Mariners hand KC 8th straight L; Merrifield hit streak at 30
Dee Gordon got three hits and drove in two runs as the high-scoring Seattle Mariners extended baseball's best record with a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Seattle Mariners
6
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 10,366 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Hamilton hit sacrifice fly to center, Owings scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Moore singled to shallow right, Vogelbach scored, Narváez to third.
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Single 6-2
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Healy hit sacrifice fly to right, Encarnación scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 5-2
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 4-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6 : 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 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6 : 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 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Gordon singled to right, Healy scored and Narváez scored.
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Single 4-2
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 6-3
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Mondesi grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Anthony Swarzak pitches to Adalberto Mondesi
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Merrifield singled to right.
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Single 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 6-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Anthony Swarzak pitches to Whit Merrifield
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Hamilton struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Anthony Swarzak pitches to Billy Hamilton
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Duda flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Anthony Swarzak pitches to Lucas Duda
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Play Result 6-3
Swarzak relieved Brennan
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Play Result 6-3
Duda hit for Maldonado
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Play Result 6-3
Haniger as designated hitter.
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Start Inning 6-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-3
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Narváez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 6-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-3
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-3
Wily Peralta pitches to Omar Narvaez
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Healy flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-3
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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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 MerrifieldRF15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge SolerDH12
Frank Schwindel1B18
Hunter Dozier3B17
Chris Owings2B12
Martin MaldonadoC15
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Lucas DudaPH9
SEA
Mallex SmithCF21
Domingo SantanaLF24
Jay BruceRF30
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Daniel VogelbachDH20
Ryon Healy3B45
Omar NarvaezC22
Dylan MooreSS25
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
Substitutes
Mitch HanigerDH17
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