Road Mariners Defeat Opponent With Runs
On Monday, July 16, the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4. Casper Wells, Dustin Ackley, and Justin Smoak hit home runs. Home runs!
| Final - 7.16.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
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38-53, Chart
win expectancy chart for the Mariners' win over the Royals on Monday, July 16
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| Seattle Mariners | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Ackley, 2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Casper Wells, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Jesus Montero, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Justin Smoak, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .199 |
| Kyle Seager, 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Miguel Olivo, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| Michael Saunders, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| Munenori Kawasaki, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Ackley, Wells, Smoak
Triples - Suzuki, Wells
Doubles - Montero
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Ackley, Wells, Smoak
Triples - Suzuki, Wells
Doubles - Montero
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Vargas (W, 9-7) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.09 | 0 | 94-57 |
| Shawn Kelley | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Oliver Perez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 1-1 |
| Brandon League | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 18-10 |
| Josh Kinney | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-7 |
| Lucas Luetge | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | 0 | 2-2 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Gordon, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .225 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| Lorenzo Cain, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Salvador Perez, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .371 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Batting
Home runs - Butler, Perez
Doubles - Gordon, Betancourt
Grounded into DP - 2 Escobar
Stolen Bases - Hosmer
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Escobar, Perez
Home runs - Butler, Perez
Doubles - Gordon, Betancourt
Grounded into DP - 2 Escobar
Stolen Bases - Hosmer
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Escobar, Perez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Sanchez (L, 1-6) | 1.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.76 | 0 | 50-30 |
| Louis Coleman | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.08 | 0 | 47-29 |
| Everett Teaford | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.98 | 0 | 79-50 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: O.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Duration: 2:59
Pitching notes: O.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Duration: 2:59
