Mariners Battle Back For Valiant Loss
On Friday night, the Seattle Mariners lost to the Kansas City Royals by a final score of 6-5. The Mariners nearly rallied back from a 6-1 deficit.
| Final - 4.15.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Stories
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Chone Figgins, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 |
| Milton Bradley, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Jack Cust, DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .163 |
| Adam Kennedy, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Miguel Olivo, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .146 |
| Michael Saunders, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Luis Rodriguez, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Justin Smoak, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Jack Wilson, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Suzuki, Rodriguez
Stolen Bases - Rodriguez
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Bedard
Doubles - Suzuki, Rodriguez
Stolen Bases - Rodriguez
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Bedard
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Bedard (L, 0-3) | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8.56 | 0 | 106-69 |
| David Pauley | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 38-22 |
| Aaron Laffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-7 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Getz, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| Melky Cabrera, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| Kila Ka`aihue, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 |
| Mike Aviles, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Mitch Maier, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Matt Treanor, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .192 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Francoeur, Treanor
Doubles - Butler, Aviles
Stolen Bases - Escobar
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Francoeur, Treanor
Doubles - Butler, Aviles
Stolen Bases - Escobar
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar (W, 2-1) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.21 | 0 | 100-56 |
| Blake Wood | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Tim Collins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 | 0 | 12-4 |
| Joakim Soria (S, 1-0; S,4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.04 | 1 | 28-14 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: T.Collins pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 2:55
Pitching notes: T.Collins pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim McClelland, First Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Duration: 2:55
