Paxton wins 7th straight start, Mariners top Royals 5-2
James Paxton tied a Mariners' record by winning his seventh straight start, and Seattle beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 Friday night to move back over .500.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
5
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Valencia hit sacrifice fly to right, Segura scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Martín singled to right center, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Dyson singled to shallow right center, Heredia scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Heredia doubled to deep left, Seager scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 1-2
Merrifield scored, Cain to third on wild pitch by Paxton.
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Wild Pitch 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Moss singled to left center, Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Butera grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Butera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Hosmer grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Cabrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Cabrera batting
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Play Result 5-2
Díaz relieved Vincent.
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Start Inning 5-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Inning 5-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Zunino grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Zunino batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Dyson grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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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
Lorenzo CainCF6
Melky CabreraLF53
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Brandon MossDH37
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Drew ButeraC16
SEA
Ben GamelLF39
Jean SeguraSS9
Robinson Cano2B22
Danny Valencia1B2
Kyle Seager3B15
Guillermo HerediaDH38
Jarrod DysonCF1
Mike ZuninoC10
Leonys MartinRF17
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