MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/05/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 459 - SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Seattle Mariners (3-7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals (5-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0
Mariners Win in Extras, 2-1
The Seattle Mariners picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Kansas City Royals, 2-1. Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw played a key role in the triumph. The win belongs to Josh Taylor in relief. His record improves to 1-1. Austin Gomber took the loss for Kansas City. Dan Altavilla sewed up the save, his 1st.

Justin Smoak contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he drew a walk. It was one at-bat that helped Seattle get the win.

In postgame comments, Kershaw said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."

The win puts Seattle at 3-7.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrus SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 0
B. Nimmo CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .128 0 4
M. Machado 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .190 1 2
T. O'Neill DH 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .146 4 5
M. Haniger RF 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .154 2 3
B. Dozier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .237 1 1
Y. Cespedes LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .135 0 0
J. Smoak 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .300 4 6
W. Astudillo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 0 4
   a-R. McGuire C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
Totals 39 2 6 2 2 16 13      
a - R. McGuire substituted for W. Astudillo in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Machado (3, 3rd Inning off Z. Gallen, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Dozier (4, 11th Inning off A. Gomber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. O'Neill (4, 11th Inning off A. Gomber, 0 on, 1 out) M. Machado (1, 1st Inning off Z. Gallen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. O'Neill 4 , M. Haniger , Y. Cespedes , M. Machado 6 , B. Dozier 2
2-out RBI: M. Machado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. O'Neill , Y. Cespedes , E. Andrus
Hit by Pitch: T. O'Neill , B. Dozier
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 5 (Dozier-Andrus-Smoak, Dozier-Andrus-Smoak, Andrus-Dozier-Smoak, Andrus-Dozier-Smoak, Machado-Dozier-Smoak)
OF assists: 1 (Nimmo (Swanson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .273 1 3
J. Profar DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .290 0 3
N. Arenado 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .353 3 9
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .286 3 4
A. Aquino RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .243 1 2
T. Grisham CF 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .424 2 7
D. Swanson SS 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .214 1 3
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 0 4
C. Casali C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .417 2 5
Totals 40 1 14 1 2 6 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (4, 1st Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Grisham (3, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Aquino , J. Winker 3 , C. Casali , J. Profar 2 , T. Grisham 4 , N. Arenado , A. Rizzo , D. Swanson , N. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado
GIDP: A. Aquino , J. Winker , C. Casali , J. Profar , A. Rizzo
Sac Fly: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Winker (1)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw 8.1 11 1 1 1 5 0 110 67 4.15   
J. Nicasio 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 10 10.80   
J. Taylor W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2.08   
D. Altavilla SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 61
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 34, J. Nicasio 5, J. Taylor 1, D. Altavilla 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 10-7, J. Nicasio 2-0, J. Taylor 1-0, D. Altavilla 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 110-67, J. Nicasio 21-10, J. Taylor 2-1, D. Altavilla 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nicasio 1-0 , J. Taylor 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Gallen 5.0 4 1 1 2 6 1 91 58 0.75   
R. Lovelady 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 4.91   
J. Romero 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 15 10.13   
T. Guilbeau 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 0.00   
S. Bracho 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 0.00   
A. Gomber L (0-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 11 9 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Gallen 59
Batters Faced: Z. Gallen 23, R. Lovelady 3, J. Romero 6, T. Guilbeau 3, S. Bracho 4, A. Gomber 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Gallen 4-5, R. Lovelady 1-0, J. Romero 2-1, T. Guilbeau 1-0, S. Bracho 1-1, A. Gomber 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Gallen 91-58, R. Lovelady 12-7, J. Romero 25-15, T. Guilbeau 10-7, S. Bracho 15-12, A. Gomber 11-9
Hit Batsmen: Z. Gallen 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (43 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 39936
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