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Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners
2017-07-03 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 35789 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph to RF · 2:28
Kansas City Royals defeated Seattle Mariners 3–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Lorenzo Cain out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mitch Haniger. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Alex Gordon homers (5) on a fly ball to right field — worth 12% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| SEA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Ian Kennedy L: Andrew Moore SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Sam Holbrook · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Jim Wolf · 3B: D.J. Reyburn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Torres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Seattle Mariners — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jean Segura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Gamel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Robinson Cano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mitch Haniger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Seager | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Danny Valencia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Zunino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boog Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nelson Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Peter Moylan | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Neftali Feliz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Seattle Mariners — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Moore | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 James Pazos | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: D9/F9LD
- Ramon Torres: 8/F8LD+.2-3
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/SF/F89M.3-H
- Eric Hosmer: S7/L78S+
- Salvador Perez: 7/F78M
Bot 1
- Jean Segura: 63/G56
- Ben Gamel: K23
- Robinson Cano: K
Top 2
- Mike Moustakas: HR/F9LD+
- Jorge Soler: 53/G56
- Alcides Escobar: 53/G56
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 2
- Mitch Haniger: 43/G4
- Kyle Seager: W
- Danny Valencia: S8/G6M.1-2
- Jarrod Dyson: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Zunino: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
- Mike Zunino: K
- Boog Powell: K
Top 3
- Whit Merrifield: 31/G34S+
- Ramon Torres: 9/L9M
- Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56
Bot 3
- Jean Segura: K
- Ben Gamel: 3/G3-
- Robinson Cano: 7/F7D
Top 4
- Eric Hosmer: 8/F8LXD+
- Salvador Perez: 4/F4S-
- Mike Moustakas: 9/F89D
Bot 4
- Mitch Haniger: K
- Kyle Seager: 3/G34
- Danny Valencia: S8/L8RS
- Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8LXD+
Top 5
- Jorge Soler: 53/G56
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F78XD+
- Alex Gordon: HR/F9D
- Whit Merrifield: 3/F13-
Bot 5
- Mike Zunino: S9/L9S
- Boog Powell: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Jean Segura: 9/F9D
- Ben Gamel: 4/L4D-
Top 6
- Ramon Torres: 63/G6S-
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Eric Hosmer: 63/G4+
Bot 6
- Robinson Cano: K
- Mitch Haniger: 53/G56
- Kyle Seager: 43/G34
Top 7
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5
- Mike Moustakas: 31/G3
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 7
- Danny Valencia: S8/L6D
- Jarrod Dyson: 7/F7LM
- Mike Zunino: WP.1-2
- Mike Zunino: 4/F34D-
- Nelson Cruz: K
Top 8
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
- Alex Gordon: 5/F5DF
- Whit Merrifield: S5/BG25
- Ramon Torres: SB2
- Ramon Torres: K
Bot 8
- Jean Segura: 13/G13S-
- Ben Gamel: 7/F7LD
- Robinson Cano: 63/G6MD
Top 9
- Lorenzo Cain: 3/F3S-
- Eric Hosmer: S4/G4M-
- Salvador Perez: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 9
- Mitch Haniger: 8/F8RM
- Kyle Seager: 43/L4D
- Danny Valencia: K
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged call that Merrifield was out at first; call overturned - single