MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/15/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2123 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (59-60) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0
Kansas City Royals (77-44) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 X 4 7 1
Royals Run Win Streak to 8
Kansas City Royals starter Aaron Nola turned in a top-notch performance against the Seattle Mariners at Kauffman Stadium. The result was a win for the Royals, 4-2. Jose Alvarado, credited with the win, is now 2-2. He allowed no runs on no hits. The winning continues for Kansas City, with the latest making it 8 straight.

Kansas City won the game because of players like Nolan Arenado. The 32-year-old third baseman had a 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh, putting his team up, 4-2.

Nola called the win "a collective effort."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nimmo CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .281 13 43
M. Betts RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 26 66
M. Machado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .292 32 89
J. Votto DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .220 20 55
R. Tellez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 23 65
A. Baddoo LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 6 26
   a-K. Higashioka PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 6 11
   b-R. Torreyes LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 2 9
R. McGuire C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 4 39
A. Diaz 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .221 7 31
N. Ahmed SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .227 5 30
Totals 29 2 2 2 2 11 5      
a - K. Higashioka pinch hit for A. Baddoo in the 7th
b - R. Torreyes substituted for K. Higashioka in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Diaz (12, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Ahmed (5, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Diaz 2 , N. Ahmed 4
GIDP: M. Betts
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Betts(Grisham at 3rd base))
PB: R. McGuire
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .273 6 41
D. Swanson SS 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .271 19 51
T. Casas 1B 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .282 26 73
   b-N. Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 1 26
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .285 33 95
J. Walsh DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .181 9 30
G. Torres 2B, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 17 48
T. Friedl LF, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .233 6 24
S. Murphy C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .231 19 50
T. Grisham CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 13 46
   a-T. Nevin PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .128 1 3
Totals 30 4 7 4 4 7 16      
a - T. Nevin pinch hit for T. Grisham in the 6th
b - N. Lopez substituted for T. Casas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (22, 1st Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Murphy (17, 5th Inning off Z. Eflin, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Friedl (18, 5th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Merrifield (29, 7th Inning off Y. Almonte, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (33, 7th Inning off Y. Almonte, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , D. Swanson 3 , N. Arenado 4 , T. Friedl 2 , S. Murphy 2 , T. Grisham
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Walsh 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Casas
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Torres-Swanson-Casas)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 4.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 51 3.85   
C. Vargas 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 27 4.14   
B. Raley 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.87   
Y. Almonte L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 21 3.38   
K. Emanuel 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 47
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 18, C. Vargas 6, B. Raley 3, Y. Almonte 5, K. Emanuel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 6-4, C. Vargas 2-1, B. Raley 1-0, Y. Almonte 0-0, K. Emanuel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 51-36, C. Vargas 27-15, B. Raley 11-6, Y. Almonte 21-15, K. Emanuel 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Vargas 2-1
Hit Batsmen: Z. Eflin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola 6.1 2 2 2 1 8 1 86 3.10   
J. Alvarado W (2-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 26 4.09   
G. Whitlock SV (36) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 2.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 68
Batters Faced: A. Nola 22, J. Alvarado 5, G. Whitlock 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-4, J. Alvarado 0-4, G. Whitlock 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 86-58, J. Alvarado 26-19, G. Whitlock 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34625
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