Cano, Lind homer to help Mariners hold off Royals, 8-5
Robinson Cano and Adam Lind homered in a five-run seventh inning and the Seattle Mariners held off the Kansas City Royals 8-5 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
8
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Gordon homered to right (412 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Cuthbert hit sacrifice fly to center, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Eibner singled to center, Merrifield scored, Pérez to third, Morales to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Morales walked, Butera scored, Merrifield to third, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Eibner homered to left center (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Lind homered to right (435 feet), Cruz and Seager scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Canó homered to right (436 feet), Marte scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Marte reached on bunt single to pitcher, Martín scored, O'Malley to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Pérez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Merrifield flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Merrifield batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Butera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Butera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Colón walked.
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Colón batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Gordon homered to right (412 feet).
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Home Run 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Gordon batting
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Play Result 8-4
Cishek relieved Benoit.
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Seattle Mariners
- Nick Davila Out
- Matt Brash Out
- Colt Emerson Out
- Josh Naylor Out
- Cal Raleigh Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Salvador PerezDH13
Kendrys Morales1B36
Brett EibnerRF52
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Paulo OrlandoCF16
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Drew ButeraC16
Substitutes
Christian ColonSS29
SEA
Ketel MarteSS4
Seth SmithLF12
Robinson CanoDH22
Nelson CruzRF32
Kyle Seager3B15
Adam A Lind1B
Chris IannettaC22
Leonys MartinCF17
Shawn O'Malley2B36
Substitutes
Daniel RobertsonRF
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