Royals 8-2 Mariners (7 Aug, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

42-66, 24-34 home


SEA
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	1
5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	-	8	9	0

B. Chen1-6

6.2 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Vargas3-6

7.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 0 K, 3 BB

MarinersTop 1st
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 2nd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 3rd
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- I Suzuki caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- M Maier stole second.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 4th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- J Anderson caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  5
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 5th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- M Teahen safe at second on error by first baseman R Branyan, B Pena scored, A Callaspo to third.
  2
  7
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
MarinersTop 6th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 7th
- B. Chen pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- M Saunders to third on wild pitch by B Chen.
  2
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Vargas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 8th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Jakubauskas pitching for SEA
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
MarinersTop 9th
- D. Waechter pitching for KC
  SEA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Mariners
7
Royals
6

Game 1

5/8

Mariners
11
Royals
6

Game 2

6/8

Mariners
2
Royals
8

Game 3

7/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 7 August 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,103

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Second Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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B. Chen1-6

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ground Out