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Mariners
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 17, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners, played on September 17, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Seattle Mariners
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Seattle Mariners |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ryan Rowland-Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 13,382 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 39 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Brian Knight 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Jim Wolf |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | Right Fielder |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Raul Ibanez | DH |
| Jose Lopez | First Baseman |
| Jeremy Reed | Center Fielder |
| Wladimir Balentien | Left Fielder |
| Matt Tuiasosopo | Third Baseman |
| Kenji Johjima | Catcher |
| Luis Valbuena | Second Baseman |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Esteban German | Left Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mariners
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 17, 2008
Top 1
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Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Meche
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Meche
Betancourt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ibanez vs. Meche
Ibanez strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Meche
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Mariners, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Meche
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suzuki scores. Betancourt scores. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Meche
There goes Lopez. The throw from Buck and he is out, Aviles applying the tag. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Meche
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Rowland-Smith
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Suzuki. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Rowland-Smith
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valbuena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Rowland-Smith
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Shealy vs. Rowland-Smith
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Shealy for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Balentien vs. Meche
Balentien hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Tuiasosopo vs. Meche
Tuiasosopo strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johjima vs. Meche
Johjima takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Meche
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Rowland-Smith
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuiasosopo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Rowland-Smith
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rowland-Smith
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Reed settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Meche
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Suzuki reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Betancourt vs. Meche
Betancourt bunts towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Ibanez vs. Meche
Ibanez strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lopez vs. Meche
Lopez hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Rowland-Smith
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuiasosopo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Rowland-Smith
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Rowland-Smith
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valbuena fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Meche
Reed hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Balentien vs. Meche
Balentien hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tuiasosopo vs. Meche
Tuiasosopo hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rowland-Smith
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rowland-Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Rowland-Smith
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Rowland-Smith
Shealy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Rowland-Smith
Butler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Johjima vs. Meche
Johjima takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Meche
Valbuena hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Meche
Suzuki hits a popup beyond third. Teahen can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Johjima moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Betancourt vs. Meche
Betancourt hits a line drive towards third. Teahen catches it and throws to second to double up Johjima. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Rowland-Smith
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first, with Rowland-Smith covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Rowland-Smith
Buck takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Rowland-Smith
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
German vs. Rowland-Smith
German hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Rowland-Smith
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Balentien settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Meche
Ibanez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shealy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Meche
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Meche
There's a wild pitch. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Meche
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Balentien vs. Meche
Balentien strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rowland-Smith
Aviles hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Rowland-Smith
Guillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Rowland-Smith
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valbuena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Rowland-Smith
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Rowland-Smith
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tuiasosopo vs. Meche
Tuiasosopo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shealy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johjima vs. Meche
Johjima hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Meche
Valbuena hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Corcoran
Roy Corcoran now pitching.
Buck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Corcoran
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt misplays the ball. That's an error on Betancourt. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
German vs. Corcoran
German bunts towards third. Tuiasosopo fields it and throws to first for the out. Buck moves to third. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
DeJesus vs. Corcoran
DeJesus is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Aviles vs. Corcoran
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Corcoran fields it and throws to first for the out. Buck scores. Callaspo moves to third. DeJesus moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Guillen vs. Batista
Miguel Batista now pitching.
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Callaspo scores. DeJesus scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Batista
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Batista fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Mahay
Betancourt hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Mahay
Ibanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Batista
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tuiasosopo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Batista
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Batista
Buck hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reed. Buck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Batista
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buck scores. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Thomas
Joey Gathright pinch hits for Esteban German. Justin Thomas now pitching.
Gathright takes first base on ball four. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
DeJesus vs. Thomas
DeJesus hits a line drive towards first. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mariners, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Soria
David DeJesus now playing right field. Mitch Maier now playing center field. Joey Gathright now playing left field. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops it up and throws to first, with Soria covering, for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cairo vs. Soria
Miguel Cairo pinch hits for Wladimir Balentien.
Cairo hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mariners, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hulett vs. Soria
Tug Hulett pinch hits for Matt Tuiasosopo.
Hulett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Soria, and towards Callaspo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/2008 -- Seattle at Kansas City (N)
Seattle AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Suzuki I, rf 3 1 3 0 DeJesus D, cf-rf 4 1 1 0
Betancourt Y, ss 3 1 1 0 Aviles M, ss 4 0 0 1
Ibanez R, dh 4 0 1 0 Guillen J, rf 3 0 1 2
Lopez J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Maier M, cf 0 0 0 0
Reed J, cf 4 0 1 0 Shealy R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Balentien W, lf 3 0 0 0 Butler B, dh 3 0 0 0
Cairo M, ph 1 0 0 0 Teahen M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Tuiasosopo M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Buck J, c 3 2 2 0
Hulett T, ph 1 0 0 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 1 1 1
Johjima K, c 1 0 0 0 German E, lf 1 0 1 0
Valbuena L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gathright J, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
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30 2 8 2 30 5 7 5
Seattle 200 000 000 -- 2
Kansas City 000 100 31x -- 5
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO
Rowland-Smith R 6.0 3 1 1 4 1
Corcoran R (L) 0.2 1 3 0 1 0
Batista M 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Thomas J 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G (W) 7.0 6 2 2 3 7
Mahay R 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Ramirez R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Soria J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Betancourt Y
DP -- Seattle 1, Kansas City 3
LOB -- Seattle 5, Kansas City 8
2B -- DeJesus D, Suzuki I, Buck J
HR -- Shealy R
SB -- Betancourt Y, Suzuki I
CS -- Lopez J
SH -- Betancourt Y, German E
WP -- Meche G
T -- 2:39
A -- 13382
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