Royals 5, Mariners 4
Mark Grudzielanek runs to first after the 2,000th hit of his career. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
David DeJesus hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Mariners closer Brandon Morrow to give the Royals a thrilling victory. Mark Grudzielanek reached the 2,000-hit mark with two hits, including an RBI single in the first inning.
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Kansas City 5, Seattle 4
Today's Boxes 7/12/08
CHC 8, SF 7
NYY 9, TOR 4
ARI 10, PHI 4
NYM 3, COL 0
MIN 6, DET 5
BOS 12, BAL 1
CWS 9, TEX 7
CIN 8, MIL 2
PIT 12, STL 11
CLE 8, TB 4
HOU 6, WSH 4
LAA 4, OAK 1
FLA 5, LAD 3
ATL 4, SD 1
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Standings thru 7/12/08 | Recap: SEA | KC | Gameday | Mariners stats | Royals stats
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki , RF3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .305
Lopez , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .299
Ibanez , LF4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .273
Vidro , 1B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .215
Cairo , 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Beltre , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .259
Reed , CF4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .268
Johjima , C4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212
Hulett , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333
a-Bloomquist , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
Betancourt , SS4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
Totals 35 4 10 4 1 1 10
BATTING 2B : Reed (5, Meche).HR : Ibanez (11, 6th inning off Meche, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Suzuki 2; Lopez; Ibanez 4; Vidro; Beltre; Reed 3; Hulett; Betancourt.RBI : Ibanez 2 (55), Reed 2 (11).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ibanez.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Vidro (1, throw).DP : (Beltre-Lopez-Vidro).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 2 2 2 0 1 0 .307
Aviles, M , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .297
Teahen , RF4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .249
Guillen , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .273
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .313
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .250
Buck , C4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .251
Gload , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
German , LF3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .217
a-Butler , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
1-Gathright , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .251
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 6 15
BATTING HR : DeJesus (10, 9th inning off Morrow, 1 on, 2 out).TB : DeJesus 5; Aviles, M; Guillen; Grudzielanek 2; Gordon; Buck; German.RBI : Grudzielanek (20), Gordon (45), Teahen (33), DeJesus 2 (51).2-out RBI : Grudzielanek; Gordon; DeJesus 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Buck; Guillen.GIDP : Buck.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Teahen (Betancourt at 1st base).DP : (Teahen-Gload).
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Washburn 6.0 7 3 1 1 1 0 4.83
Green (H, 13)1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.81
Rhodes (H, 10)0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
Morrow (BS, 2)(L, 1-2)0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1.80
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche 6.2 10 4 4 1 1 1 4.71
Ramirez, H (W, 1-0)2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50
Pitches-strikes : Washburn 111-70, Green 24-16, Rhodes 5-4, Morrow 12-7, Meche 98-66, Ramirez, H 21-17.Ground outs-fly outs : Washburn 9-8, Green 1-1, Rhodes 0-0, Morrow 1-0, Meche 6-11, Ramirez, H 7-0.Batters faced : Washburn 26, Green 6, Rhodes 1, Morrow 4, Meche 29, Ramirez, H 7.Inherited runners-scored : Rhodes 1-0, Ramirez, H 2-0.Umpires : HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 74 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, L to R.T : 2:31.Att : 23,792.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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