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Seattle Mariners @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-09-17 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 14904 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 3 mph R to L · 3:35
Seattle Mariners defeated Kansas City Royals 6–2. Seattle Mariners opened the scoring in the 2nd — Jarred Kelenic homers (11) on a line drive to right field. Abraham Toro scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Jarred Kelenic homers (11) on a line drive to right field. Abraham Toro scores — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
W: Chris Flexen L: Jon Heasley SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Shane Livensparger · 1B: Sam Holbrook · 2B: Jansen Visconti · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Seattle Mariners — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J. P. Crawford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitch Haniger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kyle Seager | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ty France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Abraham Toro | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarred Kelenic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Torrens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jake Fraley | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cal Raleigh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hanser Alberto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Flexen | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Joe Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Drew Steckenrider | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Sewald | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Diego Castillo | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jonathan Heasley | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Blewett | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- J. P. Crawford: 8/F8S
- Mitch Haniger: 23/G2-
- Kyle Seager: 7/F7
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: S7/L7LS
- Salvador Perez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 2
- Ty France: S8/G6+
- Abraham Toro: 45(1)/FO/G34.B-1
- Jarred Kelenic: HR/L9LD.1-H
- Luis Torrens: 9/L89D+
- Jake Fraley: D9/L9D+
- Cal Raleigh: 43/G34
Bot 2
- Andrew Benintendi: 9/F9D+
- Carlos Santana: 9/F9
- Michael Taylor: S7/G56
- Hunter Dozier: 63/G6
Top 3
- J. P. Crawford: S8/G4+
- Mitch Haniger: 4/P4D
- Kyle Seager: K+CS2(26)/DP
Bot 3
- Kyle Isbel: 9/L89XD
- Hanser Alberto: S9/G4
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F89D
- Nicky Lopez: K
Top 4
- Ty France: HP
- Abraham Toro: 65(1)/FO/G6MD.B-1
- Jarred Kelenic: HR/F8XD.1-H
- Luis Torrens: S8/G6+
- Jake Fraley: K
- Cal Raleigh: 43/G34D
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 63/G78
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/G34
- Carlos Santana: 3/L3/DP.1X1(3)
Top 5
- J. P. Crawford: 2/P5SF/FL
- Mitch Haniger: K
- Kyle Seager: 6/L4
Bot 5
- Michael Taylor: 8/F8XD
- Hunter Dozier: 43/G4MD+
- Kyle Isbel: K
Top 6
- Ty France: S5/G56
- Abraham Toro: 56(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Jarred Kelenic: 3(B)5(1)/GDP/G3S
Bot 6
- Hanser Alberto: 8/F89D
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L89
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34D.1-2
- Salvador Perez: W
- Andrew Benintendi: S7/F7S.2-H;1-2
- Carlos Santana: W.2-3;1-2
- Michael Taylor: K
Top 7
- Luis Torrens: W
- Jake Fraley: S9/L9+.1-3
- Cal Raleigh: K
- J. P. Crawford: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H
- Mitch Haniger: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Hunter Dozier: HR/F9LD
- Kyle Isbel: S7/L78S
- Hanser Alberto: HP.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 8/L8D
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7LD
- Salvador Perez: WP.2-3;1-2
- Salvador Perez: 8/L8D
Top 8
- Kyle Seager: S9/L9+
- Ty France: W.1-2
- Abraham Toro: K
- Jarred Kelenic: K
- Luis Torrens: S9/G4.2-H;1X3(9654)
Bot 8
- Andrew Benintendi: 7/F7D
- Carlos Santana: W
- Michael Taylor: 9/F9
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 9
- Jake Fraley: W
- Cal Raleigh: 6(1)3/GDP/G4MD
- J. P. Crawford: W
- Mitch Haniger: K
Bot 9
- Kyle Isbel: 6/F4D
- Ryan O'Hearn: W
- Whit Merrifield: DGR/F89XD+.1-3
- Nicky Lopez: 5/P6
- Salvador Perez: 53/G56
Notes & reviews
- Royals challenged call that Crawford was safe at 1st; call upheld - force out, not double play