MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
07/01/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SEATTLE MARINERS
GAME ID: 1576 - SUNDAY, JULY 1ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (33-49) 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 0
Seattle Mariners (29-56) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1
Mariners Continue Skid Thanks to Valbuena, Royals
The Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners, 5-3, at Safeco Field. The Royals got a fine performance from third baseman Luis Valbuena, who captured player of the game honors. He went 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Seattle's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Valbuena had a big at-bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd in the top of the first inning, when he hit a 2-run single. The Royals went on to win.

"It feels good to get this one," Valbuena told the Kansas City Today.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .267 3 34
G. Hernandez DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .229 1 6
J. Mauer 1B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .324 3 30
L. Chisenhall RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .286 10 44
L. Valbuena 3B 5 1 4 3 0 0 1 .296 16 46
D. Swanson SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .218 3 17
J. Winker LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .314 3 30
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .251 4 39
K. Plawecki C 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .304 0 11
Totals 40 5 13 5 4 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Chisenhall (23, 1st Inning off R. Whalen, 2 on, 1 out) L. Valbuena 2 (16, 5th Inning off R. Whalen, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Albers, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (16, 9th Inning off H. Hembree, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tapia 2 , K. Plawecki 2 , J. Winker , L. Chisenhall 2 , D. Swanson , L. Valbuena 9 , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Plawecki , J. Winker , J. Profar 2 , L. Chisenhall
GIDP: J. Mauer
Team LOB: 12
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Revere LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328 3 16
C. Maybin DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .229 6 25
M. Machado SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 16 49
K. Bryant 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .266 13 31
Y. Molina C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .269 6 33
H. Ramirez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 4 13
B. Nimmo CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 3 20
   a-M. Kemp CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .190 11 29
P. Tucker RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .262 15 46
C. Villanueva 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246 9 35
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 4 15      
a - M. Kemp substituted for B. Nimmo in the 3rd

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Tucker (15, 9th Inning off A. Vizcaino, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Maybin (6, 1st Inning off D. Duffy, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Molina , K. Bryant , P. Tucker 4 , C. Villanueva , B. Revere , C. Maybin 4
2-out RBI: P. Tucker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bryant , P. Tucker
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Machado (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Machado-Villanueva-Ramirez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Duffy W (2-9) 6.1 2 1 1 3 1 1 94 57 6.80   
K. Herrera H (6) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 18 5.25   
A. Vizcaino H (7) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 7 5.18   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Duffy 63
Batters Faced: D. Duffy 24, K. Herrera 6, A. Vizcaino 5, C. Edwards Jr. 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Duffy 9-9, K. Herrera 1-0, A. Vizcaino 0-3, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Duffy 94-57, K. Herrera 24-18, A. Vizcaino 15-7, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herrera 2-0 , A. Vizcaino 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Whalen L (5-6) 4.1 10 4 4 0 2 0 76 57 4.76   
H. Velazquez 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 10 7.32   
M. Albers 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 13 11 8.59   
J. Leclerc 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 12 9.20   
H. Hembree 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 10 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Whalen 29
Batters Faced: R. Whalen 23, H. Velazquez 7, M. Albers 5, J. Leclerc 5, H. Hembree 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Whalen 9-1, H. Velazquez 1-4, M. Albers 0-1, J. Leclerc 0-1, H. Hembree 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Whalen 76-57, H. Velazquez 19-10, M. Albers 13-11, J. Leclerc 23-12, H. Hembree 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Velazquez 1-0
WP: R. Whalen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Valbuena
Ballpark: Safeco Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM MST
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 39734
Special Notes: CF Brandon Nimmo was injured while throwing the ball. RP Rob Whalen was injured while pitching.
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