MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/21/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SEATTLE MARINERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2309 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (74-42) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 7 13 1
Kansas City Royals (53-64) 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 10 0
Stark Powers Royals to 9-7 Win
Kevin Stark added some punch to the Kansas City offense, helping them outmuscle the Seattle Mariners, 9-7. In the game, Stark, who finished 2nd in the AL in on-base percentage with .381 in 2096, went 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Pat Teague earned the save, his 5th. Kansas City now owns a record of 53-64.

Blake Linden, who is rated as the 12th best prospect by BNN, came through for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the second. The designated hitter went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 2 runs batted in.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Stark, "but we got it done."
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Becktell LF, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .251 4 19
J. Brownfield 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .296 23 69
J. Callahan RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .305 23 61
K. Bundy DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 24 76
K. Dahl 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 7 43
A. Ortega C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .182 1 3
J. Garza CF 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .223 13 45
J. Weber SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .209 2 7
   a-O. Perez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287 19 59
R. Brady 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 1 22
Totals 38 7 13 7 1 10 7      
a - O. Perez pinch hit for J. Weber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brownfield 2 (37, 6th Inning off J. Garvelink, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off P. Teague, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Becktell (12, 6th Inning off J. Garvelink, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Brady (32, 7th Inning off B. Clute, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Ortega (1, 8th Inning off R. Whitley, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Callahan (23, 6th Inning off J. Garvelink, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Becktell 4 , J. Brownfield 4 , J. Callahan 4 , K. Bundy , K. Dahl , A. Ortega 2 , J. Garza 2 , J. Weber , R. Brady 2
2-out RBI: J. Becktell , K. Dahl , A. Ortega , J. Garza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Callahan , J. Weber , O. Perez
GIDP: J. Weber
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Garza (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Weber (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Brady-Becktell-Brownfield)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Groen 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .330 0 13
R. Ochoa RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270 3 24
K. Stark 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .278 14 55
B. Linden DH 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .288 5 16
A. Rios 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .276 6 15
M. Andreas LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .246 17 49
K. Mellecker CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 4 10
   a-D. Bonilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 6 34
   b-T. Monterosa CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 7 36
J. Huckaby SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .235 5 32
J. Yokum C 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .200 0 2
Totals 34 9 10 7 3 10 12      
a - D. Bonilla pinch hit for K. Mellecker in the 8th
b - T. Monterosa substituted for D. Bonilla in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Linden (4, 2nd Inning off A. Doyle, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Stark (15, 2nd Inning off A. Doyle, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Linden (5, 2nd Inning off A. Doyle, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Stark (14, 4th Inning off T. Killy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Stark 7 , B. Linden 6 , M. Andreas , K. Mellecker , J. Huckaby , J. Yokum 2
2-out RBI: , K. Stark 2 , B. Linden , J. Yokum
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ochoa
GIDP: M. Groen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Huckaby-Groen-Stark)
OF assists: 1 (Mellecker(Brady at home))
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Doyle L (0-2) 1.2 6 8 2 1 1 1 46 5.96   
T. Killy 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 38 3.06   
L. Reyes 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 2.39   
E. Lydon 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 3.81   
G. Kennedy 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Doyle 17
Batters Faced: A. Doyle 13, T. Killy 8, L. Reyes 8, E. Lydon 4, G. Kennedy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Doyle 0-4, T. Killy 1-2, L. Reyes 3-1, E. Lydon 0-0, G. Kennedy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Doyle 46-28, T. Killy 38-25, L. Reyes 31-19, E. Lydon 19-12, G. Kennedy 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Bettencourt 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 4.40   
K. Terrell W (6-2) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 40 3.23   
J. Garvelink 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 4.29   
B. Clute 2.1 3 1 1 0 5 0 38 3.93   
R. Whitley 0.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 16 4.71   
P. Teague SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bettencourt 55
Batters Faced: P. Bettencourt 9, K. Terrell 9, J. Garvelink 3, B. Clute 9, R. Whitley 5, P. Teague 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bettencourt 3-5, K. Terrell 1-4, J. Garvelink 0-0, B. Clute 1-0, R. Whitley 0-0, P. Teague 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bettencourt 34-20, K. Terrell 40-24, J. Garvelink 11-7, B. Clute 38-29, R. Whitley 16-12, P. Teague 16-12
WP: R. Whitley
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Stark
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 27448
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