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Kansas City Royals @ Seattle Mariners
2021-08-26 · Night game · Safeco Field · Att: 16882 · 64°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to CF · 3:26
Kansas City Royals defeated Seattle Mariners 6–4. Seattle Mariners opened the scoring in the 1st — Jake Fraley walks. Kyle Seager scores. Ty France to 3rd. Abraham Toro to 2nd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (35) to left center field. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Salvador Perez hits a grand slam (35) to left center field. Emmanuel Rivera scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores — worth 31% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | |
| SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Ervin Santana L: Joe Smith SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Mike Estabrook · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Manny Gonzalez · 3B: John Libka · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hanser Alberto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Emmanuel Rivera | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J. P. Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mitch Haniger | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Seager | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ty France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Abraham Toro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Fraley | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jarred Kelenic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cal Raleigh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jake Bauers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Torrens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 4.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
 Joel Payamps | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Richard Lovelady | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ervin Santana | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seattle Mariners — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Yusei Kikuchi | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Joe Smith | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Swanson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Andriese | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yohan Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: HP
- Nicky Lopez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
- Salvador Perez: 13/G1S
Bot 1
- J. P. Crawford: W
- Mitch Haniger: 64(1)/FO/G6+.B-1
- Kyle Seager: D8/L78XD+.1XH(862)
- Ty France: W
- Abraham Toro: S4/G34-.2-3;1-2
- Jake Fraley: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jarred Kelenic: K
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: S9/L89
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78D
- Michael Taylor: 53/SH/BG56S-.1-2
- Hanser Alberto: 9/L9L
Bot 2
- Cal Raleigh: K
- Jake Bauers: 43/G34D
- J. P. Crawford: K
Top 3
- Ryan O'Hearn: 43/G34D
- Emmanuel Rivera: 43/G6
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D+
Bot 3
- Mitch Haniger: 63/G56
- Kyle Seager: 5/F5D
- Ty France: 9/F9
Top 4
- Nicky Lopez: 1/G1S-
- Salvador Perez: 43/G6
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 4
- Abraham Toro: 8/L8XD+
- Jake Fraley: S8/L8
- Jarred Kelenic: S8/L78.1-3
- Cal Raleigh: 5/P5SF/FL
- Jake Bauers: W.1-2
- J. P. Crawford: 6/F6MD
Top 5
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Michael Taylor: K
- Hanser Alberto: 53/G56
Bot 5
- Mitch Haniger: 7/F7LD
- Kyle Seager: HR/F89XD
- Ty France: K
- Abraham Toro: S9/G34
- Jake Fraley: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Jarred Kelenic: K
Top 6
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/G4M
- Emmanuel Rivera: S9/L9+.1-2
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L7LD.2-H;1-3
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Salvador Perez: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F78XD+
- Michael Taylor: S16/G6
- Hanser Alberto: 4(1)/FO/G4.B-1
Bot 6
- Cal Raleigh: D9/L9L
- Luis Torrens: S4/G4+.2-3
- J. P. Crawford: K
- Mitch Haniger: K
- Kyle Seager: 43/G3
Top 7
- Ryan O'Hearn: 63/G6S
- Emmanuel Rivera: E4/G6D.B-1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Nicky Lopez: SB2
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L8.2-H(UR)
- Salvador Perez: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
Bot 7
- Ty France: 63/G6
- Abraham Toro: 8/F78XD+
- Jake Fraley: K
Top 8
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Andrew Benintendi: 9/F89D
- Michael Taylor: K
Bot 8
- Jarred Kelenic: 7/F78XD+
- Cal Raleigh: K
- Luis Torrens: 4/F89S
Top 9
- Hanser Alberto: K
- Jarrod Dyson: S8/G4
- Emmanuel Rivera: K
- Whit Merrifield: W.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: BK.2-3;1-2
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Salvador Perez: 63/G56
Bot 9
- J. P. Crawford: 7/F78S
- Mitch Haniger: 8/F8XD+
- Kyle Seager: 53/G6M
Notes & reviews
- Keller left with injured shoulder