Base Umpire - Ben May
Second Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Mariners' rare challenge helps secure 2-0 win over Royals, tie Astros for first place in AL West

— Luis Castillo pitched six innings of three-hit ball, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford drove in runs, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 on Thursday to climb back into a first-place tie with the Houston Astros in the AL West.

Sep 18, 2025, 11:38 pm - AP


SEA
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				SEA	KC
		2nd	Polanco doubled to right, Naylor scored.	1	0
		8th	Crawford doubled to right, Robles scored.	2	0

Data is currently unavailable.

Mariners
12
Royals
5

Game 1

17/9

Mariners
5
Royals
7

Game 2

18/9

Mariners
2
Royals
0

Game 3

18/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	29	29	.500	-	W4
Athletics	27	30	.474	1.5	L4
Texas	26	31	.456	2.5	W1
Houston	26	33	.441	3.5	L1
Los Angeles	22	36	.379	7	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	34	25	.576	-	W2
Chicago	30	27	.526	3	W3
Minnesota	27	31	.466	6.5	L3
Kansas City	22	35	.386	11	L4
Detroit	22	36	.379	11.5	L2

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Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

Win Probability

Game Information

Mariners' rare challenge helps secure 2-0 win over Royals, tie Astros for first place in AL West

L. Castillo10-8

S. Kolek5-6

A. Munoz36

Scoring Summary

Inning

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