Seattle Mariners at Kansas City Royals
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Kolek throws complete-game shutout and Royals top Mariners to end 4-game skid
Kolek (3-0) allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to go all nine innings in a game that lasted only 2:06. The 108 pitches were four more than his previous career high.
It was Kolek's second career shutout in 23 starts and the seventh complete game and fourth shutout in the major leagues this season. Kolek’s other shutout was a five-hitter in a 21-0 win at Colorado on May 10 of last season while pitching for San Diego.
Kolek joined Chris Archer and Mike Montgomery as the only pitchers to debut since 2010 with two shutouts in their first 23 career starts.
The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Maikel Garcia led off with a double and scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Vinnie Pasquantino. Jensen had a RBI grounder and Pasquantino later scored on Jac Caglianone's single.
Jensen added a sacrifice fly in the third inning that scored Bobby Witt Jr., who went 2 for 4 and scored twice.
Kansas City added a run in the sixth on Isaac Collins' RBI single that scored Jensen.
George Kirby (5-4) went six innings and gave up all five runs, three earned, and nine hits and struck out three.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rodríguez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Crawford lined out to left. |
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9th Inning | Emerson struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | Massey grounded out to first. |
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8th Inning | Jhonny Pereda challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Isaac Collins walks. Carter Jensen to 2nd. |
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8th Inning | Caglianone struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 SEA |
 KC |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 3 |
| 1 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 5 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 28 | At Bats | 32 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 8 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 108 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 5 | Total Bases | 10 |
| 29 | Plate Appearances | 35 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created | 3.7 |
| .143 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .179 | Slugging Percentage | .313 |
| .071 | Secondary Average | .188 |
| .172 | On Base Percentage | .314 |
| .351 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .627 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| -0.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.0 |
| 6.0 | Batter Rating | 34.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.72 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.60 |
| .036 | Isolated Power | .031 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .034 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .057 |
| -.071 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.094 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.2 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 61.8 | MLB Rating | 82.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,544 | 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 |