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Seattle Mariners @ Kansas City Royals

2016-07-08 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 33391 · 87°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from RF · 2:41

Seattle Mariners defeated Kansas City Royals 3–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Cheslor Cuthbert singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Seth Smith. Salvador Perez scores. Paulo Orlando out at 3rd on the throw, left fielder Seth Smith to third baseman Kyle Seager to second baseman Robinson Cano. Seattle Mariners took the lead in the 6th — Nelson Cruz singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Kendrys Morales grounds into a double play, second baseman Robinson Cano to shortstop Ketel Marte to first baseman Adam Lind. Whit Merrifield out at 2nd. Kendrys Morales out at 1st — worth 12% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SEA	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	7
KCA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6

W: Hisashi Iwakuma L: Yordano Ventura SV: Steve Cishek

Umpires — HP: Manny Gonzalez · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: Jim Reynolds · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Seattle Mariners — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Leonys Martin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Seth Smith	2	1	1	0	1	0
Robinson Cano	4	1	2	0	0	0
Nelson Cruz	4	0	1	0	0	3
Kyle Seager	4	1	2	0	0	1
Adam Lind	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ketel Marte	3	0	0	1	0	1
Jesus Sucre	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dan Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Franklin Gutierrez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	2
Whit Merrifield	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kendrys Morales	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	2	1	1	1	0
Paulo Orlando	4	0	2	0	0	2
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	1	1	0	2
Alcides Escobar	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jarrod Dyson	3	0	1	0	0	0

Seattle Mariners — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hisashi Iwakuma	6.2	5	3	6
Edwin Diaz	0.1	0	0	0
Vidal Nuno	0.1	0	0	0
Joaquin Benoit	0.2	0	0	1
Steve Cishek	1.0	1	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yordano Ventura	7.0	6	1	5
Brian Flynn	2.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leonys Martin: K
Seth Smith: W
Robinson Cano: 7/F6D
Nelson Cruz: K

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: K
Whit Merrifield: K
Kendrys Morales: 6/L4+

Top 2

Kyle Seager: K
Adam Lind: 3/G3
Ketel Marte: 3/G3

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: 9/F9S
Salvador Perez: 9/F9LS
Paulo Orlando: K

Top 3

Jesus Sucre: S4/G6MD
Dan Robertson: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S
Leonys Martin: 7/F7LM

Bot 3

Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Jarrod Dyson: S8/L8LS
Alex Gordon: S9/G4+.1-3
Whit Merrifield: 43/G4+

Top 4

Seth Smith: 63/G4
Robinson Cano: 13/G13-
Nelson Cruz: K

Bot 4

Kendrys Morales: 6/L6MD-
Eric Hosmer: 43/G34
Salvador Perez: W
Paulo Orlando: S8/G6M.1-2
Cheslor Cuthbert: S7/L7M+.2-H;1X3(754)

Top 5

Kyle Seager: D9/L9LS+
Adam Lind: 9/L9D+.2-3
Ketel Marte: 8/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Jesus Sucre: 13/G13+

Bot 5

Alcides Escobar: 13/G13+
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Alex Gordon: K

Top 6

Dan Robertson: 63/G6
Leonys Martin: 1/BG34S
Seth Smith: S8/L8RM
Robinson Cano: D9/L9M+.1-3
Nelson Cruz: WP.3-H(NR);2-H(E2/TH)(NR)
Nelson Cruz: S8/UREV/L6D+
Kyle Seager: S8/G4M.1-2
Adam Lind: 31/G3

Bot 6

Whit Merrifield: W
Kendrys Morales: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Eric Hosmer: 3/G3

Top 7

Ketel Marte: 6/L6+
Jesus Sucre: 43/G4
Dan Robertson: K23

Bot 7

Salvador Perez: 4/F4D-
Paulo Orlando: D7/G5
Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/MREV/F7LD+.2-3
Alcides Escobar: W
Jarrod Dyson: SB2
Jarrod Dyson: 43/G34

Top 8

Leonys Martin: 3/F34S-
Franklin Gutierrez: K
Robinson Cano: S8/G6M+
Nelson Cruz: WP.1-2
Nelson Cruz: K

Bot 8

Alex Gordon: 31/G34
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LM
Kendrys Morales: K

Top 9

Kyle Seager: 43/G34+
Adam Lind: 7/F7LM
Ketel Marte: K

Bot 9

Eric Hosmer: 43/G34-
Salvador Perez: HR/F7D+
Paulo Orlando: K23
Cheslor Cuthbert: K

Notes & reviews

replay,6,cruzn002,SEA,culbf901,KAN06,F,N,U,,H $Nelson Cruz' fly to RF was ruled fair and a home run then the umpires called it foul; crew chief Fieldin Culbreth then requested a review, which upheld the call as a foul ball
replay,7,cuthc001,KCA,culbf901,KAN06,,N,M,SEA,A $when Paulo Orlando was called safe at 3B, Mariners manager Scott Servais challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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