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Royals
@ Mariners
Safeco Field
August 31, 2002
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Kansas City Royals, played on August 31, 2002 at Safeco Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 2002 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Seattle Mariners
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 2002 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Seattle Mariners |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Miguel Asencio |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ryan Franklin |
Ballpark | Safeco Field |
City | Seattle |
State | WA |
Attendance | 45,500 |
Time of Game | 3 hours |
Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Mike Fichter 3B: Marvin Hudson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chuck Knoblauch | Left Fielder |
Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
Raul Ibanez | Right Fielder |
Michael Tucker | DH |
Brent Mayne | Catcher |
Luis Alicea | Third Baseman |
Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
Luis Ordaz | Second Baseman |
Tony Pena | Manager |
Seattle Mariners Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ichiro Suzuki | Right Fielder |
Desi Relaford | Third Baseman |
Bret Boone | Second Baseman |
Mike Cameron | Center Fielder |
John Olerud | DH |
Jose Offerman | First Baseman |
Carlos Guillen | Shortstop |
Ben Davis | Catcher |
Mark McLemore | Left Fielder |
Lou Piniella | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Mariners
Safeco Field
August 31, 2002
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Franklin
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Franklin
Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Franklin
Sweeney strikes out. There goes Beltran. The throw from Davis to second, and Beltran is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Asencio
Suzuki hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Asencio
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Asencio
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Franklin
Ibanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Franklin
Tucker hits a fly ball into left field. McLemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Franklin
Mayne strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Franklin
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Asencio
Cameron hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Asencio
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Asencio
Offerman takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Asencio
Guillen hits a fly ball into right field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Asencio
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Franklin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Franklin
Ordaz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Franklin
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into left field. McLemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Asencio
McLemore strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Asencio
Suzuki hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Asencio
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Asencio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Franklin
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Franklin
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Relaford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Franklin
Ibanez hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Asencio
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cameron vs. Asencio
Cameron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Asencio
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Franklin
Tucker hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Franklin
Mayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tucker moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Franklin
Franklin spins and fires to second, with Guillen covering, and Tucker is picked off. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Alicea vs. Franklin
Alicea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Franklin
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Suzuki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordaz vs. Franklin
Ordaz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Asencio
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Asencio
Guillen bunts in front of the plate. Mayne fields it and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Asencio
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Offerman moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
McLemore vs. Asencio
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Franklin
Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Franklin
Beltran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Suzuki. Beltran reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Franklin
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen misplays the ball. That's an error on Guillen. Beltran moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ibanez vs. Franklin
Ibanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beltran scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tucker vs. Franklin
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mayne vs. Franklin
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards first. Offerman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayne for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Asencio
Suzuki hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Asencio
Relaford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Asencio
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Cameron vs. Asencio
Cameron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alicea juggles the ball. That's an error on Alicea. Suzuki scores. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Asencio
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to third. Cameron moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. Asencio
Offerman hits a line drive towards short. Perez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Asencio
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guillen for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Franklin
Alicea hits a fly ball into left field. McLemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Franklin
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordaz vs. Franklin
Ordaz hits a fly ball into center field. Cameron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Affeldt
Jeremy Affeldt now pitching.
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Affeldt
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Affeldt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Affeldt
Suzuki hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Affeldt
Relaford hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Affeldt
Jeff Cirillo pinch runs for Mark McLemore.
The ball gets by Mayne for a passed ball. Cirillo moves to third. Relaford moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Affeldt
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cameron vs. Affeldt
Cameron strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Nelson
Desi Relaford now playing left field. Jeff Cirillo now playing third base. Jeff Nelson now pitching.
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Suzuki throws the ball in to Boone who tags Knoblauch trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Nelson
Beltran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Nelson
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beltran moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ibanez vs. Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes now pitching.
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guillen fields it and throws to second for the out. Beltran scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Rhodes
Tucker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Affeldt
Raul Ibanez now playing left field. Aaron Guiel now playing right field. Kit Pellow now playing third base.
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Affeldt
Charles Gipson pinch runs for John Olerud.
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pellow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Affeldt
Guillen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Affeldt
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Rhodes
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boone scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guiel vs. Rhodes
Guiel hits a popup towards third. Cirillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rhodes
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ordaz vs. Rhodes
Ordaz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Pellow vs. Sasaki
Kazuhiro Sasaki now pitching.
Pellow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Ordaz moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Sasaki
Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ordaz scores. Pellow moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Sasaki
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cirillo vs. Hernandez
Roberto Hernandez now pitching.
Cirillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Hernandez
Suzuki hits a fly ball into left field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Mariners, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Hernandez
Relaford hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ordaz reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/2002 -- Kansas City at Seattle (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Seattle AB R H RBI Knoblauch C, lf 4 0 1 0 Suzuki I, rf 5 1 1 0 Pellow K, 3b 1 0 1 1 Relaford D, 3b-lf 5 0 2 0 Beltran C, cf 3 2 2 1 Boone B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Cameron M, cf 3 0 0 1 Ibanez R, rf-lf 3 0 1 2 Olerud J, dh 2 0 1 0 Tucker M, dh 4 0 1 0 Gipson C, pr 0 0 0 0 Mayne B, c 4 0 1 0 Offerman J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Alicea L, 3b 3 0 1 0 Guillen C, ss 3 1 1 1 Guiel A, rf 1 0 0 0 Davis B, c 4 0 1 0 Perez N, ss 3 1 0 0 McLemore M, lf 3 0 0 0 Ordaz L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cirillo J, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 10 4 31 2 6 2 Kansas City 000 001 012 -- 4 Seattle 000 001 010 -- 2 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Asencio M 6.0 3 1 1 4 2 Affeldt J (W) 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 Hernandez R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO Franklin R 7.0 5 1 1 2 5 Nelson J 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Rhodes A (L) 1.1 1 2 2 1 1 Sasaki K 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 E -- Guillen C, Alicea L DP -- Kansas City 2, Seattle 1 LOB -- Kansas City 8, Seattle 9 2B -- Beltran C HR -- Guillen C CS -- Beltran C, Tucker M SH -- Guillen C PB -- Mayne B T -- 3:00 A -- 45500
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