Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals
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Mitch Garver's 2-run homer sends Mariners to 2-0 win over punchless Royals
Cole Young walked to open the seventh inning before Garver squared up a 1-0 sinker from Nick Mears (2-3) and launched a 406-foot shot to left field.
Gilbert surrendered two hits and struck out six while walking four. Eduard Bazardo (3-2) followed with 1 1/3 hitless innings, Matt Brash worked out of trouble in the eighth and Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his ninth save.
The teams combined for nine hits. Julio Rodríguez doubled and singled for Seattle, and Garver also went 2 for 4.
Kansas City's Noah Cameron struck out a career-high eight while allowing four hits in six innings, his first scoreless start in nine outings this season.
The Royals have lost five straight at home and have scored nine runs in their last six games.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caglianone lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Jensen fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | Perez lined out to center. |
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9th Inning | Muñoz relieved Brash |
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9th Inning | Garver grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Young lined out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 SEA |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 4 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 0 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 11 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 138 | Pitches | 163 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 9 | Total Bases | 4 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 1.7 | Runs Created | -0.1 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .129 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .290 | Slugging Percentage | .129 |
| .226 | Secondary Average | .065 |
| .235 | On Base Percentage | .182 |
| .526 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .311 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.2 |
| 1.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.1 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 4.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.06 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.94 |
| .129 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
| .088 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .061 |
| .065 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.065 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 69.3 | MLB Rating | 58.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,842 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 26 | 26 | .500 | - | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 25 | 28 | .472 | 1.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 24 | 27 | .471 | 1.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 22 | 31 | .415 | 4.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 19 | 34 | .358 | 7.5 | W2 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cle.png" class="logo-micro">Cleveland | 31 | 23 | .574 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chw.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 26 | 25 | .510 | 3.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/min.png" class="logo-micro">Minnesota | 25 | 27 | .481 | 5 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/kc.png" class="logo-micro">Kansas City | 21 | 31 | .404 | 9 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/det.png" class="logo-micro">Detroit | 20 | 32 | .385 | 10 | L7 |